THE Badloves have gone full-circle on their way to a national tour with original bass player Stephen O'Prey returning to the group.

"The last time we saw him was 20-odd years ago in Ireland, but he's back, which is fabulous,” lead singer and guitarist Michael Spiby said.

Joining Spiby and O'Prey is keyboarder Adam Ridley (original member Tony Featherstone is on an extended break) and drummer Jeff Consi, who joined the group in 2015.

O'Prey's re-emergence is just one part of the story for the soul-flavoured 90's rockers, who've had their ups and downs after bursting onto the national scene with their debut album Get on Board (1993), which spent 69 weeks in the charts.

Peaking at number five and delivering hit singles Lost, Memphis, I Remember, The Weight, Memphis and Green Limousine, the album was certified double platinum, influencing a generation of musicians in the process.

After releasing follow-up album Holy Roadside, in 1995, The Badloves appeared set for a sustained run during the alternative, rock-infused golden era of the 1990's, but the band dissolved in 1997 to chase individual pursuits.

Reforming and dissolving multiple times over the years, the group has been hitting the studio since their most recent reformation in 2015, in preparation for their upcoming, eight-date national tour, which plays Twin Towns on September 3, with fellow 90's chart-toppers Taxiride.

The Twin Towns stop is a highlight for The Badloves, who'll treat fans to a host of new material on the rare tour.

"Twin Towns is one of my all time faves and the last time The Badloves played twinnies was with Renee Geyer, which was pretty wild,” Spiby said.

"We haven't done a real tour in 16 or more years and we're doing a whole lot of new material, which we're just about to get into our live set.

"Up until now we've been doing primarily older songs. So it's all looking exciting and feeling a lot less like a jukebox.”

For a band that writes songs to "amuse themselves”, Spiby admitted that some "love it, some hate it”. In a difficult time in the world of music, where albums sales are less of a focus than YouTube likes, Spiby said it was still possible to make a mark.

"We haven't strategically changed anything and we're passionate about making music,” he said.

"We're following our nose to see where it takes us.”