Editing Firehose (band) (section)

==Reunion==
It was announced in early 2012 that the band would be reuniting for their first live shows in over eighteen years.  A compilation album chronicling their major label albums entitled ''lowFLOWS: The Columbia Anthology ('91–'93)'' was released to coincide with the reunion. The new album features ''Flyin' the Flannel'', ''Live Totem Pole'' EP, ''Mr. Machinery Operator'', as well as bonus material, including live cuts and instrumentals.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kaye |first=Ben |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/03/firehose-announces-anthology-lowflows/ |title=fIREHOSE announces anthology: lowFLOWS |magazine=Consequence of Sound |date=2012-03-02 |access-date=2015-11-19 |archive-date=2017-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729233607/https://consequenceofsound.net/2012/03/firehose-announces-anthology-lowflows/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On January 4, 2012, ''Verbicide'' posted an article detailing that according to a reader's tip, an announcement was made at Harlow's in Sacramento, CA on December 29, 2011, that Firehose would be performing at the venue on April 5, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2012/01/04/firehose-reunion/ |title=fIREHOSE to Reunite &#124; |publisher=Verbicidemagazine.com |access-date=2015-11-19}}</ref> Shortly after, Firehose were also confirmed as part of the line-up for the 2012 [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pic.twitter.com/RKTMN5tW |title=Coachella on Twitter: "psst... pass it on #Coachella2012 |publisher=Pic.twitter.com |date=2012-01-09 |access-date=2015-11-19}}</ref> in Indio, CA.  A small West Coast tour christened "Smokin' on the Ol' Pink Pole" kicked off on April 5, 2012, at Harlow's and included 14 dates, among them two at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

When asked whether Firehose was planning to make a new album, Mike Watt replied, "When Edward was asking me about doing new gigs, he also said he wanted to write... he has a band called Food, and said he's been writing songs. For these two weeks of gigs, we're just going to try and play some of the old ones. But he was talking about writing songs. So, I don't know – maybe down the road."<ref name="prato">{{cite magazine|last=Prato |first=Greg |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mike-watt-on-the-firehose-reunion-20120130 |title=Mike Watt on the fIREHOSE Reunion |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2012-01-30 |access-date=2015-11-19}}</ref>