''Live on Other Planets'' is a double live album by

Supergrass Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993 in Oxford. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals) and Danny Goffey ( ...

. Released on 27 November 2020, it consists of songs recorded during the band's reunion tour from earlier that year. Its title is a play on the band's fourth studio album, ''

Life on Other Planets ''Life on Other Planets'' is the fourth album by English alternative rock band Supergrass. It is the first album that includes Rob Coombes as an official member of the band, and originally went under the working title of ''Get Lost''. The Amer ...

''.

Background

In 2018, the former members of Supergrass set in motion plans for a reunion tour in 2020 with the purpose of celebrating the 25th and 10th anniversaries of their formation and break-up, respectively. Following a surprise set at

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’s Pilton Party on 6 September 2019, the band announced their 2020 reunion tour dates in Europe and the U.S. The Supergrass reunion gigs were well-received, with their 21 February show at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow garnering a five-star review from ''

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''. However, after completing their February and early March tour dates in Europe and U.K., by mid-March the band had to cancel the rest of their gigs because of the

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, including shows in the U.S. and Australia, and appearances at various festival, including Glastonbury.

Release

On 25 September 2020, Supergrass announced the 27 November release of ''Live on Other Planets''. The album was released to mark the band's 25th anniversary; to capture the reunion gigs and thank the fans who attended; and to support grassroots music venues, with proceeds from the album's sales going to the #SaveOurVenues campaign in aid of venues struggling due to the pandemic. The CD edition of the album includes the bonus disc ''Bully for You'', a full-set recording of the band's live-streamed performance on 21 August 2020 at The Bullingdon, Oxford.

Track listing

Adapted from CD liner notes.

Personnel

Supergrass *

Gaz Coombes Gaz Coombes (born 8 March 1976) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the English alternative rock band Supergrass. He first entered the music scene aged 14 as the lead singer of the ...

– lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar *

Mick Quinn Mick Quinn (born 17 December 1969) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as founding member of English rock band Supergrass. He is a permanent member of fellow Oxford band Swervedriver. Career 1984–1993 Mick Quinn s ...

– bass, backing vocals *

Danny Goffey Daniel Robert Goffey (born 7 February 1974) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the drummer and backing vocalist for Supergrass. He briefly toured with Babyshambles in 2010, following their drummer's departure. C ...

– drums, backing vocals *

Rob Coombes Robert Joseph “Rob” Coombes (born 27 April 1972) is an English musician and keyboard player for Supergrass. He is the older brother of the band's lead singer, Gaz Coombes, and the most recent member to join Supergrass, officially joining i ...

– keyboards Production * Mick Quinn – album co-ordination, artistic direction, cover design * Max Bisgrove – recording engineer * John Cornfield – mixing * Tim Turan – mastering * Adriaan Pels – photography * Sabrina Benrehab – photography * Gaz Coombes – photography * Bruce Brand and Mary Teneketzis at Arthole – cover design

References

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