Rumours that The Smiths were likely to reform for next year’s Coachella Festival have been quashed by sources close to the band.

A story in The Sun newspaper on Friday (October 24) claimed that the four original members were close to signing a deal to perform at the US festival.

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A source had quoted as saying: “It has looked impossible in the past but suddenly it all looks like it could happen. The buzz around the people who used to work for the band is they could play Coachella for a ludicrous amount of money.”

However, Uncut has been has been informed by a reliable source close to the band that the speculation “is rubbish”.

In other Smiths news, the Morrissey and Marr endorsed
two disc best of ‘The Sound of The Smiths’ is set for release
on November 10.

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