first top-20 album since 1994, reaching number 16 on the UK album charts in the week of its release. In November 2019, to celebrate their 30th anniversary, Gun released a new best-of album titled R3L0ADED, covering all seven studio albums and including a bonus disc of new and old cover songs. Also for their 30th anniversary, the band embarked on "The Big 3-0 Tour" with FM and The Dan Reed Network, where Gun celebrated the 30th anniversary of Taking on the World by playing the album in full. This tour included a date at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London and a sold-out headline show at The Barrowlands in Glasgow. On 18 May 2022, the band announced they would be releasing a new album, The Calton Songs, on 14 October. The album will feature acoustic versions of the band's songs throughout their career. They also released a brand new single, "Backstreet Brothers", which is featured on the new album. Outside projects and work In 2005, Dante Gizzi resurfaced in the glam rock band El Presidente. Thornton also collaborated on the band's debut album, playing nine of the drum tracks. Jools Gizzi, Thornton and Morlotti 2006 joined up in 2006 to reform as 'Blind Allez', along with singer Peter Scallan and guitarist Ian Murray. Gizzi also collaborated with Deacon Blue and Texas as well as contributing in the studio to El Presidente. Dante and Giuliano Gizzi have also collaborated with Rosie and the Goldbug, co-writing two songs for the group's eponymous 2008 debut album. Shields has contributions to the films Black Hawk Down and Bend It Like Beckham and was also playing and touring with Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros until Strummer's death. Shields and other members of the band put the finishing touches to Strummer's last album. Stafford recorded an EP under his own name in 1994 called Paper Love Maker, which also featured Shields on drums. He later played with the band 'Breaker'. Dickson has played with Bruce Dickinson, Emma Bunton, Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris since leaving GUN, and is also a member of the rock supergroup Sack Trick. Rankin is currently working for Virgin EMI Records in London with radio promotion for their artists. Mark Kerr is currently living and working in Paris. He has been collaborating with many acts including Sly Silver Sly, Regency Buck, Scanners, Jackos One, Mellow, Bob's Symphonic Orchestra, Cathy Burton and DJ