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Foals founding member Walter Gervers rejoins band

He had left the band amicably in 2018.

Foals have announced that their founding member Walter Gervers has officially rejoined the band.

Posting on Instagram with a photo of Walter with the rest of the band, Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis wrote, “After 6 years in the alpine wilderness guess who’s back in the band?!! Walter is back & better than ever. Rejoining for all the coming shows & into the future. Get ready, the boys are back in business.”

A member of the band since their 2005 formation, Gervers announced in January 2018 that he was leaving the band amicably during the recording of their fifth album ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost’.

You can catch the newly restored version of Foals at the following shows:

MAY

04: Southampton, Engine Rooms

05: Liverpool, O2 Academy 2

07: Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms

08: Glasgow, SWG3 Warehouse

09: Oxford, O2 Academy

11: Kingston, Pryzm

18: Monterrey, Showcenter

20: Mexico City, Pepsi Center

21: Guadalajara, Corona Capital

JUNE

22: Milan, I-Days

23: Zagreb, Salata Open Air Arena

25: Warsaw, Progresja

27: Vienna, Gasometer

28: Prague, Zlute Lazne

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yannis Philippakis (@ynnsphilippakis)

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