Most in-demand music comebacks for 2025 revealed – based on your listening habits-Robert Oliver-Entertainment – Metro

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The last 12 months have provided us with a major year for big pop music comebacks.

Oasis reformed after 15 years, Blink-182 reunited for a string of shows, while chart toppers Fairground Attraction and Wet Wet Wet also got back together.

Even The Beatles released their first new song for 30 years and topped the charts just before Christmas with Now and Then, providing a touching closing chapter to their stellar career.

But what of the bands out there who haven’t shown any concrete signs of reforming? Who do you want to come back more than any other? Is 2025 going to be the year of the comeback?

Well, wonder no more: a brand new study from Betting Lounge has revealed the top acts that the British public desperately wants to get back together the most.

The list contains everything from 1970s American soft rock to 2010s British teen pop, right through to early 1980s new wave and some of heavy metal’s biggest names.

But is your favourite on the list? Check out the full countdown below.

One Direction

Could One Direction be getting back together in 2025? (Picture: Michael Tran/FilmMagic)

Topping the charts are 2010s teen pop act One Direction, who only split up eight years ago but have remained in high demand ever since.

Formed in 2011 when Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan auditioned for The X Factor, they scored four UK number ones in five years.

After Zayn left the group first, the group eventually disbanded as all five boys went solo, with Harry Styles definitely making the biggest success of it so far.

The study revealed that the group still has more than 42 million monthly listeners on Spotify, making them one of the biggest inactive groups in the world.

And on top of that, Google searches for ‘One Direction reunion’ and ‘One Direction tour’ have shot up a whopping 4,300% in the last 30 days.

In the last month, information about a potential 1D return has been searched for over 215,000 times, which equates to over 7,000 searches per day and almost 300 searches per hour.

Fleetwood Mac

Shifting gears entirely, the second most popular band that the British public wants to get back together – at least for a UK tour – are legendary soft rockers Fleetwood Mac.

Formed in 1967, the group released 16 albums before calling time in 1995, reforming in 1997 for one more album in 2003. They continued touring until 2022.

The Everywhere hitmakers have had numerous line-up changes over the years, but it was death of long-time member Christine McVie that gave the band pause for thought.

Founding member Mick Fleetwood said in 2023: ‘I truly think the line in the sand has been drawn with the loss of Chris. I’d say we’re done, but then we’ve all said that before. It’s sort of unthinkable right now.’

Stevie Nicks, who joined the band in mid-1970s, supported Mick’s comments, saying that she saw no reason to get the band back together after McVie’s death aged 79.

Across their seven decades together, the British-American band scored four UK number one albums and 11 of their singles reached the top 10 of the UK charts.

KISS

KISS only called it a day in 2023 – but we could see them return as avatars (Picture: Getty)

With over 14 million listeners per month on Spotify, and with more than 130,000 Google searches in the last month, it seems the appetite for a KISS reunion is high.

The American hard rock band, originally formed in 1973, only called it a day last year after 50 years in the business with their End of the Road world tour.

However, while fans might not get to see the likes of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, or Ace Frehley in the flesh again, they are set to live on as digital avatars.

Designed by the same people responsible for the Abba Voyage show, over $200million (£153million) has been invested in a live concert experience that will begin in 2027.

Another band with numerous line-up changes over the years, KISS reformed with their original line-up in 1996 after a wave of nostalgia for the band.

The band claim to have sold more than 100 million records worldwide since their formation, in addition to the 30 albums they’ve had certified Gold – the most of any American band.

Talking Heads

One of the biggest alternative acts of the 1980s, Talking Heads originally formed in 1975 and developed a large cult following that remains loyal to this day.

The American band, fronted by David Byrne, scored big hits in the UK during the 80s with their songs Once In a Lifetime, Road to Nowhere, and And She Was.

Known for their eccentric style, Talking Heads notched four top 10 albums in the UK while their singles combined have spent more than a year in the UK top 40.

Splitting in 1991 as David sought out a solo career and members such as Tina Weymouth formed popular spin-off groups, they have only reformed without their former lead singer on two occasions (1996 and 2002).

Despite being out of the spotlight for more than 30 years, however, they still have more than 10 million listeners each month on Spotify and queries about a reunion have searched for more than 85,000 times in the last 30 days.

A tour would definitely go down well so soon after the re-release of their iconic concert film Stop Making Sense, which was originally released in 1984 before being restored in 4K in 2023.

ABBA

ABBA Voyage has been a huge success – but do people want more? (Picture: Olle LINDEBORG / TT News Agency / AFP)

One of the most successful and legendary pop groups of all time, ABBA were one step ahead of KISS when they launched the Voyage avatar show in London in 2022.

The virtual concert residency celebrates the Swedish pop band who first formed in 1972 and launched themselves onto the world stage by winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.

Splitting in 1982, the band remained hugely popular and the release of ABBA Gold in 1992 catapulted them to being one of the biggest inactive bands of all time.

Prayers were briefly answered when the band reformed in 2016 and released their final studio album, Voyage, in 2021, before calling time on the music making again.

Scoring nine UK number one singles in their 10 years together, ABBA were one of the biggest selling acts of the 1970s and to this day still have 32.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

However, ABBA Voyage has been such a success that the hunger for people to see them in the flesh has been nicely sated over the last couple of years.

Pink Floyd

Formed in London in 1965, Pink Floyd became one of the biggest rock bands in the world over their 29 years together, scoring six UK number one albums in that time.

And to this day they remain incredibly popular, with over 18.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify and more than 80,000 searches for a potential 2025 reunion tour.

The chances are low, however, with David Gilmour, Roger Waters, and Nick Mason unlikely to take to the stage together at any point in the near future – David and Roger continue to tour separately.

Earlier this month, the band sold their entire recorded catalogue for $400million (£306million) amid an ongoing dispute between Roger and the other members of the band.

Several tribute acts tour all over the world, giving fans their Pink Floyd fix, but it could be a while before all three surviving members from the golden era play together again.

Despite being most heavily associated with the 1960s psychedelic rock boom and the 1970s progressive rock scene, their biggest moment came in December 1979 when Another Brick in the Wall, Pt.2 became the UK Christmas number one.

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath reunited for a one-off show back in 2022 (Picture: Monty Brinton/CBS/Getty)

One of the greatest heavy metal bands to ever do it, Black Sabbath, formed in 1968, were a pioneering force in rock music and are still legends to this day.

Fronted by Ozzy Osbourne (on more than one occasion after numerous firings and re-hirings), Sabbath have gone on three hiatuses in their time and called it a day back in 2017.

They did briefly reunite for the closing ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in their home city of Birmingham, but signs of a full tour are pretty thin on the ground.

Ozzy has struggled with health issues in recent years and has admitted to no longer being sober and is tempted to try stronger drugs again in a bid to manage his pain from Parkinson’s disease.

In their time, Sabbath achieved two UK number one albums, while their full-length releases have spent the equivalent of more than four years on the album charts.

Ozzy was briefly replaced as singer by Ronnie James Dio between 1979 and 1982, then again in the early 90s, with Tony Martin also stepping in around the same time.

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