Editing Supergrass (section)

==History==
===The Jennifers and formation (1990–1993)===
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| origin            = [[Oxford]], England
| genre             = [[Alternative rock]]<br />[[Britpop]]
| years_active      = 1990–1993
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| past_members      = Gaz Coombes<br />Danny Goffey<br/>[[Dom and Nic|Nic Goffey]]<br/>Andy Davies<br/>Dan Fox
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At the age of 16 and 18 respectively and whilst attending [[Wheatley Park School]] just outside [[Oxford]], [[Gaz Coombes]] and [[Danny Goffey]] were playing in '''the Jennifers''' along with [[Dom and Nic|Nick Goffey]] and Andy Davies. Danny and Nick Goffey are the sons of former BBC [[Top Gear (original format)|Top Gear]] presenter and motoring journalist [[Chris Goffey]].

The Jennifers began building a reputation in the Oxford [[Indie (music)|indie]] music scene, influenced by [[Ride (band)|Ride]], [[The Charlatans (UK band)|the Charlatans]], [[Inspiral Carpets]], [[the Kinks]], [[the Who]], and including traits of the [[shoegazing|shoegaze]] era. The band played gigs at various venues around Oxfordshire, often [[public house]]s and clubs. One pub the band played at was the [[Jericho Tavern]] in [[Oxford]].

They sold a demo tape recorded and produced by Nick Langston at Stargoat Studios near [[Banbury]]. The demo featured three songs: "Flying", which featured a 20-second countdown at the beginning, the recording of a rocket launch and then a fast guitar-based section which appeared to be influenced by [[the Stone Roses]]; "Inside of Me", mostly similar in style but with a slower, funk-inflected jam at the end; and a guitar-based ballad simply titled "(Slow Song)" on the tape. The band enjoyed enough success to release one single in 1992, "Just Got Back Today", on [[Nude Records]], which is now a highly sought-after rarity. Second single, "Tightrope" was never released due to disagreements with Nude Records (but does appear on compilation CD 'Days Spent Dreaming'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strangeones.co.uk/music/45_j1.htm |title=The Strange Ones Supergrass Site |publisher=Strangeones.co.uk |date=20 July 1992 |access-date=21 October 2015}}</ref>), the band split up soon after this in the fall of 1992. Andy Davies went off to university and Nic Goffey went on to form a directing partnership with friend Dom Hawley, later directing many videos for Supergrass.

When Coombes began working at the local [[Harvester (restaurant)|Harvester]], he befriended co-worker [[Mick Quinn]]. The two realised they had common music interests and Coombes invited Quinn to come and [[Jam session|jam]] with him and Goffey. In February 1993 they formed a band named '''Theodore Supergrass''' "for about two months," according to Quinn, who explained, "[T]hen we realized that Theodore was a bit rubbish so we took that off."<ref>{{cite web
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  | title = Q&A with Mick Quinn of Supergrass
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Goffey claims that the name was his idea and says, "Although the others will dispute it, it was me. We were Theodore Supergrass and the idea was the band would be a little black character, and we wouldn't ever have to do interviews. We'd get the questions in advance, script the answers and then animate Theodore Supergrass answering them. But it cost too much money."
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strangeones.co.uk/press/articles/ms991001.htm |title=The Strange Ones Supergrass Site |publisher=Strangeones.co.uk |access-date=20 July 2011}}</ref>

Gaz's brother, [[Rob Coombes]], played flute for the band's début gig at the [[The Zodiac (club)|Co-Op Hall]], Oxford in 1993. In January 1995 he first performed as [[keyboard player|keyboardist]] with the band for a live [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]] [[John Peel]] session.<ref>{{cite web
  | title = Peel sessions
  | publisher = BBC
  | date = 1 October 1995
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1990s/1995/Jan10supergrass/
  | access-date = 24 July 2011}}</ref> His role in the band progressed over the years, post-[[I Should Coco]] material is credited to "Supergrass and Rob Coombes", however, he wasn't introduced as a band member until almost a decade later.

===Britpop years and stardom (1994–1998)===
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In mid-1994, Supergrass issued their debut single "[[Caught by the Fuzz]]" on the small independent local label Backbeat Records.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=1153}}</ref> The song recounts lead singer and guitarist [[Gaz Coombes]]'s experience of being arrested by the police for possession of [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]].<ref name="thebiographychannel.co.uk">{{cite web
 |title       = Supergrass
 |publisher   = [[The Biography Channel]]
 |url         = http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/1284:1499/1/Supergrass.htm
 |access-date  = 5 November 2008
|url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090524000529/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/1284%3A1499/1/Supergrass.htm
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode
 | title = Going Underground 476
 | series = Going Underground on Gouwestad Radio
 | airdate = 11 July 2008
| number = 476}}</ref> The limited release of vinyl copies sold out quickly, thanks in part to support from [[John Peel]] on his [[BBC Radio 1|Radio One]] show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strangeones.co.uk/music/45_b1.htm |title=The Strange Ones Supergrass Site |publisher=Strangeones.co.uk |access-date=20 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/festive50lists.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060405115334/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/festive50lists.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=5 April 2006 |title=John Peel's Festive 50's – 1977 – 2003 |publisher=Rocklistmusic.co.uk |access-date=20 July 2011}}</ref> The [[Parlophone]] label signed the band and re-released the single in the autumn of the same year.<ref name="Larkin"/> It achieved the rare feat of being both ''[[NME]]'' and ''[[Melody Maker]]'''s "Single Of The Week" status in the same week.<ref name="thebiographychannel.co.uk"/>

"[[Mansize Rooster]]", released in February 1995, peaked at number 20 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and "[[Lenny (Supergrass song)|Lenny]]" was the band's first top 10 single.<ref name="Larkin"/> "Lenny" was followed soon afterwards by the band's debut album, ''[[I Should Coco]]'' (May 1995), which entered the [[UK Albums Chart]] at number one.<ref name="Larkin"/> It achieved half a million sales in the UK and over a million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strangeones.co.uk/press/articles/me990728.htm |title=The Strange Ones Supergrass Site |publisher=Strangeones.co.uk |access-date=20 July 2011}}</ref> ''NME'' reviewer Steve Sutherland gave the album a nine out of ten rating, writing, "These freaks shall inherit the earth."<ref>Sutherland, Steve. ''I Should Coco'' review. ''NME''. 13 May 1995.</ref> The album's fourth single, the double A-side release [[Alright/Time|"Alright"/"Time"]], stayed in the UK Top Three for a month, peaking at number two.<ref name="Larkin"/>

Supergrass followed ''I Should Coco'' with 18 months of heavy touring, appearing at festivals such as Scotland's [[T in the Park]] and the [[Glastonbury Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/titp/2000/stages.shtml |title=Line-ups – T in the Park 2000 |publisher= efestivals }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/news/+supergrassreplac/index.html |title=Supergrass Replace Libertines |publisher=Glastonbury Festival |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018080603/http://archive.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/news/+supergrassreplac/index.html |archive-date=18 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After Performing at [[Rio de Janeiro|Rio]]'s ''Hollywood Rock Festival'' in April 1996, Supergrass met the train robber [[Ronnie Biggs]], and he apparently said to them, "I was frightened for my life when I heard there was a [[Supergrass (informer)|supergrass]] in the area."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strangeones.co.uk/press/articles/mq960400.htm |title=The Strange Ones Supergrass Site |publisher=Strangeones.co.uk |access-date=20 July 2011}}</ref> A photograph of Ronnie Biggs and Gaz together was subsequently included in the music video for their 1996 single "[[Going Out]]". Recorded at [[Great Linford Manor]] the single peaked at number five in the UK chart, but was the last song produced by Sam Williams. Supergrass returned to [[Sawmills Studio]] to co-produce follow up album, ''[[In It for the Money]]'' (released April 1997), with John Cornfield.<ref name="Larkin"/> The album was a huge success and went platinum in the UK, but confused some fans expecting something similar to ''I Should Coco''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.7digital.com/artists/supergrass/in-it-for-the-money |title=Supergrass – In It For The Money MP3 Downloads |publisher=7digital |access-date=20 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516071433/http://www.7digital.com/artists/supergrass/in-it-for-the-money/ |archive-date=16 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The single, "[[Richard III (song)|Richard III]]", reached number two. Subsequent releases, "[[Sun Hits the Sky]]" and "[[Late in the Day]]", reached numbers 10 and 18 respectively.

Around this time Supergrass also appeared on the front cover of ''[[The Big Issue]]'', interviewed for the magazine at [[Heathrow Airport]] by ex-[[drug smuggler]] [[Howard Marks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/2002/supergrass.htm |title=Supergrass – guest program |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=10 August 2002 |access-date=20 July 2011}}</ref>

===Further musical growth (1999–2004)===
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The band again took a short break before returning in 1999 with the single "[[Pumping on Your Stereo]]". The promo video, produced in conjunction with the [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]], featured the band with comical "[[muppet]]" bodies. The single generated welcome publicity following their time out of the limelight, as did a small sold-out tour scheduled around the single release, the final night of which was at [[Shepherd's Bush Empire]] as part of [[MTV]]'s "Five Night Stand" festival. The single and the tour were followed by their third LP ''[[Supergrass (album)|Supergrass]]'' (1999). The following spring the record was released in the US Once more, the album was recorded at Sawmills Studio with longtime associate Cornfield producing. ''Supergrass'' was well received critically and commercially and it has since gone platinum in the UK, but did not reap the same level of success as its predecessors. Critics claimed the album was "hit and miss", which showed up particularly as the "also-rans are surrounded by songs that are as great as anything Supergrass has ever recorded".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Supergrass/Discography/album/P142415/R443374/ |title=Supergrass Supergrass |publisher=Starpulse.com |access-date=20 July 2011}}</ref> Their next single, "[[Moving (Supergrass song)|Moving]]", proved popular and reached the Top Ten in the UK. And their third single, "[[Mary (Supergrass song)|Mary]]" entered the [[Top 40]]. There followed a long hiatus.

After three years out of the limelight, the band returned with ''[[Life on Other Planets]]'' (September 2002), recorded at ''Heliocentric'', ''[[Rockfield Studios|Rockfield]]'' and ''[[Mayfair Studios|Mayfair]]'' Studios and produced by [[Beck]] collaborator [[Tony Hoffer]]. The album was released in the UK on Parlophone, but in the US on the [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam]] imprint. The record was not as commercially successful as Supergrass's first three albums, failing to make the Top Three in the UK albums chart. However, the critical response to the album was generally very positive, with [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] from [[AllMusic]] claiming "The world is a better place for having Supergrass in it."<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r606992|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Life on Other Planets > Overview )))]</ref> It has since gone gold in the UK. ''Life on Other Planets'' was also notable as it was the first Supergrass album to recognise Rob Coombes as an official member. For the band's first three albums, Supergrass officially consisted of Gaz Coombes, Goffey and Quinn although Rob Coombes contributed to many of the band's songs and videos, and toured with them. Tracks recorded before this were often credited to "Supergrass and Rob Coombes". The band followed ''Life on Other Planets'' with another extended three-year hiatus, devoted to touring and personal engagements.

In June 2004 the band's record company suggested the band release a singles compilation ''[[Supergrass Is 10]]'', spawning two new self-produced tracks: "[[Kiss of Life (Supergrass song)|Kiss of Life]]" and "Bullet". The companion DVD contained "Home Movie", a humorous documentary charting the band's first 10 years' achievements, made in collaboration with "[[Seen the Light]]" video director [[Simon Hilton]]. The record entered the UK albums chart at number four and has since gone gold in the UK.

===Development (2005–2008)===
Recording of their fifth studio album, ''[[Road to Rouen]]'', began in France in a studio built by the band in Normandy.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |first=Jennifer |last=Vineyard |title=New Supergrass LP: Born in a Barn, Figuratively |publisher=[[MTV]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507372/20050810/supergrass.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124004102/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507372/20050810/supergrass.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 January 2008 |date=10 August 2005 |access-date=12 August 2010}}</ref> Working with French engineer Pierre-Olivier Marger, the sessions represented a significant change in direction and were perceived as a more mature body of work.

"[[St. Petersburg (song)|St. Petersburg]]", the string-laden first single, was released on 8 August 2005. The album followed a week later (released 27 September in North America) and reached No.&nbsp;9 on the UK chart, going on to achieve silver status in the UK. Opinion at the time was divided, but the album garnered the band many new fans and a measure of creative respect, some even embracing it as "the sound of a band at last hitting their stride".<ref name="NME">{{cite web |first=Rob |last=Fitzpatrick |title=Supergrass : Road To Rouen |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/7744 |work=[[NME]] |date=24 August 2005 |access-date=25 April 2011}}</ref>

Second single, "Low C", featured a video by acclaimed "[[Pumping On Your Stereo]]" video director [[Hammer & Tongs|Garth Jennings]], shot in [[Weeki Wachee Springs]] Florida. Third single "[[Fin]]", interpreted as a missive to the Coombes brothers' recently deceased mother, received much critical praise, ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Sweeting |title=CD: Supergrass, Road to Rouen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/aug/12/popandrock.shopping5 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=12 August 2005 |access-date=12 August 2010}}</ref> referring to it as "so gorgeously light and airy that listening to it is like sleepwalking in space".

The band toured the songs in both acoustic and electric formats with percussionist Satin Singh joining the live band throughout. From August 2005 to September 2006 they performed in Japan, South America, the United States, and Europe, finishing with a memorable gig at the [[Beijing Pop Festival]].

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The follow-up album, ''[[Diamond Hoo Ha]]'' was recorded at [[Hansa Tonstudio]], Berlin, with producer
[[Nick Launay]], and mixed at Seedy Underbelly Studios in Los Angeles. The band toured in the summer of 2007, headlining [[Guilfest]], among others, and debuting new material, with the youngest sibling of the Coombes brothers, ex-[[22-20s]] keyboardist [[Charly Coombes|Charly]], on second guitar, percussion and backing vocals.

On 27 September 2007, bassist [[Mick Quinn]] sustained a broken [[Calcaneus|heel bone]] and two spinal fractures in a sleepwalking accident whilst on holiday in France (Quinn sleepwalked out of a first floor window of the villa he was staying at in the South of France.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/supergrass-37-1349345|title=Supergrass star seriously injured in bizarre accident|newspaper=[[NME]]|date=1 August 2007|access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref>). 
During his recuperation, Gaz and Danny promoted first single "[[Diamond Hoo Ha Man]]" as the [[Diamond Hoo Ha Men]], with a run of small club shows in December and January. To celebrate the single release, Mick Quinn appeared as Diamond Hoo Ha Man "Biff Hymenn" at the Apple Store, Regent Street, London, marking his return to touring duties on 15 January. [[Charly Coombes|Charly]] directed ''[[Glange Fever]]'' (under pseudonym "Chas Harrison") a [[rockumentary]] which followed their exploits.

For a handful of "full band" Supergrass dates on the Diamond Hoo Ha tour (as opposed to Gaz & Danny as the [[Diamond Hoo Ha Men]] duo), [[Charly Coombes]] filled in for Mick Quinn on bass while he recovered from his injuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/News/latest-news/hoo-ha-man-supergrass-plot-their-return-2274|title=Hoo Ha Man! Supergrass plot their return|newspaper=Line Of Best Fit|date=28 November 2007|access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref>
When Mick recovered & returned to the band, Charly remained with them on second guitar & percussion (as per his work on the record) for the rest of the tour.

In February 2008, the video of their second single "[[Bad Blood (Supergrass song)|Bad Blood]]" was released on the band's official web-site, winning Best Rock Video at the [[UK Music Video Awards]], and the single followed on 17 March.

In 2008, [[Parlophone]] was taken over by venture capitalist group, [[Terra Firma Capital Partners|Terra Firma]], and Supergrass ended their contract with the label. "[[Rebel In You]]", final single from the ''[[Diamond Hoo Ha]]'' album, was released, under licence from Parlophone, on the band's own imprint, Supergrass Records.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24440906-5006024,00.html|title=Supergrass on new album Diamond Hoo Ha, and freedom from EMI|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|last=Johnson|first=Neala|date=3 October 2008|access-date=11 October 2008}}</ref>

===Independent career and split (2009–2010)===
The band headlined [[Wychwood Festival]] on 30 May and also Sellindge Music Festival (6 June), Provinssirock Festival (13 June) and a short European trek in July at BBK Live (10 July) at Bilbao, Bikini Festival (11 July) in Toulouse, Festival [[Les Ardentes]] (12 July<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lesardentes.be/2009/ |title=Les Ardentes {{pipe}} Liège Electro Rock Festival {{pipe}} 9>12/07/2009 |publisher=Lesardentes.be |date=15 July 2009 |access-date=20 July 2011}}</ref>) in Liège (Belgium) and [[Paredes de Coura Festival]] (30 July) in Portugal. There was also a co-headlining date at 2009's [[Truck Festival]] along with [[Ash (band)|Ash]], on 25–26 July at Hill Farm in [[Steventon, Oxfordshire]].

On 12 April 2010, the band announced they were to split up after a series of four farewell shows, with their final gig in Paris on 11 June 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/97301/9|title=Supergrass Are to Split After 17 Years – Announce Tour Dates & Tickets – Stereoboard|first=Matt|last=Hamm|website=Stereoboard.com|access-date=8 May 2018}}</ref>

At the time of the split, Supergrass were working on their seventh studio album, tentatively titled ''Release the Drones''. In early 2010, the band revealed that the album had been influenced by [[krautrock]] bands such as [[Can (band)|Can]], and [[drone music]], and that the members had swapped instruments on several tracks during its recording.<ref name="UNCUT">"[http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/supergrass/news/13909 SUPERGRASS WORKING ON "DRONE ROCK" ALBUM]", ''[[Uncut (magazine)|UNCUT]]''. Retrieved 1 May 2010</ref> Coombes said of the approach to the album: "This record's actually been very collaborative. It's been cool to try something different and chaotic."<ref name="Clash">Murray, Robin (2010) "[http://www.clashmusic.com/news/supergrass-experiment-on-new-album Supergrass Experiment on New Album]", ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'', 26 January 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010</ref> Coombes stated that the album was "nearly finished", and it was scheduled for release in May.<ref name="BT">"[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/entertainment/gaz-and-danny-still-with-supergrass-14647274.html Gaz and Danny still with Supergrass]", ''[[Belfast Telegraph]]'', 21 January 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010</ref> The album remains unfinished and unreleased.<ref name="facebook">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/supergrass.release.the.drones |title=Niet compatibele browser |via=Facebook |access-date=20 July 2011}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}}

===Reformation (2019–present)===
[[File:Supergrass Piknik i Parken 2022 172153.jpg|thumb|Supergrass in 2022 on stage at the festival Piknik i Parken in Oslo]]
In July 2019, it was reported in the press that the band were to reform and play at Pilton Party on 6 September 2019.{{Citation needed |date=July 2023 |reason=The source 'https://www.pressreader.com/' has no relevance}} On 22 August 2019, the Twitter account Secretglasto posted "We're not going to Grass up the special guest at the Pilton Party, but we're pretty sure they'll be Super."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/secretglasto/status/1164533426789240832|title=We're not going to Grass up the special guest at the Pilton Party, but we're pretty sure they'll be Super.|via=Twitter|date=22 August 2019}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}} In an interview with ''The Times'', the band confirmed they are not going to be working on new material, with Goffey stating that "the positive vibe of playing together would be compromised by going into a studio for ages" and that "the idea is to play gigs, not create more music".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/supergrass-interview-gaz-coombes-and-co-on-why-its-finally-time-for-a-reunion-c2m398jxc|title=Supergrass interview: Gaz Coombes and co on why it's finally time for a reunion|first=Jonathan|last=Dean|date=8 September 2019|website=The Times}}</ref> Gaz Coombes told ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' that he was prepared to give a year up to perform with Supergrass, but was wary of promising to make new music.<ref>{{cite web|author=Niall Doherty |url=https://www.qthemusic.com/articles/supergrass-are-on-the-cover-of-the-new-issue |title=Supergrass Are On The Cover Of The New Issue! — Q Magazine |website=Q |date=13 January 2020 |access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>

After performing two warm up shows at The Empire in Coventry and the Cheese & Grain in Frome the band embarked on a short European tour visiting France, Belgium and The Netherlands before doing a full UK tour finishing with two sold-out shows at Alexandra Palace, London on 7 March.

The band were due to tour across America and Australia in April and May 2020 as well as festival appearances in Norway, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK (which would have also included their 5th appearance at Glastonbury) but all were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite the tour's cancellation, Supergrass still managed to perform a [[live streaming|live-streamed]] gig on 21 August at The Bullingdon in their hometown of Oxford. The show was a collaboration with [[Goose Island Brewery]] and served as a launch event for the new Supergrass-inspired beer Man Sized Brew Sir, which was named after the band's song "Mansize Rooster". Ticket proceeds for the event went to the [[Nordoff-Robbins music therapy|Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Charity]] and the band's charity of choice, the suicide prevention charity [[Campaign Against Living Miserably|CALM]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/leisure/18665647.see-supergrass-play-live-oxford-virtual-reality-gig/|title=See Supergrass play live in Oxford in Virtual Reality gig|first=Tim|last=Hughes|work=Oxford Mail|date=30 August 2020|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref> The band also played a [[social distancing|socially-distanced]] show at the [[Gosforth Park|Virgin Money Unity Arena]] in Newcastle the next day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/gallery/see-supergrass-concert-newcastle-socially-18814846|title=See Supergrass in concert in Newcastle at the socially distanced Gosforth Park arena|first=Barbara|last=Hodgson|publisher=Chronicle Live|date=23 August 2020|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref>

On 27 November, Supergrass released ''[[Live on Other Planets]]'', a live album consisting of songs recorded at various dates on their recent reunion tour. The album was released to mark the band's 25th anniversary; to capture the reunion gigs and thank the fans who attended; and to support grassroots music venues, with proceeds from the album's sales going to the #SaveOurVenues campaign in aid of venues struggling due to the pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/supergrass-to-release-live-anniversary-album-in-support-of-save-oour-venues-2761597|title=Supergrass to release live anniversary album in support of #SaveOurVenues|first=Elizabeth|last=Audrey|work=NME|date=25 September 2020|access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>

On 3 September 2022 the band performed a 3-song set at the [[Taylor Hawkins#Tribute concerts|Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert]] at [[Wembley Stadium]]. Gaz Coombes also took lead vocal duties on covers of [[David Bowie]]'s "[[Modern Love (David Bowie song)|Modern Love]]" (performed with [[Nile Rodgers]]) and [[the Police]]'s "[[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]]" (performed with [[Foo Fighters]] alongside [[Stewart Copeland]] on drums).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/supergrass-pay-tribute-taylor-hawkins-wembley-3303882|title=Supergrass pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins at Wembley|first=Rhian|last=Daly|publisher=NME.com|date=3 September 2022|access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref> Following the performance, Gaz Coombes confirmed on his social media that it was the band's "final Supergrass reunion show". "I want to thank all you [Supergrass] fans for the love and incredible support you've shown us over the last three years," he wrote. "It's been a blast."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coombes |first1=Gaz |url=https://www.facebook.com/GazCoombes/posts/pfbid02yAK8fo2dKKfWvL4bvv8L4LFKxLUeui3n8ZmQ6riatxeZ2CyjGg6prJwXZXcY1xgol?__cft__[0]=AZUufUeorHXfyT2p62fY71g1aRv6fK9oWGwxrrPb_897nQZvl0OprpGvN28pcG9DR2Lc5QB0lXYIsw1ZDfA47rBjkvDn_gOqr54Tw--ctU1fSRi3IDoaEdPLHIcpHRsN9c_rI6YQu1EClA8juomivxuTp-LQGM3I6P72Sl5D7f2GZQ&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R |via=[[Facebook]] |title=Register |access-date=2023-07-25 |language=en |url-access=limited}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, Coombes announced a return to his solo career<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pearis |first1=Bill |title=Supergrass' Gaz Coombes announces new solo LP, shares "Don't Say It's Over" Supergrass' Gaz Coombes announces new solo LP, shares "Don't Say It's Over" Supergrass' Gaz Coombes announces new solo LP, shares "Don't Say It's Over" |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/supergrass-gaz-coombes-announces-new-solo-lp-shares-dont-say-its-over/ |website=Brookyln Vegan |date=27 September 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> – as did Goffey, who confirmed the band's hiatus to ''NME''. "Gaz is gonna do something himself, and I've got this thing coming up, so we'll give it a rest for six months and then we’ll see," he said.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daly |first1=Rhian |title=Supergrass' Danny Goffey tells us about his new album and book 'Bryan Moone's DiscoPunk' |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/supergrass-danny-goffey-bryan-moones-discopunk-interview-everybodys-on-drugs-3293841 |website=NME |date=19 August 2022 |publisher=BandLab Technologies |access-date=18 January 2023}}</ref>

On 16 September 2024, the band reunited to announce that they would play a 30th Anniversary tour of ''I Should Coco'', in May 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=England |first=Adam |date=2024-09-16 |title=Supergrass announce 'I Should Coco' UK 30th anniversary tour |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/supergrass-announce-i-should-coco-30th-anniversary-tour-tickets-2025-3794055 |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>