Jesus And Mary Chain bassist Phil King has said that he never thought he would see a reunion of his band, who, following their acrimonious split back in 1998, are set to play a set at this year's Coachella.
King told 6 Music: "I was very surprised about it. I didn't think it was going to happen. One of the reasons is because Jim's [Reid] wife is about to have a baby so we thought it would be too difficult, but it seems we're doing it now and it's great."
On the set list for the Coachella appearance, he added: "I spoke to William a couple of days ago and I was asking him about it and he said 'oh, just learn 21 Songs ' which is the greatest hits, so it should be just all the hits".
King also says that the band will consider further live dates, depending on how they get on at Coachella.