Editing Big Star (section)

==Second era: 1993–2010==
Big Star reformed in 1993 with a new lineup when guitarist [[Jon Auer]] and bassist [[Ken Stringfellow]] joined Chilton and Stephens. Auer and Stringfellow remained members of [[the Posies]], founded by the pair in 1986. Stringfellow was also known for his work with [[R.E.M.]] and [[the Minus 5]]. Hummel declined to participate.<ref name="RS-Hummel2010" />  First-era material dominated Big Star's performances, with the occasional addition of a song from the 2005 album ''[[In Space]]''.

Stringfellow recalled that during the 1990s, "We were working out the set list and we went to this little cafe. Little did I know we'd be playing that set for the next ten years".<ref name="Jovanovic" />{{rp|253–260}} The resurrected band made its debut at the 1993 [[University of Missouri]] spring music festival.<ref name="Jovanovic" />{{rp|253}} A recording of the performance was issued on CD by Zoo Records as ''Columbia: Live at Missouri University''.<ref name="Jovanovic" />{{rp|253–260}} The concert was followed by tours of Europe and Japan,<ref name="Jovanovic" />{{rp|253–260}} as well as an appearance on ''[[The Tonight Show]]''.<ref name="BigStarBio" />

[[Image:Big Star at Hyde Park 2.jpg|thumb|200px|Alex Chilton in 2009 during a Big Star performance at [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]]|alt=The band's frontman, performing lead vocals at the microphone, plays guitar while he sings. His face communicates strong emotion, and his posture shows great concentration on his vocal delivery.]]

Big Star's first post-reunion studio recording was the song "Hot Thing", recorded in the mid-1990s for the Big Star tribute album ''[[Big Star, Small World]]''.<ref name="Metz1996" />  As with [[Third (Big Star album)|their prior studio release]], however, the tribute album was delayed for years due to its record company going under.  Originally scheduled for a 1998 release on [[Ignition Records]], the album was eventually released in 2006 on [[Koch Records]].<ref name="World" />

''In Space'' was released on September 27, 2005, on the [[Rykodisc]] label. Recorded during 2004, the album consisted of new material mostly co-written by Chilton, Stephens, Auer, and Stringfellow. Reviewing ''In Space'', ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s [[David Fricke]] first pointed out that the context of the release was now "a world expecting that American [[Beatles]] ideal all over again" from a band that "achieved its power-pop perfection when no one else was looking."<ref name="Fricke-InSpace" /> In Fricke's estimation, this seemingly unrealistic expectation was met in part: "It's here – in the jangly longing and ice-wall harmonies of 'Lady Sweet'" — however, Fricke found that the successful songs were interleaved with "the eccentric R&B and demo-quality glam rock that have made Chilton's solo records a mixed blessing," and that "'A Whole New Thing' starts out like old [[T. Rex (band)|T.Rex]], then goes nowhere special."<ref name="Fricke-InSpace" /> Warming nevertheless to "the rough sunshine" of "Best Chance", Fricke concluded, "''In Space'' is no ''#1 Record'', but at its brightest, it is Big Star in every way."<ref name="Fricke-InSpace" />

The band appeared at San Francisco's [[The Fillmore|Fillmore Auditorium]] on October 20, 2007, with [[Oranger]] as the opening act.<ref name="Ardent2007" /> Big Star performed at the 2008 [[Rhythm Festival]], staged from August 29–31 in [[Bedfordshire]], U.K. On June 16, 2009, the ''#1&nbsp;Record''/''Radio City'' double album was reissued in remastered form.<ref name="Amz-RC" /> The same month, it was announced that a film of Big Star's history, based on Rob Jovanovic's book ''Big Star: The Story of Rock's Forgotten Band'', was in pre-production.<ref name="Billboard" /> On July 1, 2009, Big Star performed at a concert in [[Hyde Park, London]], U.K.<ref name="Russo2009" /> On September 15, 2009, [[Rhino Records]] issued a four-CD box set containing 98 recordings made between 1968 and 1975. ''[[Keep an Eye on the Sky]]'' included live and demo versions of Big Star songs, solo work, and material from Bell's earlier bands Rock City and Icewater.<ref name="Billboard" />  On November 18, 2009, the band performed at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple in New York City.<ref name="Fricke-No1" />