Editing Nik Turner (section)

==2000–2022==
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On 21 October 2000, at the [[Brixton Academy]], a 'Hawkestra' event took place, featuring nearly all past members of Hawkwind. Disagreements between various participants led to any restaging of the event being unlikely, but Turner did stage a further event under the banner The Greasy Truckers Party featuring members of the Hawkestra' on 21 October 2001 at the [[London Astoria]]. Out of this a loose band formed, performing further gigs and eventually using the name xhawkwind.com. An appearance at Guilfest in 2002 led to confusion as to whether this actually was Hawkwind, sufficiently irking Brock into taking legal action to prohibit Turner from trading under the name Hawkwind, a case which Turner lost.<ref name="hwsaga" /> The band settled on the name Space Ritual and are still currently active. Nik also made an impromptu appearance during the first Reggae Festival of Wales in 2003, joining the Goldmaster Allstars and Jamaican vocalist [[Alton Ellis]].

Turner resurrected another version of Inner City Unit with Thoms, performing irregular gigs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myspace.com/nikturnerinnercityunit |title=INNER CITY UNIT &#124; Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos |publisher=Myspace.com |access-date=18 July 2014}}</ref> He also fronted the "psychedelic latino-funk" band Galaktikos.<ref>[http://www.nikturner.com/promo/galaktikos.shtml] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809203412/http://www.nikturner.com/promo/galaktikos.shtml|date=9 August 2007}}</ref> He continued to attend festivals playing and guesting whenever possible and was an eager contributor to other band's projects, such as recording an album and touring with US space rockers Spaceseed in 2004,<ref>[http://www.spaceseed.org/]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060208112226/http://www.spaceseed.org/|date=8 February 2006}}</ref> and live appearances with UK dance outfit Akahum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akahum.com/ |title=Akahum welcomes YOU! |publisher=Akahum.com |access-date=18 July 2014}}</ref> at BGG Shareholders Party & HEADS Haiti Benefit show. Living in [[Carmarthen]], he often busked playing his saxophone in [[Cardiff]] city centre during weekend nights.<ref name="hwsaga" />
[[File:Nik Turner (2011).jpg|thumb|right|Nik Turner (2011)]]
After playing at "Hawkfan Festival" in Hamburg in 1997 and the Space and Rock Festival – Rocksjon, [[Jönköping]], Sweden in 1998 with the Finnish space rock group Dark Sun, they moved to play at Tavastia Club, Helsinki, Finland. This resulted in the live album, ''Ice Ritual'', which was released in 2000.

In 2008 Nik Turner was invited to Space Mirrors collective as a guest member. Since that time he recorded flute and saxophone on three Space Mirrors releases: ''Majestic-12: A Hidden Presence'' (2009), ''Dreams of Area 51'' (2011) and ''In Darkness They Whisper'' (2012).

Turner also provided flute for [[Chris Wade (writer)|Dodson and Fogg]], a folk rock project released in 2012. After a chance meeting with Mr H, a Welsh jazz/blues singer-songwriter, at Brecon Jazz Festival in 2012, where Turner and Mr H performed a free improvised jazz session, Mr H invited Turner to feature on his fourth album, ''Poets, Balladeers and Cheats''. In October 2012, Turner entered Berryhill Studios in Monmouthshire, and performed an improvised alto saxophone session on seven of Mr H's compositions, which were released in the spring of 2013.

In March 2013 Turner turned up at the [[South by Southwest|SXSW Festival]] in Austin, Texas playing an official SXSW gig at Rebels Honky Tonk bar billed as Nik Turner (ex-Hawkwind) playing predominantly ''Space Ritual'' songs. He also guested on stage with The Soft Moon at Hotel Vegas the previous night. Turner also played saxophone and narrated "Brainstorm" on the ''Warfare'' album (2017 High Roller Records). In March 2019 he appeared in Austin, Texas, with ex-Hawkwind members Alan Powell and [[Michael Moorcock]] in an event called Hawkfest,
At the Laugharne Weekend 2019, [[Damo Suzuki]] played the Fountain Inn with his all-star Sound Carriers which included [[Euros Childs]] and New Order drummer [[Stephen Morris (musician)|Stephen Morris]]. Nik Turner joined them at the end of their set.