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===''Riot City Blues'', ''Beautiful Future'' and ''Screamadelica'' 20th anniversary (2006β2012)=== [[File:Primal Scream at Summercase 2008.jpg|thumb|upright|At Summercase, 2008]] [[File:Primal Scream 2009.09.20 006.jpg|thumb|In 2009]] In an interview with ''[[NME]]'', Gillespie said that the band had written "euphoric rock 'n' roll songs" for their next album.<ref name="NME Riot">[https://www.nme.com/news/primal-scream/22462 Primal Scream reveal all about new album | News | Nme.com]. Interviewed on 11 March 2006.</ref> They intended to capture the energy of their live performances. The band chose [[Martin Glover|Youth]] as their producer, which led to speculation that they had fallen out with Shields. Although the band themselves admitted that they were unsure of the situation,<ref name="NME Riot"/> Shields subsequently joined them on tour. The album's first single, "[[Country Girl (Primal Scream song)|Country Girl]]", was released on 22 May 2006, and regular airplay resulted in a chart entry of number 5, their highest ever.<ref name=":0" /> It was also used by the [[BBC]] in the closing credits of the [[Grand National]] 2007 and as the backing track to a video celebrating the successes of the Scottish racing driver Dario Franchitti in the 2007 Autosport Awards ceremony in London. The album ''[[Riot City Blues]]'' was released in June and reached number five on the [[UK Album Charts]]. However, it received mixed reviews: ''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' called it "flat and dead",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/36669-riot-city-blues |title=''Riot City Blues'' review |publisher=Pitchforkmedia.com |date=6 June 2006 |access-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225012447/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/36669-riot-city-blues |archive-date=25 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while [[AllMusic]] called it "a refreshingly retro rock & roll album".<ref>{{cite web|last=Jurek |first=Thom |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/riot-city-blues-mw0000779322 |title=Riot City Blues - Primal Scream : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=22 August 2006 |access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> In support of the album, the band toured the UK, along with selected dates in Europe. The band released their first DVD, ''[[Riot City Blues Tour]]'', in August 2007. The DVD featured clips of the band's performance in [[London]], as well as all their music videos and an interview with Gillespie and Mani. On 26 August 2006, bassist Mani was arrested at the Leeds music festival, after what was said to be a drunken brawl. However, he was soon released and the band's appearance at the festival went ahead. Also around this time, Young left the band to go on sabbatical,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/primal-scream/22724 |title=Primal Scream reveal new album | News |publisher=Nme.com |date=7 April 2006 |access-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> failing to appear on their November 2006 UK tour. It was later stated by Bobby Gillespie that Young was unlikely to make a return. He was temporarily replaced by [[Barrie Cadogan]] of [[Little Barrie]]. Young died in September 2014. After touring ''Screamadelica'' for most of 2011, on 18 October [[Gary Mounfield]] revealed he had left the band due to the reformation of his original band [[the Stone Roses]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-stone-roses/59869 |title=The Stone Roses confirm reunion and two homecoming shows for 2012 | News |publisher=Nme.com |date=18 October 2011 |access-date=23 April 2012}}</ref> [[Debbie Googe]] (of [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]]) was announced as his replacement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/primal-scream/63501 |title=Primal Scream name My Bloody Valentine's Debbie Googe as new bassist|publisher=Nme.com |date=27 April 2012}}</ref> Simone Butler would join the band as bassist in 2012. Primal Scream supported the Stone Roses at their [[Heaton Park]] concert in [[Manchester]] on 29 June 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=RETROFUZZ |url=http://www.thestoneroses.org/ |title=Official Website |publisher=The Stone Roses |date=22 October 2011 |access-date=23 April 2012}}</ref>
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