Editing Squeeze (band) (section)

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Squeeze performed in front of [[David Cameron]] on BBC's ''[[The Andrew Marr Show]]'' in January 2016 and used the performance to protest against the then-Prime Minister by changing the lyrics to their song "Cradle to the Grave".<ref name="bbc100116">{{cite news |title=Band Squeeze's 'message' for PM on Marr show |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35276200 |access-date=27 March 2022 |work=BBC News |date=10 January 2016}}</ref>

In July 2017, the band announced a North American tour, along with two line-up changes: the replacement of Lucy Shaw as bassist with [[Yolanda Charles]] and the addition of [[Dirty Vegas]] frontman [[Steve Smith (house music vocalist)|Steve Smith]] as percussionist and backing vocalist.<ref>{{cite web|title=SQUEEZE ANNOUNCE NEW LINE-UP " SQUEEZE|url=http://www.squeezeofficial.com/squeeze-announce-new-line-up/|publisher=squeezeofficial.com|access-date=26 July 2017}}</ref> The band also announced an Australian tour for 2018, and revealed that they were in the midst of recording a new album.<ref>{{cite web |title=Squeeze Are 'Coming Back From The Dead' & Getting Something Back From Audiences |url=http://themusic.com.au/interviews/all/2018/04/26/squeeze-glenn-tilbrook-steve-bell/ |website=theMusic |access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref>

In August 2017, Squeeze revealed the title of their fifteenth studio album as ''[[The Knowledge (album)|The Knowledge]]''. A new single, "Innocence in Paradise", was released ahead of the album.<ref>{{cite web|title=Squeeze – "Innocence in Paradise"|date=31 August 2017 |url=http://www.stereogum.com/1960418/squeeze-innocence-in-paradise/music/|publisher=stereogum.com|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref> ''The Knowledge'' was released on 13 October 2017.

The band has continued touring through the UK, Ireland and North America.  A tour was announced on the official Squeeze website for 2020 in Australia and New Zealand, but was indefinitely postponed due to scheduling problems.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

On 13 August 2019, the band officially announced the addition of a seventh member, guitarist Melvin Duffy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.squeezeofficial.com/welcome-back-melvin-duffy/|title=Welcome back, Melvin Duffy! « SQUEEZE|website=Squeezeofficial.com|access-date=9 November 2019|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20191004053110/http://www.squeezeofficial.com/welcome-back-melvin-duffy/|archivedate=4 October 2019}}</ref>  Duffy had played as a session musician on Squeeze's previous two albums, and at occasional live shows.

In September 2019, Squeeze were joined at the [[Louisville, Kentucky]] Bourbon & Beyond Festival by ex-[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] drummer and [[Foo Fighters]] front-man [[Dave Grohl]] on drums, for a performance of the 1982 hit "[[Black Coffee in Bed]]".<ref name="rockcellar">{{cite news |title=Watch Dave Grohl Hop Behind the Drum Kit with Squeeze at Kentucky's Bourbon & Beyond Festival |url=https://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/dave-grohl-plays-with-squeeze-at-bourbon-and-beyond-festival/ |access-date=7 February 2020 |work=Rock Cellar Magazine |date=23 September 2013}}</ref>

In February 2020, it was announced that Yolanda Charles had departed the band, and new bassist Sean Hurley (who had filled in for Charles on bass on a few 2019 dates, including the date Dave Grohl guested) would be replacing her. In April of that year, Tilbrook, while discussing an upcoming scheduled gig, mentioned that it would be the "very first gig with our new bass player! A chap called [[Owen Biddle (musician)|Owen Biddle]], who used to play in a band called [[The Roots]]."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/interview-with-squeeze-s-glenn-tilbrook-7277650|title=Interview with Squeeze's Glenn Tilbrook|date=21 April 2020|website=Greatbritishlife.co.uk|access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref>  However, the show in question was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new line-up of Squeeze, with Biddle permanently replacing Hurley, began touring in 2021.

In November 2022, in response to the [[2021–present United Kingdom cost of living crisis|United Kingdom cost of living crisis]], the band announced that proceeds from their ''Food for Thought'' EP would be donated to food banks and asked fans attending their UK tour to bring donations for the [[Trussell Trust]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/04/squeeze-donate-proceed-from-new-ep-single-food-banks-poverty-crisis-glen-tilbrook-chris-difford|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Squeeze will donate all proceeds from new EP and single to food banks|first=Nadia|last=Khomami|date=4 November 2022|access-date=4 November 2022}}</ref>

In September 2023 Tilbrook said that Squeeze intended to record their next two albums in Los Angeles, including one collection of new material and another consisting of previously unrecorded songs written in the band's very earliest days.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Squeeze's Glenn Tilbrook discusses tour with Psychedelic Furs, recording plans, more|url=https://www.njarts.net/squeezes-glenn-tilbrook-discusses-tour-with-psychedelic-furs-recording-plans-more/|website=NJArts.net|date=6 September 2023 |access-date=11 September 2023}}</ref>

On 8 June 2024 the band were special guests for [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]], on the final night of his UK tour, at the [[Royal Albert Hall]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/richard-thompson-royal-albert-hall-review-fairport/|title=Richard Thompson, Royal Albert Hall, review: Fairport guitarist turns 75 with heartfelt family affair|first=Andrew|last=Perry|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=9 June 2024|via=www.telegraph.co.uk |access-date=10 June 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/richard-thompson-royal-albert-hall-review-fairport-guitarist-turns-75-with-heartfelt-family-affair/ar-BB1nU0oo?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2rKzGemWql_RHO3G_M_tnzxfvjSuEB-SIWPAEiYoyaaqRfif3e3xenWwc_aem_AUPl2RKRAK_uyj9UcNmjROv3etmPQo7EgsF_BEr6IVGJMqxTeDhZtMU__a-6ohY0RlKXQbfsyc8Gty3Oep2O-d-A |title=Richard Thompson, Royal Albert Hall, review: Fairport guitarist turns 75 with heartfelt family affair |first=Andrew |last=Perry |date=9 June 2024| publisher=msn.com}}</ref>