Inspiral Carpets are reuniting with their original singer more than 20 years after he left the group. Stephen Holt has rejoined the Manchester band following the departure of long-time frontman Tom ...

Craig Gill, drummer for long-running Manchester band Inspiral Carpets, has died at age 44. The band broke the news via their Facebook this morning: It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the death of ...

Manchester vets Inspiral Carpets will release new compilation The Complete Singles on March 17 via Mute/BMG. It’s the first time that all of the band’s singles — including such UK hits “This is How it ...

Having formally reissued their 1987 demo tape Dung 4 earlier in the year, the Inspiral Carpets, on their new self-titled album, almost seem to have found a sequel to that release just sitting around ...

Meanwhile, other tributes to Gill continue to pop up around Manchester, as support continues to build for the campaign to get Inspiral Carpets’ ‘Saturn 5’ to Christmas No.1 in his honour. “He lived a ...

It’s 25 years since Oldham’s Inspiral Carpets formed a third – along with the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays – of what the music press called the Madchester era’s “Holy Triumvirate”. Today, while the ...

30 years since they last visited the country, influential Madchester outfit Inspiral Carpets have announced their return to Australia. The veteran English group will celebrate their 40th anniversary ...

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Inspiral Carpets have paid tribute after announcing the death of their drummer, Craig Gill. Liam Gallagher, Bonehead, Mike Joyce, Tim Burgess, Peter Hook and the world of music have also honoured him.

The nostalgia train pulled into Academy 1 on Friday night, as the Inspiral Carpets brought their latest greatest hits tour to their home turf. The Carpets were welcomed to the stage by a harmonious ...

The latest iteration of Madchester-era rockers Inspiral Carpets features original lead singer Stephen Holt, and their first album in 20 years is their first proper studio full-length with Holt at the ...

Inspiral Carpets have announced that they are to play an 8-date UK tour in March. The band, made up of the definitive line-up, Tom Hingley, Clint Boon, Craig ‘Noddy’ Gill, Martyn Walsh and Graham ...