Reunion, tour and future: 2012–present In 2012, the Cardigans received a lucrative offer from Hultsfred Festival to perform the album Gran Turismo in full. After initial hesitation, the band decided to accept the offer "as it felt like a good way of tearing us out of our strange new everyday life," according to Persson. Peter Svensson declined to participate, although he had no objection to the band touring without him. They recruited singer-songwriter Oskar Humlebo to fill in for Svensson, and asked their agent to seek more shows for them to play. Ultimately, the band made their live comeback with shows in Lund and Copenhagen ahead of Hultsfred, before playing in Poland, Finland, Russia, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan, with a scheduled concert in Israel cancelled by the promoter. Most of these shows involved performing Gran Turismo in full, followed by an assortment of hits from their other albums.
Reunion tour and future 2012–present In 2012 the Cardigans received a lucrative offer from Hultsfred Festival to perform the album Gran Turismo in full After initial hesitation the band decided to accept the offer "as it felt like a good way of tearing us out of our strange new everyday life" according to Persson Peter Svensson declined to participate although he had no objection to the band touring without him They recruited singer-songwriter Oskar Humlebo to fill in for Svensson and asked their agent to seek more shows for them to play Ultimately the band made their live comeback with shows in Lund and Copenhagen ahead of Hultsfred before playing in Poland Finland Russia Indonesia Taiwan and Japan with a scheduled concert in Israel cancelled by the promoter Most of these shows involved performing Gran Turismo in full followed by an assortment of hits from their other albums