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===Rumours (2010–2011)=== In March 2010, Epitaph Records put up the old Refused website online with the words "Coming Soon."<ref>{{cite web| title = Refused 'set to reform'| work = [[NME]]| date = 27 March 2010| url = http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/50408| access-date = 27 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Karan| first = Tim| title = Refused Hint a Reformation, Album with Epitaph| work = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]| date = 27 March 2010| url = http://altpress.com/news/8643.htm| access-date = 27 March 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100331000232/http://altpress.com/news/8643.htm| archive-date = 31 March 2010| url-status = dead}}</ref> Rumours spread across the Internet about what the new website could indicate, including speculation of a reunion.<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web| last = Pratt| first = Greg| title = Epitaph Confirms Deluxe Reissue of Refused's ''The Shape of Punk to Come'' As Reunion Rumours Run Wild on the Internet| work = [[Exclaim!]]| date = 29 March 2010| url = http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=844&fid1=45419| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130115075823/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=844&fid1=45419| url-status = dead| archive-date = 15 January 2013| access-date = 29 March 2010}}</ref> Citing an anonymous source "close to the situation," ''Punknews.org'' unofficially announced that the band would perform at European music festivals in 2010.<ref>{{cite web| last = Yancey| first = Bryne| title = UPDATED: Refused updates website, reunion in the works| work = Punknews.org| date = 27 March 2010| url = http://www.punknews.org/article/37669| access-date = 27 March 2010}}</ref> Dennis Lyxzén denied claims of a Refused reformation as he and David Sandström were busy with AC4.<ref name="exclaim"/><ref>{{cite web| last = Magnusson| first = Daniel| title = REFUSED PÅ VÄG ATT ÅTERFÖRENAS| work = [[Gaffa (magazine)|Gaffa]]| language = sv| date = 29 March 2010| url = http://gaffa.se/nyhet/38196| access-date = 29 March 2010| archive-date = 2 March 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210302234752/https://gaffa.se/nyhet/38196| url-status = dead}}</ref> The new band website was later announced to be a promotional site for a reissue of Refused's final album, ''[[The Shape of Punk to Come]]''.<ref name="exclaim"/> The reissue, released on 8 June 2010, is a three-disc set with an unreleased live album recorded in 1998 and the ''[[Refused Are Fucking Dead]]'' DVD documentary in addition to the full original album.<ref>{{cite web| last = Paul| first = Aubin| title = Refused to issue deluxe 3 CD ''Shape of Punk to Come''| work = Punknews.org| date = 7 April 2010| url = http://www.punknews.org/article/37803| access-date = 7 April 2010}}</ref> In November 2011, multiple posters said to be for the upcoming 2012 [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella Festival]] appeared on several Internet sites, and the line-ups included Refused.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swnk.org/wp-content/uploads/coachella-2012-lineup-poster-leaked.jpg|format=JPG|title=Leaked Coachella 2012 Poster|website=Swnk.org|access-date=26 June 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034125/http://www.swnk.org/wp-content/uploads/coachella-2012-lineup-poster-leaked.jpg|url-status=usurped}}</ref> This started new rumours of a long-awaited reunion.
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