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No Doubt's backstage party room is now for the band's kids

Recently reunited rockers No Doubt have revealed that the space they used to hold backstage parties in has now been turned into a playroom for their collective children while on tour.

Speaking to The Sun newspaper, frontwoman Gwen Stefani explained that now the band members are older their priorities have changed and they wanted to make their touring lives accessible for their kids, too:

"I can't wait to get out there and play this (record) live. Everybody has their own tour bus now and we have a travelling caravan. So when we get to the venue the nannies set up the romper room, which is the room that used to be our backstage party room, with the DJ and the bar. That's gone now and it's for the kids."

Tony Kanal added: "Things have changed since we last put a record out. We now go on tour with our families. But then we've always been a big family anyway. We've just expanded."

Earlier this week, the group confirmed details of a series of live dates that will take place later this year in November and December. When asked about the transition from being a solo artist to getting back together with No Doubt, Stefani admitted she feels more comfortable with her bandmates around her:

"It's such a vulnerable situation to put yourself in. And I never need to do that or want to do it again. I'm happy being in No Doubt. And it's nice to have a record where there's no fat on it."

"We've not pumped this up with album tracks. There aren't any songs that I would want to edit off. It has a really good balance of song types. I love it. I've listened to it a billion times. It's always on repeat."

 

 

 

Listen to their new album's title track, 'Push and Shove', below: