British rock band Sleeper was catapulted to fame in 1992, scoring eight top 40 hits and three top ten albums, before breaking up in 1998.
The group’s songs included Nice Guy Eddie and The It Girl and appeared on the soundtrack of the iconic film Trainspotting.
Now the band are back together for a new UK tour with frontwoman Louise Wener, 57, looking nothing short of sensational and decades younger than her age.
Since the group’s demise, Louise worked with other musicians, including the late great George Michael, before writing four novels and the Radio 4 drama series Queens of Noise.
Speaking about the career change, he told the Yorkshire Post writing gave him “control” over his work after years in the “ridiculous circus” of the music industry.
Sleeper frontwoman Louise Wener, 57, has shown off her timeless beauty as she returns to the spotlight after 20 years and calling the music industry a “ridiculous circus”.
The British rock group was catapulted to fame in 1992 (R) and scored eight top 40 hits and three top ten albums, before breaking up in 1998.
The group’s songs included Nice Guy Eddie and The It Girl and appeared on the soundtrack of the iconic film Trainspotting (LR Andy Maclure, Louise, Jon Stewart, Diid Osmanand).
Saying: ‘[In a band] You would find yourself arguing about the progression of the choir in a studio and then you have producers, managers and PR people.
“In the end it became a ridiculous circus and at that stage I no longer felt very connected to the creative process.
Before adding: “I just wanted something I could sit in with my sweatpants on and have complete independence.”
The group initially broke up in 1998 before reuniting in 2017 for the Britpop-themed Star Shaped Festival in London.
Louise will be joined on tour by original Sleeper members Andy Maclure, Jon Stewart and Kieron Pepper of The Prodigy.
Sleeper Unplugged begins in Reading on June 13 with six shows before finishing in Bath on June 22.
Louise announced the news on X writing: ‘Join us for our next series of fabulous unplugged eves! Tickets on sale now!’
Last year it was reported that The Prodigy had rewritten one of their most famous hits after facing 26 years of backlash.
Since the group’s demise, Louise worked with other musicians, including the late great George Michael, before writing four novels and the Radio 4 drama series Queens of Noise.
Speaking about the career change, he said writing gave him “control” over his work after years in the “ridiculous circus” of the music industry (pictured in 1995).
Louise will be joined on tour by original Sleeper members Andy Maclure, Jon Stewart and Kieron Pepper of The Prodigy (band pictured in 1994).
Sleeper Unplugged begins in Reading on June 13 with six shows before finishing in Bath on June 22.
Louise announced the news on X writing: ‘Join us for our next series of fabulous unplugged eves! Tickets on sale now!’
The song Smack My B***h Up, which was first released in 1997, has faced calls for a ban after being accused of glorifying domestic violence.
Now, after years of refusing to change the lyrics, singer Maxim opted to omit the offensive line and simply repeat “change my tune” at two recent concerts in London, according to Sun.
Despite the original controversy, the song reached number eight on the charts performed by the group’s then-frontman Keith Flint, who died in 2019 aged 49.
At the time, BBC Radio 1 banned the song, while the ITV Chart Show refused to show its title on screen when the video was played.
MailOnline contacted the band’s representatives for comment at the time.