The Slits are Back

Courtesy of Truth Explosion:

March 24th, 2006
Legendary female punk rockers The Slits are reuniting. Members Ari Up, Viv Albertine, & Tessa Pollitt have scheduled two shows in May and are planning on working on a new album.

A little history: the Slits formed in 1976. By 1977 they were on the White Riot Tour, opening for the Buzzcocks and the Clash. In 1979, they released 'Cut', an album that went down in punk rock history.

On-U Sound's Adrian Sherwood (Depeche Mode, the Fall, Nine Inch Nails) will mix the shows live, and he's on board to produce a new Slits album, tentatively due in the fall.

The bands two shows so far:

05-03 Dublin, Ireland - The Crawdaddy
05-04 Berlin, Germany - Festsaal Kreuzberg