The Stone Roses have announced details of their long-awaited reunion, with singer Ian Brown telling fans: "Our plan is to take on the world."
The band – completed by guitarist John Squire, bassist Gary 'Mani' Mounfield and drummer Alan 'Reni' Wren – have begun rehearsals and are working on new material.
"It's not a trip down memory lane," said Brown. "We are doing new songs."
The tour will begin in the band's hometown of Manchester, with two shows at Heaton Park on June 29 and 30.
"After that we're going to take it round the world," said Brown.
The Stone Roses fell apart in 1995 and 1996, with Brown and Squire estranged for many years.
However, Squire said he and Brown had met at the funeral of Mounfield's mother and reconciled.
"When me and Ian met by chance it changed everything. In some ways it felt like 15 years ago was yesterday," he said.
Squire, who had repeatedly stated that he would never reunite with the band, said: "I just couldn't see it happening and I resented the fact that people were trying to force it on me.
"Everything changed when me and Ian started seeing each other again. It was surreal. We went from crying, laughing about the old days, to writing songs in a heartbeat.
"In some ways, it's a friendship that defines us both - and it needed fixing."
