Beastie Boys will never perform live again

Last year Mike D - Michael Diamond - said: "We have not been able to tour since MCA, Adam Yauch, died... we can't make new music."

Founding member Adam Yauch (MCA) passed away in 2012.

Although that inferred that the band weren't ever going to hit the live circuit again, there were some that were holding out hope, and new documents unearthed recently suggested they were set to reform, with Lawyer David Lizerbram saying:

"On June 26, 2015, the remaining Beastie Boys, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond, filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to register the name BEASTIE BOYS as a trademark in connection with “Live performances by a musical group.

"The application was filed on an Intent-to-Use basis. Note that the band can’t obtain a trademark registration until they actually use that band name “in commerce.” Meaning, for this application to become a trademark registration, they have to use the band name “Beastie Boys” in the future for live musical performances. Their previous decades’ of performances don’t count. Commerce must be ongoing for a trademark registration to be issued and to remain valid."

Lizerbram also notes that it may be an error by a member of the Beastie Boys' team or label, or that there are other reasonings behind the copyright application.

However, extinguishing those faint glimmers of hope with speed, a representative of the band said: "There will never be Beastie Boys live performances without Adam Yauch."

So there you have it.