Doncaster fans looked expectantly at lemon yellow posters, awaiting news of a Stone Roses album tour. It has recently transpired that these pages were fools gold - and it was, in fact, a marketing strategy by cover band The Clone Roses. The move was a parody, or second coming of the lemon posters splashed across Manchester streets earlier this month.
Fans responded with optimistic messages of hope.
The Stone Roses in Doncaster???!!! #praying 🙏
— Ross Fowler (@rosscofowler) November 24, 2015
Imagine stone roses at Doncaster dome......
— Sam Tyler (@styler_95) November 24, 2015
Bewilderment.
Surely these Stone Roses Doncaster rumours can't be true
— cassidy (@cassidyjadefox) November 25, 2015
And disbelief.
stone roses gig in Doncaster I highly doubt that😕😕😕😕
— shauna (@shaunadainty) November 24, 2015
The Stone Roses, who famously haven't released a new album for over a decade, have fortunately satisfied fans with a flurry of 2016 tour dates and will be playing Manchester's Etihad Stadium in June.
Imagine stone roses at Doncaster dome......
— Sam Tyler (@styler_95) November 24, 2015
The Clone Roses, who play in Doncaster on 29 January, also have tour dates in the largest Northern cities: Manchester, Nottingham and Liverpool. Not all of The Stone Roses fans were totally convinced by the circulating rumours, but we can be sure to expect more people falling for The Clone Roses' advertising before summer 2016.
rumours of a stone roses warm-up gig in Doncaster, as IFFFFF
— *float forever* (@_niamhbutler_) November 24, 2015
For The Stone Roses tickets and more information, visit here. See their tour dates below.
Wednesday 15 June - Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Friday 17 June - Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Saturday 18 June - Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Sunday 19 June - Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Friday 8 July - T In The Park, Scotland
Saturday 9 July - Marlay Park, Dublin
