Gwen Stefani reveals she had to EXPLAIN her No Doubt years to youngest son Apollo, nine… as band’s set to reunite at Coachella

By William On Jan 28, 2024

Gwen Stefani has some explaining to do.

When announcing that her old band Doubtless reunites to play the annual Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival in April, the band’s frontwoman is told to revisit her past and explain that she was once in a band with three men to her youngest son, Apollo, nine .

You have to remember that there are many young fans who only know her as a coach on NBC’s hit singing competition series The Voice and for her work as a solo musical artist.

“I literally had to be in bed with Apollo and he said, ‘But mom, what is Coachella? Everyone’s saying it. What is this? It sounds like it’s a big deal.” So we had to watch the Don’t Speak video, and he said, “But wait, which one was your boyfriend?” It was so weird and so funny. I literally had to tell him every band member,” Stefani explained.

“So long has passed, because he’s turning ten! It’s just another miracle and blessing. And for me it was surreal. I feel like we’re in the future and lightning just struck and says (without a doubt) “Here we are!”

Gwen Stefani, 54, revealed she had to explain to her youngest son Apollo, nine, that she once hooked up with three men in No Doubt after Coachella reunion rumors

You have to remember that there are many young fans who only know her as a coach on NBC’s hit singing competition series The Voice and for her work as a solo musician.

The Coachella reunion will be the first time No Doubt has played together since 2015, which was called a reunion at the time.

In addition to Stefani on vocals, No Doubt also includes guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal and drummer Adrian Young; all of whom have formed the core of the group since the late 1980s.

They first broke out with their self-titled debut studio record (1992) and then its follow-up The Beacon Street Collection (1995), which sold over 100,000 copies, three times as many as their first.

The success of their second album ensured that a third album would be released on Interscope Records, which was ultimately a wise decision as it marked their breakthrough moment as artists and rock stars.

After seven singles such as Just A Girl and Don’t Speak, Tragic Kingdom (1995) was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the US and Canada, platinum in the UK and certified triple. platinum in Australia.

Tragic Kingdom eventually reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart and has now sold over 16 million copies worldwide.

After releasing two more albums, Return To Saturn (2000) and Rock Steady (2001), another huge success thanks in part to hits like Hey Baby, Hella Good and Underneath It All, they entered a hiatus that would open the doors . for a solo album by Stefani.

Love. Angel. Music. Baby (2004) would establish Stefani as a female solo artist to be reckoned with, and would lead to three more releases, the last of which was a Christmas-themed record, You Make It Feel Like Christmas (2017).

No Doubt scored two major hits with their groundbreaking studio album Tragic Kingdom (1995), which sold more than 16 million copies, and Rock Steady (2001).

In a reference to the almost decade that has passed since No Doubt’s last show, Stefani added, “That’s how much time has passed because he’s turning 10!” It’s just another miracle and blessing. And for me it was surreal. I feel like we’re in the future and lightning just struck and (No Doubt) says, “Here we are!”‘; mother and son are seen with stepdad Blake Shelton

The Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival announced that No Doubt will perform April 12-14 and April 19-21, but did not provide a specific day for their first show in nine years

The Orange County, California native became a huge star after the success of Tragic Kingdom in 1995 and 1996; the front woman can be seen in August 1996

Some of her solo hit songs include Hollaback Girl, Cool, Rich Girl, The Sweet Escape, Wind It Up and 4 In The Morning.

Those are the songs that many of her younger fans, like her son Apollo, would know, along with her stint on The Voice that started in 2014.

After the success of her second solo album The Sweet Escape (2006), it would be another six years before No Doubt reunited and released their final album as a band, Push And Shove (2012).

The band played periodic shows over the next few years until 2015.

But now, almost a decade since they shared the stage together, Gwen Stefani says she’s “completely overwhelmed” by the warm reception the band has received since the reunion went public.

“It just happened so quickly, and that’s my favorite kind of event. “We haven’t really figured out the next steps of how we’re going to do this yet, but we’re all so excited,” Stefani, 54, said. “And I think watching the internet blow up (with) how excited the fans are? It inspires us.’

The two-time Grammy-winning pop-rock-ska band hasn’t performed together since the 2015 KAABOO Festival in Del Mar, CA (pictured)

While Stefani has been in a romance with Blake Shelton since 2015, which led to their wedding in July 2020, she is co-parent to Apollo and his brothers Kingston, 17, and Zuma, 15, with ex-husband and Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale.

That inspiring response to the reunion announcement already has the Orange County, California native ready to rock.

“I definitely have that little thing in your stomach where you’re like, ‘Oh my God! What?'” she said in reference to the butterflies. ‘It will be great.’

The beloved band will play together for the first time in nearly a decade when they take the stage at the Coachella music festival on April 12.