![The rumours begin: After several years or silence following their first batch of reunion shows, mysterious posters of lemons begin to appear across the band's hometown of Manchester, on billboards, posters and in shops, bars and cafes.]()
The rumours begin: After several years or silence following their first batch of reunion shows, mysterious posters of lemons begin to appear across the band's hometown of Manchester, on billboards, posters and in shops, bars and cafes.
![The first announcement: A few days later, the band announce three huge comeback shows - two at Manchester's Etihad Stadium, and a headline appearance at T In The Park.]()
The first announcement: A few days later, the band announce three huge comeback shows - two at Manchester's Etihad Stadium, and a headline appearance at T In The Park.
![The first wave of album rumours begin:]()
The first wave of album rumours begin: "New music was always the hope for Stone Roses fans," a 'source' tells tabloids, "and now it appears they're getting their wish. Now everything is in place to record a new album."
![Glastonbury rumours begin: Bookies start tipping the band to headline the iconic British festival, with fans pointing out that]()
Glastonbury rumours begin: Bookies start tipping the band to headline the iconic British festival, with fans pointing out that "there's a big Glastonbury-sized hole between the dates announced."
![The band add a third and fourth Manchester date: Due to phenomenal demand (which anyone could have predicted from a mile away, of course) the band add two more shows at Manchester's Etihad Stadium, bringing the grand total up to four. Still no dates elsewhere in England though.]()
The band add a third and fourth Manchester date: Due to phenomenal demand (which anyone could have predicted from a mile away, of course) the band add two more shows at Manchester's Etihad Stadium, bringing the grand total up to four. Still no dates elsewhere in England though.
![The band announce a Dublin show: Still yet to announce any shows in the south of England, The Stone Roses instead reveal a massive show at Dublin's Marlay Park in July.]()
The band announce a Dublin show: Still yet to announce any shows in the south of England, The Stone Roses instead reveal a massive show at Dublin's Marlay Park in July.
![Doncaster fans are whipped into a frenzy: After yellow lemon posters begin appearing in Doncaster, fans assume tour dates in the city are just around the corner.]()
Doncaster fans are whipped into a frenzy: After yellow lemon posters begin appearing in Doncaster, fans assume tour dates in the city are just around the corner.
![Doncaster fans are disappointed: It turns out, though, the move was a parody to drum up support for tribute band The Clone Roses. They do have tour dates coming up in Doncaster, but that's quite a letdown compared to the real McCoy.]()
Doncaster fans are disappointed: It turns out, though, the move was a parody to drum up support for tribute band The Clone Roses. They do have tour dates coming up in Doncaster, but that's quite a letdown compared to the real McCoy.
![A Guardian journalist's cryptic tweet sparks another fan frenzy: Guardian journalist Ben Green tweets, and then deletes,]()
A Guardian journalist's cryptic tweet sparks another fan frenzy: Guardian journalist Ben Green tweets, and then deletes, "SR040316" - which many fans take to indicate that new Stone Roses music was coming on 4 March. An understandable inference.
![Record store Vinyl Revival seem to confirm Green's tweet: On 4 March, the day fans are expecting new music, Manchester record store Vinyl Revival tweet,]()
Record store Vinyl Revival seem to confirm Green's tweet: On 4 March, the day fans are expecting new music, Manchester record store Vinyl Revival tweet, "Today will be a good day for fans of seminal Manchester band. The Stone Roses. #nuff said." It wasn't. Nothing happens.
![The same Guardian journalist admits he knows bugger all:]()
The same Guardian journalist admits he knows bugger all: "Today," writes Ben Green on Twitter, "I have wrongly become an internet sensation, rumour-monger and - more worryingly - a quoted Gdn journalist. That said, I did once see Ian Brown in Holland Park. Where he lives." He doesn't explain what on earth he meant by the tweet, but he does describe the rumours as "bollocks."
![New rumours of an album circulate: This week, perhaps the most definitive rumours of a new album have begun circulating. Again, it comes from a source for The Mirror - so it's hardly the most reliable of reports - but there's something about the confidence with which they're saying it, and the fact that every major publication is taking the reports seriously, that suggests this might be it.]()
New rumours of an album circulate: This week, perhaps the most definitive rumours of a new album have begun circulating. Again, it comes from a source for The Mirror - so it's hardly the most reliable of reports - but there's something about the confidence with which they're saying it, and the fact that every major publication is taking the reports seriously, that suggests this might be it.
![Watch this space: That brings us up to today - 14 March 2016. No doubt within the next three minutes, six more rumours will begin and swiftly end. With any luck, the band will just put fans out of their misery and announce a new album, and some London dates. We can but hope.]()
Watch this space: That brings us up to today - 14 March 2016. No doubt within the next three minutes, six more rumours will begin and swiftly end. With any luck, the band will just put fans out of their misery and announce a new album, and some London dates. We can but hope.