Now that Oasis have announced a reunion, we’re giving out odds on Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Talking Heads, One Direction, and other dormant superstar acts getting back together What are the odds that R.E.M.
, 'NSync, Led Zeppelin, and other high-profile groups will reunite? Lalo Yasky/WireImage, Rich Fury/Getty Images, Per Ole Hagen/Redferns News of the Oasis has sent shockwaves throughout the music world, especially since Noel Gallagher has spent the past 15 years swearing such a thing would never happen. But should anyone really be all that surprised? Liam and Noel Gallagher may not like each other very much, but they could make somewhere in the ballpark of $300 to $500 million from a reunion tour. That’ll come in very handy for Noel in the aftermath of his costly divorce from wife Sara MacDonald.
They’re also far from the first rock band to reunite despite years of bad blood. The Eagles even called their 1994 reunion tour Hell Freezes Over. And since that time, hell has frozen over for Guns N’ Roses, Fleetwood Mac, Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Smashing Pumpkins, Pavement, Pixies, the Fugees, Bauhaus Rage Against The Machine, and many other groups that seemingly like money more than they hate each other.
Some of these reunions flamed out within months, and some are still going strong today. But there are still several big name acts that remain stubbornly inactive. Here’s a look at 17 of them and our 100% unscientific odds that they’ll reunite someday.
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