Three weeks ago, Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell and Jon Fishman appeared together at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden to accept the Jammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Given the reception they received, it's no surprise that Phish reunion rumors are already flying with Anastasio's comments in Rolling Stone adding gasoline to the fire. With an upcoming album, Original Boardwalk Style, about to drop, Anastasio may just be using the Axl Rose strategy of promising Chinese Democracy when he really just wants to promote something else but his comments seem earnest and should provide grist for hopeful Phish phans rumor mill.

David Gilmour also seems to be willing to drink once more from Pink Floyd's well. The guitarist who scoffed at reunion talk after playing a one-off gig with Roger Waters at Live 8 seems to have reconsidered, claiming that while a true reunion won't happen soon, he hasn't ruled it out. "I haven’t absolutely said ‘no’ to the possibility," he told BBC 6Music before squashing any dreams of a full blown tour. "I think that in reality any sort of long-term thing together is not going to happen."

Going against the grain, Scottish rockers Simple Minds are doing more than offering reunion soundbites: they are actually getting back together. To celebrate their 30th anniversary, founding members Brian McGee, Derek Forbes and Mick McNeil will join Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill to play at Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday concert in London this June. The original lineup, forever remembered for recording The Breakfast Club anthem "Don't You (Forget About Me)" hasn't played together since splitting in 1991.

Labels: Phish, Pink Floyd, Simple Minds