90s Rock star, 57, showcases her timeless beauty as she returns to the spotlight after 20-years and branding the music industry a ‘ludicrous circus’

British rock band Sleeper rose to fame in 1992, scoring eight top 40 hits and three top ten albums before splitting up in 1998.

The group’s songs included Nice Guy Eddie and The It Girl and were featured on the soundtrack of the iconic film Trainspotting.

Now the band is back together for another UK tour with frontwoman Louise Wener, 57, looking nothing short of sensational and decades younger than her years.

Since the group’s demise, Louise has collaborated with other musicians, including the late, great George Michael, before writing four novels as well as the Radio 4 drama series Queens of Noise.

Speaking about the career change, she shared the Yorkshire Post writing gave her ‘control’ over her work after years in the ‘ridiculous circus’ of the music industry.

The British rock group rose to fame in 1992 (R) and had eight top 40 hits and three top ten albums before splitting up in 1998.

The group’s songs included Nice Guy Eddie and The It Girl and were featured on the soundtrack of the iconic film Trainspotting (LR Andy Maclure, Louise, Jon Stewart, Diid Osmanand)

Say: ‘[In a band] When you’re in a studio arguing about the progress of the chorus, you have producers, managers and PR people.

‘Towards the end it just became a ridiculous circus and I didn’t feel that connected to the creative process at that point.

Before adding, “I just wanted something where I could just sit in my sweatpants and have total independence.”

The group initially split in 1998 before reuniting in 2017 for the Britpop-themed Star Shaped Festival in London.

Louise will be joined on the tour by original Sleeper members Andy Maclure, Jon Stewart and Kieron Pepper of The Prodigy.

Sleeper Unplugged kicks off in Reading on June 13 with six shows before ending in Bath on June 22.

Announcing the news on X, Louise wrote: ‘Join us for our next series of fantastic unplugged nights!! Tickets are on sale now!’.

Last year it was reported that The Prodigy had rewritten one of their most famous hits after 26 years of setbacks.

Since the group’s demise, Louise has collaborated with other musicians, including the late great George Michael, before writing four novels as well as the Radio 4 drama series Queens of Noise.

Speaking about the career change, she said writing gave her “control” over her work after years in the “ridiculous circus” of the music industry (photo 1995)

Louise will be joined on the tour by original Sleeper members Andy Maclure, Jon Stewart and Kieron Pepper of The Prodigy (band pictured in 1994)

Sleeper Unplugged kicks off in Reading on June 13 with six shows before ending in Bath on June 22

Announcing the news on X, Louise wrote: ‘Join us for our next series of fantastic unplugged nights!! Tickets are on sale now!’

First released in 1997, the song Smack My B***h Up faced calls for it to be banned after it was accused of glorifying domestic violence.

Now, after years of refusing to change the lyrics, singer Maxim has chosen to skip the offensive line and simply repeat “change my pitch up” during two recent performances in London, according to The sun.

Despite the original controversy, the song reached number eight in the charts, performed by the group’s then frontman, Keith Flint, who died in 2019 at the age of 49.

At the time, BBC Radio 1 banned the song, while the ITV Chart Show refused to display the title on screen when the video was played.

MailOnline contacted the band’s representatives for comment at the time.