The Only Ones have been confirmed to play the Dirty Three curated ATP weekender in April. It will be the influential rock band's first show in twenty two years. It's a bit of a coup, given that band founder Peter Perret has been quoted as saying that the group would reunite "over my dead body", whilst bandmate John Perry has apparently said that the English cricket team would win an Ashes series 5-0 before the band would reform. I know fuck all about cricket, but assume he meant that chances were slim.
Anyway, it appears that the pressure has mounted, possibly partly due to the use of their hit 1977 single 'Another Girl, Another Planet' in Vodafone's recent TV ad campaign, and they've given in. There's also speculation that the band will make an appearance at this year's Glastonbury Festival, due to comments made by bassist Alan Mair in an interview with Scottish tabloid The Record at the end of last year, in which he hinted that a slot was available at the event, should the band choose to take it.
All Tomorrow's Parties' Dirty Three weekender takes place from 27 - 30 Apr at Butlins in Minehead. As previously reported, Nick Cave is headlining, whilst other acts confirmed include Cave's new project Grinderman and Cat Power.