Legendary 90s dance group reunite for huge festival alongside Peter Andre and Whigfield 31 years after chart smash
NINETIES dance group D:Ream returns to perform at a HUGE UK festival – 31 years after their chart smash.
The group first shot to fame with their hit Things Can Only Get Better in 1994.
The rock band was formed in Derry, Northern Ireland back in 1992.
They had a lineup that varied in numbers but centred on lead singers Peter Cunnah and Al Mackenzie, along with keyboard player Brian Cox.
The group will now reunite for the MacMoray Easter Festival in Elgin on May 4.
Announcing the news on X, the official group page wrote: “This Saturday 4th we’re live at the MacMoray festival in Elgin, Scotland.
“It’s our first outing in 6months and our first full set of the year.
“I will be performing several new songs from the forthcoming album (as yet to be titled) I’m currently in a break from rehearsals for the show to let you gorgeous people know there’s some great acts on as well.”
Other huge acts performing at the gig include Peter Andre, Whigfield, and Scouting For Girls.
D:Ream were regulars on the 90s circuit and their biggest hit topped the charts in 1994.
It remained there for four weeks and a year after its original release cracked the top 30.
The song charted in the top 20 once again three years later when Tony Blair‘s New Labour used it to symbolise a hopeful new political era after 18 years of Tory rule.
The group, who toured with Take That and earned a Brit Award nomination in the 90s made a fortune from the record.
But Peter now has mixed feelings about it all.
He told the Belfast Telegraph in 2022: “I’ve a love-hate relationship with that song now. It’s been my meal ticket, for sure, but, you know, Tony Blair is basically a walking war criminal.
Dates for upcoming performances
Dates confirmed so far this year:
- 4th May MacMoray Festival, Elgin
- 12th May Butlins Minehead
- 18th May Butlins Minehead
- 16th June Summerfest, Epsom Nonsuch Park
- 28th June Glastonbury Glade Stage
- 6th July Decadence, Kidderminster
- 13th July Don Valley Bowl, Sheffield
- 13th July Hits On The Pitch, Stockport
- 27th July Morecambe Pride
- 3rd August Feile, Belfast
- 4th August Bannaroo Festival, Norwich
- 24 August Gig for Gaza Derry
- 31st August Big Day Out, Limerick
- 7th September Oakfest, Letterkenny Ireland
- 12th October BBC Ulster Symphony Orchestra at the SSE Belfast
“I’ve had people say that my work is tainted as a result, that I’m somehow complicit, which I find very, very hurtful.”
Other popular songs released included U R The Best Thing and Shoot Me With Your Love
D:Ream then went on a hiatus in the late 90s and early noughties.
Peter continued to stay in the music scene and wrote songs for pop acts including Steps and A1.
In 2008, he and fellow band member Al decided to get the group back together.
They created the album ‘In Memory Of…,’ where Cox featured on it, but just as a session musician.
A decade later, they released the follow-up record Open Hearts Open Minds.
