page_title: Dizzy Mizz Lizzy
section_title: First reunion (2009–2010)
hierarchical_section_title: Dizzy Mizz Lizzy / History / First reunion (2009–2010)
caption_attribution_description: English: Tim Christensen from Dizzy Mizz Lizzy playing at Roskilde Festival 2010.
context_page_description: Dizzy Mizz Lizzy is an alternative rock band from Denmark formed in 1988. The power trio consists of Tim Christensen, Martin Nielsen and Søren Friis. Between 1994 and 1997, they were highly successful in Denmark and Japan and are credited for heading the 1990s rock revival in Denmark with their studio albums Dizzy Mizz Lizzy and Rotator. The group disbanded in 1998, after which Christensen started a successful solo career.
  In 2010, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy undertook a reunion tour in Denmark and Japan in their original line-up. The popularity of Live in Concert 2010, recorded during this reunion, caused the band to consider a more permanent comeback, which was announced in late 2014. They resumed touring and released their third studio album Forward in Reverse on April 29, 2016 to critical acclaim. According to critics, it helped the band regain their position as Denmark's most popular rock band. To date, the band has released four studio albums and three live albums.
context_section_description: On September 15, 2009, the band announced they would hold a small reunion tour in Spring 2010, with concerts in Odense, Aarhus (2 shows), Aalborg, Esbjerg (2 shows) and Copenhagen (4 shows). The idea was spawned when Christensen, Nielsen and Friis were bowling, which they often did when meeting up. EMI suggested the reunion to be paired with the release of a box set containing their collected works. Although the band were sceptical about this at first, Dizzcography (a portmanteau of 'Dizzy' and 'discography') was released on March 29, 2010 as a 4-CD or 8-vinyl record box set, containing remasters of all previously released material (the band's two studio albums Dizzy Mizz Lizzy and Rotator and the live album Live in Aarhus '96), and the compilation album The Rest of Dizzy Mizz Lizzy which comprises the original 1993 demo, two B-sides and the tracks from the live album Live in Japan.
  Dizzy Mizz Lizzy were overwhelmed when the tour's first show on 9 April at the K.B. Hallen had sold out in less than 15 seconds on 20 September 2009, and the other shows sold out in less than 45 seconds, showing that the demand for their shows was far greater than they expected. The band subsequently expanded the tour that would eventually total 52 dates, including festival headlines and Japanese legs to the tour in May and September, making this one of the most successful comebacks in the history of Danish music. Their performance at the Roskilde Festival coincided with Christensen's 36th birthday. The renewed interest for Dizzy Mizz Lizzy inspired the Danish producer and DJ Morten Breum to release a remix of "Waterline" on 5 April 2010.
  After the tour's final show in Tokyo on 29 September 2010, the band returned to hibernation. The documentary Lost Inside a Dream: The Story of Dizzy Mizz Lizzy by the Danish film maker Theis Molin exploring the band's rise, break-up and reunion premiered at the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival on 4 November 2010. The band attended the film's second screening on 8 November 2010, where they answered questions from the audience. On the same day, the 2CD/DVD and 2CD/Blu-ray set Live in Concert 2010 was released, which includes the documentary and features a live recording of two concerts in the K.B. Hallen on 16–17 April 2010, making it the first Danish performance to be released in Full HD. The moment where Dizzy Mizz Lizzy were awarded a platinum record for this live recording would later be considered the turning point towards the band considering a more permanent comeback. Molin received the Politiken Publikumspris (People's choice award) for his documentary. A few days later, on 12 November 2010, EMI released the compilation album Big-5: Dizzy Mizz Lizzy as part of their Big-5 series, containing their artists' five best tracks. In the case of Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, these were all taken from their eponymous debut album.
caption: Tim Christensen from Dizzy Mizz Lizzy at Roskilde Festival 2010.
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