Hoobastank is returning to the UK for a one-off twentieth anniversary show of The Reason.

The US rock band are returning to the UK for one show to celebrate the twentieth-anniversary of their seminal second album ‘The Reason’.

The album was released in 2003, and the band will be performing the album in its entirety at the show.

You can now listen to the 20th anniversary-version of ‘The Reason’ album on all streaming platforms! This exclusive version of the album also includes a previously unreleased cover of @rodstewart‘s iconic track “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”. pic.twitter.com/E1dmx5d0NQ

— Hoobastank (@Hoobastank) January 12, 2024

The concert will take place at the o2 in Islington on the 17th of June. Tickets will go on general sale from 10 a.m. on the 1st of March, and you can buy yours here.

But don’t worry, if you miss out, the band will also be playing at Download Festival at Derby’s Donnington Park.

The announcement of the anniversary show came after the band released a twentieth anniversary version of ‘The Reason’ which featured a previously unreleased version of Rod Stewart’s ‘Do Ya Think I’m Sexy’.

The song, ‘The Reason’ becameone of the many ‘retro’ tracks that found a pocket of popularity on TikTok back in 2021.

The song, which spent 38 weeks in the US singles chart, also peaked at number two back in 2004.

Hoobastank themselves joined in the trend, creating an account and posting a video under the hashtag theme of #NotAPerfectPerson with the caption: “Realizing 20 years later that you named your band Hoobastank.”

Hoobsatank is an American rock band formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, by lead vocalist Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They were signed to Island Records from 2001 to 2012 and have released six albums and one extended play to date. Their most recent album, Push Pull, was released in May 2018. They have sold 10 million albums worldwide. The band is best known for their hit single “The Reason“.

So if you fancy a early ’00s throwback, then set your alarms for 10 a.m. on the first of March and be sure to get in the queue early because tickets will no doubt sell out rather quickly.

Whatever you reason for going to the show, I’m sure it will be a good one.

Also, next month the band will be reissuing their first-ever single, “What a Waster“, as well as the accompanying B-side “I Get Along“. Released back in June 2002, the reissue will be giving it a fancy makeover, being re-pressed on black vinyl for June 3^rd. They’re also releasing a What a Waster Live from the ICA EP on streaming platforms as well, which has some live versions of the songs. If you want to pre-order either of them, you can look here.

Band co-frontman Pete Doherty has been a bit busy on his own recently, releasing an album with French composer Frédéric Lo titled The Fantasy Life of Poetry & Crime (more of which you can read about here), as well as getting married last September and announcing the upcoming release of his memoirs – titled A Likely Lad.

Having been sober for the past two and a bit years has obviously given him a chance to reflect on his past as The Libertines’ debut album and single turn twenty. He’s been revealing plenty of details from his past, such as losing his ear lobes in intoxicated brawls and finding solace watching The Simpsons whilst in prison. Either way, it seems like it’s helped out his old band, what with their recent celebrations and there even being talks of new music being made.

As for The Libertines’ other frontman, Carl Barât has had slightly less luck as of recent, having had two of his guitars stolen ahead of some rehearsals with his group Dirty Pretty Things and making a public appeal for them.

If you’re interested in seeing The Libertines celebrate in person, you can see their UK tour dates down below, with tickets available here. Doherty has also been playing some solo dates recently, having been around Aberdeen, Hull and Cambridge over the last week. Sadly all his UK dates have gone now, but you can still catch him in Russia, France and Ukraine over the next few months, tickets for which can be gotten here.

All UK dates for #UPTHEBRACKET20 are on sale now xhttps://t.co/eur3BKaH6I pic.twitter.com/iZQni1Kt4l

— Libertines (@libertines) April 4, 2022

The Libertines UK Tour Dates
04/06/2022 – 1 Big Summer, Plymouth
11/06 – Rock & Roll Circus, Newcastle
30/06 – O2 Academy, Bristol
01/07 – Castlefield Bowl, Manchester
23/07 – OVO Wembley Arena, London
05/08 – Bute Park, Cardiff
06/08 – Bingley Weekender, Bingley
08/08 – O2 Academy, Edinburgh
28/08 – Victorious Festival, Portsmouth
02/09 – Godiva Festival, Coventry