Wednesday 2nd December 2015 by Will Butler | Photos by Press

The biggest reunions of 2016 you should be looking forward to

Back for the new year - catch Stone Roses, Busted, Sum 41 and, maybe, Guns N Roses live

Busted: The ex Fightstar frontman, the king of the jungle and, er, the other one are reuniting in 2016 for a UK tour. Needless to say, a bunch of male and female twenty somethings are about to revert to their tween selves and probably lose their collective minds when the three jump on stages across the country.

At The Drive In: The Texas post-hardcore band have been announced for Rock The Range's lineup next year, hopefully the first of a number of live dates in 2016. If you want a reminder of how good these guys are live, check out their performance of 'One Armed Scissor' on Later With Jools Holland for a dose of relentlessly techy post-hardcore wonder.

The King Blues: The political ska-punk three piece are getting back together and hitting the road in support of Enter Shikari next year. Who knows, this could be perfect timing for the band to re-emerge during a period where the youth are finally engaging fervently with politics while he whole planet appears to be at war.

Sum 41: It was 14 years ago that these pop-punkers released All Killer No Filler, an album that every single British teen appeared to have in their CD rack (haha, CD rack). Deryck Whilbey overcame a nasty battle with alcoholism and now they're ready to re-emerge with some of their "best songs yet."

Guns N Roses: Blitz reported that some of Portugal's "top promoters" were in talks with the band to play some massive two-hour reunion shows for around $1.5million early next year. Now there's fresh rumours that Axl and the gang will be headlining next year's Reading Festival. Only time will tell what's going on with these rock n' roll legends.

The Stone Roses: The Manchester Brit-pop icons are reuniting next year and embarking on a number of UK dates, including four massive shows at Manchester's Etihad Stadium. We're looking forward to the mayhem that's sure to ensue when they finally take to the stage and reaffirm their iconic status.

Glassjaw: The seminal New York hardcore band are reuniting after 13 years and just released 'NewWhiteExtremity', a track that's bursting with cutthroat bass, gravelly guitars and no holds barred vocals. There's no word on a full length release yet, but we're sure they'll be treating hardcore fans to some new chaos soon.

Lush: Shoegaze rockers Lush recently announced that they're reuniting and playing a couple of shows at London's Roundhouse, as well as re-releasing their entire discography on vinyl. World tour date announcements are apparently right around the corner too.

Good Charlotte: In a 2011 interview with Rolling Stone, the band announced that they'd "step away from the grind of making records and touring for a minute." That minute became four years and now they're finally back with an incoming album and new ridiculous single 'Makeshift Love'. Catch them on tour with All Time Low.

Oasis: The band parted ways back in 2009 after a major falling out between Noel and Liam, but there are rumours that the two are in serious talks (along with Andy Bell and Gem Archer) to reunite for a tour in 2016. AKA, a very big pay day. Hey, we can dream - right?

There's a bunch of awesome bands getting back together next year, many of whom will be shutting up a sea of pessimists who've been saying, "It'll never happen." There's also some juicy rumours floating around about some earth shakingly awesome reunions happening in 2016, with some possibly huge Reading and Glastonbury headliners. There's some interesting odds on some of these too, so maybe listen to Ray Winstone in those terrible adverts and place a cheeky bet.

With new albums on the way from the likes of nostalgic pop-punk legends like Good Charlotte and Sum 41, and bands like The Stone Roses and At The Drive heading out on tour once again, 2016 is set to be a massive year in the musical world.

Click ahead to see what other bands are building bridges in order to reach their huge fan bases once again.

The biggest reunions of 2016 you should be looking forward to

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