No Doubt – Gwen Stefani – 2009 Tour – Paramore
Gwen Stefani doesn’t really need No Doubt. Over the last few years, she proved this ten times over with two smash solo albums and two highly successful tours. Most likely the group needs her. Her long time bandmates – Tom Dumont, Adrian Young and Tony Kanal haven’t been doing a whole lot (relatively speaking) during Stefani’s absence. So when No Doubt announced a summer tour last month, it seemed pretty clear it was to get some cash flow going for those three bandmates. Stefani certainly doesn’t need to go back to the group and some may even say it’s a bad career move. But obviously she cares for her former bandmates and is more than willing to help them in their time of financial need. Yes, I know they’ve stated that they need this tour to get their creative juices flowing for an upcoming studio album but ask any musician and they’ll tell you flat out that the wear and tear of being on the road isn’t all the conducive to writing new music.
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