Courtney Love has shared an update on her growing “appreciation” for Geese, and jokingly told “gatekeeper” fans of theirs to “get off my back”.
The Hole icon took to Instagram last month to reveal that she was becoming a fan of the NYC indie-rockers, and decided to check them out after seeing all the hype surrounding them and their latest album ‘Getting Killed’ – saying that it made her “Geese-curious”.
After first praising the deep, soulful vocal style of frontman Cameron Winter as something “you can’t fake”, she has gone on to share another update – revealing that she has dived further into their discography and become an even bigger fan.
“I’m back with a Geese update,” she said at the beginning of a new Instagram video, sharing that her “Geese-curious [stance] has turned into Geese-blossoming-appreciation”.
“I’m fully liking it,” she added, describing their sound as “Daniel Johnston-meets-Rolling Stones”, and quipping that Cameron Winter “sounds like a 600-year-old man… in the best way”.
“He’s a fucking, seriously good lyricist. Like, a seriously good lyricist. Seriously,” she said, saying that she was going to see them live while they are currently on tour in the UK, and re-emphasising that she hears a “naive” influence from The Rolling Stones which you can only spot “if you’re open-minded”.
Love then went on to suggest she had faced some backlash over her comments on the former NME Cover stars, and had some “gatekeeping elder millennial troll fans” reaching out to her since she first shared her interest in the New York band last month.
“I want to talk a little bit about their fans. Their gatekeeping elder millennial troll fans. I love my trolls… but the Geese trolls are like another kettle of fish,” she said. “I feel like it’s 1990 and I’m trying to impress Sonic Youth again. I’m a cool old lady who likes a band, get off my back,” she went ona, sharing that fans have told her to “Leave them alone”.
She also joked that it feels similar to the “13-year-old Swifties coming for me” – referring to the backlash she got from Taylor Swift fans in 2024 when she said that she didn’t find the global pop star “interesting as an artist”.
Love is one of the many huge names sharing praise for Geese lately, with others including Nick Cave, King Princess, Primal Scream, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
2025 marked a huge year for the band thanks to the release of their latest album, ‘Getting Killed’, which was given a five-star review from NME, and later landed at the Number One spot on our 50 Best Albums of the year list.
Their track ‘Taxes’ from the record also came in at Number Two in NME‘s 50 best songs of 2025 list.
Geese kicked off the UK leg of their 2026 tour dates at Glasgow’s SWG3 on Saturday (March 21), and dates continue tomorrow (Tuesday March 24) in Manchester. You can see a full list of dates below, and buy any remaining tickets here.
Geese’s 2026 UK headline tour dates are:
MARCH
24 – New Century Hall, Manchester
25 – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
AUGUST
26 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
SEPTEMBER
1 – Troxy, London
As for Love, the singer has frequently teased a possible comeback for Hole. The band’s classic line-up, with Melissa Auf Der Maur, Eric Erlandson and Patty Schemel, has been on hiatus since 2002, but did return between 2009 and 2012 with some different members.
Earlier this month, the frontwoman sparked fresh speculation by sharing a mysterious video online featuring Auf der Maur, and wrote in the caption: “So do we tell the kids about the tour?”
Later that week, Love clarified the meaning behind the teaser, saying that there would be “no Hole reunion”, but instead she and Auf der Maur would be “playing some shows, new songs” together. More details are expected to be announced shortly.
The past couple of years have also seen Love build hype for her second-ever solo album, which would mark the long-awaited follow-up to 2004’s ‘America’s Sweetheart’. Back in November 2024, she revealed that she had enlisted Echo & The Bunnymen’s Will Sargent for the new album, but not the “rude” PJ Harvey.
