American alternative rockers The Lemmon Heads were joined by surprise guest Courtney Love on stage at their show at London’s Roundhouse on September 30th. Love and The Lemonheads performed one of the band’s most famous songs, ‘Into Your Arms’ together — you can watch the rendition below.
The Hole frontwoman got emotional introducing the song telling the crowd that during their 1994 tour, they would play the song to calm themselves down after their crazy sets, “so at the end of every set, for myself, to make myself sane again, I would play this song.” She then told the audience that she hadn’t played the guitar in “a really long time” before they kicked into the hit song. After the show, Love took time to pose for selfies with fans outside the venue. The band are currently touring, playing their 1992 album, It’s A Shame About Ray, in its entirety for the 30th anniversary of its release. The tour will finish in Southampton on the 12th of October.
Just a little selfie with Courtney Love after the Lemonheads gig. What a night! X #lemonheads #courtneylove #roundhouse pic.twitter.com/CX2QCb4XP2
— swhiteley (@swhiteley) September 30, 2022
The Lemonheads were formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1986 by Evan Dando and Bill Deily. The band toured US colleges through the eighties achieving more mainstream success in 1992 with the release of It’s A Shame About Ray. The band covered the Simon & Garfunkel song, “Mrs Robinson” for the 25th-anniversary video release of the film. The song was released as a single and was their most commercially successful release up to that point. In 1993 Dando was included in People’s 50 Most Beautiful People list. The band split up in 1997, reforming in 2005 with a new line-up. They released Varshons 2, their tenth studio album, in 2019. The album achieved generally good reviews achieving a score of 68 on Metacritic.
I just want anyone anyone and everyone to know that Jawbreaker are pussies. Fact not my opinion — Evan Dando (@Evan_Dando) May 5, 2022
Earlier this year, The Lemonheads were kicked off their tour with band Jawbreaker for breaking COVID protocols. Dando took to Twitter to express his feelings, saying: “I just want anyone and everyone to know that Jawbreaker are pussies. Fact not my opinion.” He continued: “Or rather they aren’t the Bruce Springsteen’s of alternative rock that they pretend to be. I’ll meet any of them any time for a fight, let’s go.”
He clarified his feelings in a later post, saying: “I was angry that they threw me off for violating a rule that wasn’t posted anywhere. We got kicked off the tour for going into the audience before the show. I committed to doing those shows. I wanted to do the shows. I was pissed off for being thrown off”. He then added: “It’s seriously compromised our financial situation and I really don’t think we deserved it.”
I just want anyone anyone and everyone to know that Jawbreaker are pussies. Fact not my opinion
— Evan Dando (@Evan_Dando) May 5, 2022
Tickets are going fast for our upcoming UK and Ireland tour. Grab yours now before it’s too late! pic.twitter.com/4cDCK5emtl
— The Lemonheads (@TheLemonheads) August 31, 2022
See below for the Lemonheads UK tour dates. You can purchase tickets here.
05/10/2022 – Welly – Club Hull
06/10 – Stylus – Leeds
07/10 – Rock City – Nottingham
08/10 – O2 Ritz – Manchester
10/10 – Chalk – Brighton
11/10 – Epic – Norwich
12/10 – The 1865 – Southampton
