Editing The Bangles (section)

===Re-formation (1998–present)===
In 1998, the band reformed<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.annecarlini.com/ex_interviews.php?id=807 |title=Anne Carlini – Exclusive Magazine |first=Russell |last=Trunk |work=annecarlini.com |year=2011 |quote=By 2000 we had already starting playing live shows and becoming more visible. We had been kinda working behind the scenes for a year and a half before that. |access-date=June 13, 2011 |archive-date=August 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804185506/http://annecarlini.com/ex_interviews.php?id=807 |url-status=dead }}</ref> to record a song for [[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me#"More Music" track listing|the soundtrack]] of ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'', at the behest of the film's director [[Jay Roach]] (who had married Hoffs in 1993).<ref name="story" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/susanna-hoffs-mn0000043241/biography|title=Susanna Hoffs &#124; Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref> The song chosen for the album was "Get the Girl" and was released in 1999. The reunion continued with a tour in 2000. Later the same year, the group was also inducted into the [[Vocal Group Hall of Fame]].<ref>[http://www.vocalhalloffame.com/inductees/the_bangles.html Vocal Hall of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311105625/http://www.vocalhalloffame.com/inductees/the_bangles.html |date=March 11, 2007 }} The Bangles page. {{Retrieved|access-date=September 15, 2006}}</ref> From 2001 to 2002, they were in the studio recording the album ''[[Doll Revolution]]'' at Icon Recording Studios, Hollywood, California. The album, featuring such songs as "Stealing Rosemary", "Ride the Ride", "Nickel Romeo", and the single "Something That You Said", was released in early 2003.<ref name="AP2004"/>

The title track, which was written by [[Elvis Costello]], was originally recorded for his 2002 album ''[[When I Was Cruel]]''. ''Doll Revolution'' was a solid comeback success in Germany after the Bangles had performed in Germany's biggest television show ''[[Wetten, dass..?|Wetten dass]]'', but failed to make any impact in other markets such as the UK, the U.S. and Australia. In July 2004, [[Paul McCartney]] presented the Bangles with "honorary rock'n'roll diplomas" from his [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]].<ref name="AP2004">{{Cite news |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |date=July 31, 2004 |title=Et Cetera – People |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5037159// |newspaper=[[Indiana Gazette]] |location=Indiana, PA |access-date=April 23, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref>

In 2005, Michael Steele left the band due to disputes over touring and recording. Steele was replaced by touring bassist [[Abby Travis]] for live appearances.<ref>{{Cite news|date= November 6, 2005|first= Guy|last= Blackman|access-date=November 26, 2009|url= http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/bangles-shake-again/2005/11/03/1130823343333.html|title= Bangles shake again|work=The Age |location=Melbourne, Australia}}</ref> On December 31, 2005, the group performed "Hazy Shade of Winter" in front of [[Times Square]] and later "Eternal Flame"{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} as part of ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve|Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2006]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gates |first1=Anita |title=WHAT'S ON TONIGHT |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/31/arts/whats-on-tonight.html |access-date=December 23, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=December 31, 2005}}</ref> Travis was fired in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cokyuce |first1=Ozgur |title=Abby Travis Interview October 08 |url=https://www.punkglobe.com/abbytravisinterview1008.html |website=www.punkglobe.com |access-date=December 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Aji |first1=Shira |title=Burning an Eternal Flame: The Bangles' Influences and Legacy |url=https://musicoholics.com/backstage-stories/burning-an-eternal-flame-the-bangles-influences-and-legacy/ |website=Musicoholics |access-date=December 23, 2021 |date=September 30, 2021}}</ref>
[[File:The Bangles 2007.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|The Bangles performing at the [[House of Blues]] in Cleveland, Ohio, in August 2007]]
In the spring of 2009, the Bangles returned to the studio to begin work on a new album entitled ''[[Sweetheart of the Sun]]'', which was released on September 27, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.thebangles.com/news/news.asp?item=113555|title = Gracie Gossip|date = February 4, 2009|work = TheBangles.com|url-status=dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090610233611/http://www.thebangles.com/news/news.asp?item=113555|archive-date = June 10, 2009|df = mdy-all}}</ref> The band went on tour in late 2011 in support of it, with dates on the East Coast, Midwest and West Coast. Openers for the various dates included rock band [[Antigone Rising]] and power pop band [[A Fragile Tomorrow]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebangles.com/concertsandevents.html |title=2011 Tour Dates |publisher=Thebangles.com |access-date=October 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020154454/http://www.thebangles.com/concertsandevents.html |archive-date=October 20, 2011}}</ref>

In December 2013, the Bangles played two nights with three other reunited Paisley Underground bands—[[the Dream Syndicate]], [[the Three O'Clock]] and [[Rain Parade]]—at [[the Fillmore]] in San Francisco and [[the Fonda Theatre]] in Los Angeles (benefit concert).<ref name=blurt-reunion>{{cite journal|last=Mills|first=Fred|title=Reunion Concerts: A Million Paisley Underground Fans Can't Be Wrong!|journal=Blurt|date=October 16, 2013|url=http://blurtonline.com/news/reunion-concerts-million-paisley-underground-fans-cant-wrong/}}</ref> Their set list focused on their early material, with remarks from the band at the beginning of the Fillmore show that they were going to be playing songs that they had not played in 30 years. In January 2014, they performed at the [[Whisky a Go Go]] in West Hollywood, California, in celebration of the Whisky's 50th anniversary.<ref name="MyUser_YouTube_October_21_2014c">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSA0WUXaTZM | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414031215/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSA0WUXaTZM&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=April 14, 2014 | url-status=dead|title=The Bangles – Walk Like an Egyptian LIVE 2014 Whiskey a Go Go Hollywood, CA |newspaper=YouTube |author=falconidave11 |access-date=October 21, 2014}}</ref>
[[File:The Bangles2016.jpg|thumb|Founding bass player Annette Zilinskas joins Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, and Debbi Peterson of the Bangles for a live show in 2016 at The Whisky A Go Go.]]
Original bassist Annette Zilinskas began joining the band for selected live shows in 2014 and rejoined the band in 2018. This was the first time the original founding four members of the Bangles had played together since 1983.<ref name="PSN">{{cite news |last1=Larsen |first1=Peter |title=Susanna Hoffs talks about the Bangles playing Arroyo Seco Weekend and that band's random connection to headliner Robert Plant |url=https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2018/06/16/susanna-hoffs-talks-about-the-bangles-playing-arroyo-seco-weekend-and-that-bands-random-connection-to-headliner-robert-plant/ |access-date=July 21, 2018 |publisher=Pasadena Star News |date=June 16, 2018}}</ref>

Three new recordings by the Bangles were released in November 2018 as part of a compilation album called ''3 × 4'', which also included [[the Dream Syndicate]], [[the Three O'Clock]] and [[Rain Parade]], with each of the four bands covering songs by the other bands.<ref name=RSD3x4>{{cite web |title=RSDBF '18 Special Release: Various Artists – ''3 x 4'' |year=2018 |website=Record Store Day |url=http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/10517 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122165109/https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/10517 |archive-date=January 22, 2019 }}</ref> Following the initial [[Record Store Day]] first-release as a double album on "psychedelic swirl" purple [[LP record|vinyl]], [[Yep Roc Records]] released the album on LP, CD and digital in February 2019. All four of these bands assembled to play at the Grammy Museum in May 2019.<ref name=Coachella3x4>{{cite web |title=''3x4'' – The Bangles, The Three O'Clock, The Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade (Yep Roc Records) |date=January 9, 2019 |website=[[Coachella Valley Weekly]]|url=http://coachellavalleyweekly.com/3x4-the-bangles-the-three-oclock-the-dream-syndicate-rain-parade-yep-roc-records/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122165142/http://coachellavalleyweekly.com/3x4-the-bangles-the-three-oclock-the-dream-syndicate-rain-parade-yep-roc-records/ |archive-date=January 22, 2019 }}</ref><ref name=YR3x4>{{cite press release |date=October 10, 2018 |title=Yep Roc Announces Record Store Day Black Friday Titles! |website=Yep Roc Records |url=http://www.yeproc.com/yep-roc-announces-record-store-day-black-friday-titles/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122173213/http://www.yeproc.com/yep-roc-announces-record-store-day-black-friday-titles/ |archive-date=January 22, 2019 }}</ref>