90s rockers Gene could finally be reuniting after splitting 21 years ago as they tease an announcement on social media.
Martin Rossiter, Steve Mason, Kevin Miles, and Matt James formed Gene in 1993, riding the Britpop wave to moderate success.
They are known for hits like Olympian, For The Dead, and We Could Be Kings, which all landed in the UK top 20 singles charts.
Gene also secured two top 10 albums in the 90s but failed to break through to number ones due to the domination of Blur, Suede, Pulp and Oasis.
They eventually amicably split in 2004, pursuing other projects – until now as an X post directed fans to a mailing list.
‘London, can you wait/For all the things that I must say?/ How long can you wait?/ Oh, how long?’ the band wrote, citing lyrics from 1995’s London Can You Wait.
Instantly, fans speculated that a reunion gig in the capital was on the cards as a glitching video showed the word ‘gone’ blurring with ‘gene’ as well as the song title.
‘I daren’t dream…..couldn’t be, could it?’ wrote steverevison on X, as wellyowl added: ‘Please be some live dates 🙏🏻🙏🏻’
‘Have I just died and gone to heaven? I hope this means either a tour or new music even?’ said WoodysRoundUp43.
Retlivdead shared: ‘Be still my nineties indie beating heart! The ONE band I’ve wanted to reform more than any other. Is it happening?!’
‘Is this a dream?’ added vieht as jasondarbygas joked: ‘Defibrillator on stand by!! 👀’
Many suspect it is a reunion gig in London in honour of the 30th anniversary of the band’s debut album, Olympian.
Gene had a one-off reunion in 2008 for ex-manager Jerry Smith’s 50th birthday party but no official public reunion has ever taken place.
Olympian peaked at number eight in the charts and remains one of their most popular records, followed up by 1997’s Drawn to the Deep End.
Although they were lumped in with the Britpop movement, frontman Martin Rossiter – who is Welsh – has repeatedly rallied against this identity.
Some fans speculated the announcement might just be a reissue of the hit album for the anniversary, given the group has never reformed.
While the band has gone on to other projects, Rossiter recently expressed concern over another group called Gene who were opening for Pale Waves in the UK.
He wrote: ‘Genuine question. What should we do about this? I don’t want to financially screw over any up and coming musicians but they’ve taken our name.
‘They’re on a poster supporting @palewaves and it feels wrong. They clearly know about us because they’ve already blocked me without having had any contact with me on Twitter. I’d be interested in people’s thoughts. Thanks.’
The American alt-duo decided to change their name to Bitters after a ‘very amiable conversation’ with Rossiter.
While at the time this was clearly a concern over the band’s legacy being erased, maybe it was also in preparation for this potential reunion.
Only time will tell and dedicated fans can sign up to Gene’s mailing list for any further updates.
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