Having formed in the late nineteen-nineties and releasing music, if that is what it was, from 2000-2004, Mclusky disbanded soon afterwards in a slow-motion farce of not enough drama to get press off the back of it. Now they are back – well, most of them – fueled initially by spite but now enjoying it too much not to do it, playing to crowds in the UK and Australia which are much bigger – and more hygienically inclined – than in their so-called heyday. They are writing new music, some of which may be released, if they decide it is good enough, whilst currently touting around the 20-year-old album ‘Mclusky Do Dallas’ like a valuable chicken. This tour – which in part is to celebrate the anniversary of the release, will constitute their first North American dates in eighteen years.