Fountains of Wayne’s First Live Shows in 12 Years Have Blessing of the Late Adam Schlesinger’s Family
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Fountains of Wayne will be performing concert dates this year for the first time since 2013, and the shows are proceeding with the blessings of the family of the band’s co-founder, the late Adam Schlesinger, according to reps for the group.
Plans for a reunited iteration of Fountains of Wayne to do at least two festivals in 2025, and most likely more, were revealed Thursday.
Chris Collingwood, who divided songwriting duties in FOW with Schlesinger and handled all the lead vocals, will be back as frontman for the new dates after 12 years of dormancy for the group, which split up well before the 2020 death of Schlesinger.
Most Fountains fans took to the news eagerly, although some wondered whether Schlesinger’s family was happy with a reunion taking place in the absence of its co-leader.
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