page_title: The Stooges
section_title: Reunion and Ron Asheton's death (2003–09)
hierarchical_section_title: The Stooges / History / Reunion and Ron Asheton's death (2003–09)
caption_attribution_description: English: Live on the 15th of August, 2006. Sziget Fesztivál, Budapest, Hungary. Iggy and the Stooges. ©© Derzsi Elekes Andor, Budapest, 2014, Published in the Metapolisz DVD line. You are authorised to use this photo under Creative Commons – even for commercial, for profit purposes. The photo must be attributed to Derzsi Elekes Andor. All of the photos and vids in the Metapolisz DVD line are under Creative Commons and can be used even for commercial – for profit – purposes. Recommended Citation Derzsi Elekes Andor: Metapolisz DVD line http://nektar.oszk.hu/en/manifestation/2623913Magyar: A felvétel 2006 augusztus 15-én készült Budapesten. Sziget Fesztivál. Iggy and the Stooges. ©© Derzsi Elekes Andor, Budapest, 2014, A kép egészben, vagy részletekben másolását, bármilyen úton történő sokszorosítását és felhasználását a szerző ellenérték nélkül, jogutódjaira is kihatóan megengedi. Az engedély kiterjed a kereskedelmi célú hasznosításra is. Kéri azonban nevének feltüntetését a felhasználás során. A Metapolisz sorozat valamennyi képe és filmje Creative Commons alatti valamint kereskedelmi - for profit - célra is felhasználható. Ajánlott hivatkozás: Derzsi Elekes Andor: Metapolisz DVD line http://nektar.oszk.hu/en/manifestation/2623913
context_page_description: The Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, were an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave Alexander. Playing a raw, primitive style of rock and roll, the band sold few records in their original incarnation and gained a reputation for their confrontational performances, which often involved acts of self-mutilation by Iggy Pop.
  After releasing two albums—The Stooges and Fun House —the group disbanded briefly, and reformed with a different lineup to release Raw Power before breaking up again in 1974. The band reunited in 2003 until dissolving in 2016 following the deaths of Scott Asheton and saxophonist Steve Mackay. Ron Asheton participated in the reunion until his death in 2009.
  The Stooges are widely regarded as a seminal proto-punk act. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked them 78th on their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
context_section_description: Pop and the Ashetons first reunited that year, sharing four songs on the Skull Ring album with Pop on vocals, Scott Asheton on drums, and Ron Asheton on both guitar and bass.  Soon afterward, the Stooges reunited officially, performing a series of live shows in the United States and Europe, with Watt on bass at Ron Asheton's request, and Fun House-era saxophonist Steve Mackay. Their Detroit homecoming show, postponed by the 2003 North America blackout, was released as the DVD Live in Detroit.
  On August 16, 2005, Elektra Records and Rhino Records issued newly remastered 2-CD editions of the first two Stooges albums, featuring the original album on disc one and outtakes (including alternate mixes, single versions, etc.) on disc two. Unlike the 1997 Raw Power reissue, which was a total remix from the original multitracks, these remasters are faithful to the original mixes.
  In 2007, the band released an album of all-new material, The Weirdness, with Steve Albini recording, and mastering done at Abbey Road Studios in London, England.  The album received mixed to negative reviews from the press. The band also contributed a cover of Junior Kimbrough's "You Better Run" to a tribute album for the late blues artist.
  The Stooges were voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2008.
  The Stooges spent the years between 2003 and 2008 touring extensively, playing shows on five different continents.  Highlights included performances at several events involved with the All Tomorrow's Parties concert series, Pop's 60th birthday on the stage of San Francisco's Warfield Theater, touring with the Lollapalooza festival, and a performance of two Madonna covers at the Michigan-born singer's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in protest of the Stooges' failure to receive an induction into said institution despite six nominations.  (Two years later, the band was successfully inducted.)  A low of this touring era occurred in the August 2008 when the band's equipment was stolen in Montreal, Quebec.  Initially, the reunited band's sets consisted solely of material from The Stooges, Fun House, Skull Ring, and The Weirdness.  By 2008, they had added "Search and Destroy", "I Got a Right" and "Raw Power" to their set lists.  The band's final show with Ron Asheton was on September 29, 2008, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
  On January 6, 2009, Ron Asheton was found dead in his home, having reportedly suffered a heart attack several days earlier.  He was 60 years old.  In their official statement, the group called Asheton "irreplaceable".
  On October 1, 2009, The Stooges: The Authorized and Illustrated Story by Robert Matheu and Jeffrey Morgan (authorized biographer of Alice Cooper) was published in hardcover by Abrams.
caption: Iggy and the Stooges – Sziget Fesztivál, 2006.
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