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N.L. band Hey Rosetta! reuniting after near decade-long hiatus

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Kennedy, A. (2026, September 22). N.L. band Hey Rosetta! reuniting after near decade-long hiatus. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hey-rosetta-reunion-announcement-9.7353463?cmp=rss

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CBC News · collected 2026-09-22 · by Alex Kennedy

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Hey Rosetta!, a seven-piece indie rock band from St. John's, Newfoundland, is reuniting after nearly a decade following their last performance in 2017. The band announced plans for four shows at Jag Soundhouse in February and additional performances in Toronto and Montreal. Frontman Tim Baker explained in an online letter that the decision to reunite was motivated by nostalgia and appreciation for their shared musical history, despite personal pursuits since disbanding.
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Hey Rosetta!, an indie rock band from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (N.L.), is reuniting after a near decade-long hiatus. The group last performed in 2017 but recently announced plans to play four shows at Jag Soundhouse in St. John’s in February, as well as concerts in Toronto and Montreal. Comprising seven members — Tim Baker, Adam Hogan, Phil Maloney, Josh Ward, Kinley Dowling, Romesh Thavanathan, and Mara Pellerin — the band gained recognition with their debut album Plan Your Escape, released 20 years ago this year. Additionally, their record Into Your Lungs (And Around In Your Heart And On Through Your Blood) was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize in 2008. Band leader Tim Baker explained that while they always envisioned getting back together someday, it took significant effort and dedication to make it happen.

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Alex Kennedy
3 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 "We always thought we would get back together and play again someday.
2026-09-22 · assertive framing · N.L. band Hey Rosetta! reuniting after near decade-long hiatus
🔮 As the situation got later and later, you could tell something was off," Payne said.
2026-09-17 · assertive framing · 'I should have been dead': Victim of Corner Brook, N.L., stabbing thankful to be alive
🔮 A Newfoundland and Labrador provincial court judge has rejected a four-year prison sentence for a man who has pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death, saying the sentence would be too lenient.
2026-08-05 · assertive framing · N.L. judge says proposed 4-year prison term too lenient for man who pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death
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'I should have been dead': Victim of Corner Brook, N.L., stabbing thankful to be alive
2026-09-17 · CBC News
N.L. judge says proposed 4-year prison term too lenient for man who pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death
2026-08-05 · CBC News
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Montreal MusicNL N.L. St. John's Toronto

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St. John's GPE · 3× Adam Hogan PERSON · 1× Josh Ward PERSON · 1× Kinley Dowling PERSON · 1× Montreal GPE · 1× N.L. GPE · 1× Phil Maloney PERSON · 1× Romesh Thavanathan PERSON · 1× Tim Baker PERSON · 1× Toronto GPE · 1×

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But of course our lives began orbiting around new projects and purposes, and to mobilise the will and energy and dedication to do the thing justice seemed almost impossible," Baker wrote in a letter published by the band, which announced the shows, on Tuesday.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-22
🔮 "We always thought we would get back together and play again someday.
2026-09-22 · CBC News
N.L. band Hey Rosetta! reuniting after near decade-long hiatus · assertive framing

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N.L. band last performed in 2017 Hey Rosetta! has been asleep for a long, long time — but the St. John's band is ending a near decade-long hiatus. asserted
band → perform → hiatus
The band played their last show in 2017, but announced four shows at the Jag Soundhouse in St. John's in February, along with shows in Toronto and Montreal. asserted
band → play → Toronto
The seven-piece indie rock band consists of Tim Baker, Adam Hogan, Phil Maloney, Josh Ward, Kinley Dowling, Romesh Thavanathan and Mara Pellerin. asserted
band → consist → Baker
The band's debut album, Plan Your Escape, turns 20 years old this year. asserted
album → plan → Escape
Their 2008 record, Into Your Lungs (And Around In Your Heart And On Through Your Blood), was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize. asserted
record → shortlist → Prize
"We always thought we would get back together and play again someday. asserted
we → think → ?
But of course our lives began orbiting around new projects and purposes, and to mobilise the will and energy and dedication to do the thing justice seemed almost impossible," Baker wrote in a letter published by the band, which announced the shows, on Tuesday. asserted
which → begin → Tuesday
"I screwed up the courage to ask Phil & Romesh, Adam & Josh, Kinley & Mara, and every one of them said yes right away … asserted
one → screw → them
Why not go back into it, enjoy it & celebrate it for what it was, what it took to do, and what it gave." asserted
it → go → what
The band released four full-length studio albums, five EPs and a live album. asserted
band → release → albums
Their final album, Second Sight, released in 2014. asserted
album → release → 2014
Hey Rosetta! have won several MusicNL and East Coast Music Awards, and were nominated for a Juno award in 2012. asserted
Rosetta → win → 2012
Tickets for the reunion shows will go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. local time. asserted
Tickets → go → a.m.
Corrections - A previous version of this story said Hey Rosetta! won the Polaris Music Prize. asserted
Rosetta → say → Prize
In fact, they were shortlisted. asserted
they → shortlist → fact
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