Black Eyed Peas reunite without Fergie for free London show
She also didn't appear on their songs 'Yesterday' or 'Awesome'
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Your support makes all the difference.Since the release of their song “Awesome” in 2015, rumours have been swelling over Fergie no longer being in the Black Eyed Peas.
The singer, who has yet to release her second solo album, was not present on the single, nor its follow-up, “Yesterday”, released on Apple Music.
At their first show in five years, the band performed a free show at London’s Royal Albert Hall, with every member present except the elusive Fergie.
Will.i.am and his motley crew stormed through the hits, including Where Is The Love and I Gotta Feeling, joined by Lydia Lucy - a singer Will mentored on The Voice.
"We've been coming to the UK since 1999, and we used to play a place called the Jazz cafe," Taboo told the 10,000 strong audience, according to the BBC. "The UK has always been supportive of our band.”
Before the show, Will.i.am had remained tightlipped about the current line-up of the Black Eyed Pease. He told 1 Xtra: "In my head, if it's me and Taboo out at a club, that's the Black Eyed Peas. If it's me and apl, it's the Black Eyed Peas. If it's me and Fergie, it's the Black Eyed Peas.”
He also confirmed that new music would be released later this year, but the band failed to debut any new material at the concert.
During the show, Tinie Tempah, Ricky Wilson and R&B trio WSTRN joined the group on stage for various songs.
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