Courtney Love clarifies Hole reunion teaser and talk of tour with Melissa Auf Der Maur

She sparked speculation earlier this week with an online video The post Courtney Love clarifies Hole reunion teaser and talk of tour with Melissa Auf Der Maur appeared first on NME. NewsMusic News Courtney Love clarifies Hole reunion teaser and talk of tour with Melissa Auf Der Maur She sparked speculation earlier this week with an online video By Tom Skinner 6th March 2026 Hole's Melissa Auf der Maur and Courtney Love perform live. CREDIT: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Courtney Love has clarified her comments to Melissa Auf der Maur that fans had interpreted as a teaser for a Hole reunion. READ MORE: Courtney Love: “I feel like the luckiest motherfucker in the history of rock’n’roll” The band’s classic line-up has been on hiatus since 2002, though it returned between 2009 and 2012 with some different members. Since then, Love has frequently teased and denied a possible full comeback. Advertisement Earlier this week, she sparked fresh speculation of another return by sharing a mysterious video online. The clip featured bassist Auf der Maur posing in a flowing gown, before showing off a gold ring in a close-up shot. Hole’s 1998 hit ‘Malibu’ also plays in the background. In the caption, Love wrote: “So do we tell the kids about the tour?” Auf der Maur replied in the comments section: “It starts with eternal love…” However, Love has since clarified the meaning behind the teaser by commenting on a recent Spin post on Instagram. She said there would be “no Hole reunion”, but revealed that she and Auf der Maur would be “playing some shows, new songs” together. Love also added a new comment to her original video, telling fans: “Not a reunion baby. Me and [Auf der Maur] touring new songs.” View this post on Instagram Recommended Further details on their upcoming live dates and collaborative project are not yet known. The pair got back in the studio together in 2024 for the first time in over two decades, and later that same year, teamed up for an appearance on 070 Shake’s cover of Tim Buckley’s ‘Song To The Siren’. Love further reignited hopes for a reunion earlier that year when she told an audience in London that she would be returning with the band “later”. Advertisement Love and Auf der Maur did appear on stage together in October 2018 in Hudson, New York, playing Hole songs ‘Doll Parts’, ‘Miss World’ and ‘Softer Softest’. In 2019, Love entertained the idea of getting the band back together full-time during an interview with The Guardian: “We are definitely talking about it. There’s nothing wrong with honouring your past.” She told NME in 2020 that she’d “had a good session” at a rehearsal with her ex-bandmates Patty Schemel and Auf der Maur. When NME asked her if Hole would be coming back officially, she responded: “It’s something I’d love to do and I’ve been taking guitar lessons over Zoom during lockdown and I’m writing again so we’ll see!” However, during a discussion with Vogue in 2021, Love went on to put a dampener on the prospect, saying that fans shouldn’t get their hopes up for an announcement in the foreseeable future. “A proper Hole reunion will absolutely not [be happening],” she explained at the time. “You guys have gotta get over it. Our old manager Peter Mensch calls once a year to ask about a reunion. I’m so honoured to be in that company, but it’s just not gonna happen.” Last November saw Auf der Maur announce her memoir, Even The Good Girls Will Cry, out March 17. It is described as a “part coming-of-age autobiography, part travel diary, part psychedelic scrapbook” and will also feature rare photos from throughout her career. In other news, Courtney Love has shared her thoughts on Geese and revealed that she and Marianne Faithfull “hated being compared to each other”. Related TopicsCourtney LoveGrungeHoleMelissa Auf der MaurRock You May Also Like Advertisement TRENDING James Ford talks us through the huge new War Child ‘Help(2)’ album – track-by-track The Kooks to play The Great Escape 20th anniversary show presented by NME ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ review: Tommy Shelby is back in business The biggest video game concerts you can’t miss in 2026 Chalk’s uncompromising dance-punk is fuelled by personal vulnerability and political questioning Advertisement More Stories Music News Huge Ozzy Osbourne statue to be unveiled at France’s Hellfest Festival in June Music News Interpol reveal new live drummer for upcoming tour dates Music News Watch St. Vincent cover Depeche Mode, Jeff Buckley and more at tiny California show Film News Damon Albarn confirms he’s scoring Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI movie about the founders of ChatGPT Music News Fontaines D.C., Kneecap and more donate prizes to ‘Records For Palestine’ online vinyl raffle Music News The Beach Boys’ Bruce Johnston departs touring band after 61 years: “This isn’t goodbye, it’s see you soon”