The Quireboys playing Glasgow in a brewery on a Friday night is pretty much the perfect ingredients for a night out. Or a very messy one given that it’s the definition of the phrase “piss-up in a brewery”. Regardless, it’s good-time rock and roll and a good use of a great space in town. With … Continue reading Gig Review: The Quireboys / Alan Clayton – Drygate, Glasgow (22nd November 2019)
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The Quireboys and FM on a tour together? Anyone with even a ing interest in classic rock is aware of how both of these bands have soldiered through decades of history and how they’ve found their respective formula, stuck to it and endured. Whilst sonically, they may sound completely different yet both still in the … Continue reading Gig Review: The Quireboys / FM / Bad Touch / Vega – The Garage, Glasgow (8th April 2019)
2018 came and went without an album from The Quireboys. For most bands, it wouldn’t raise an eyebrow that a band went a year without releasing an album. For the self-styled gypsy rock and rollers, it’s a different story. However, Amazing Disgrace sees them come back out of the studio with this, their first recorded … Continue reading Album Review: The Quireboys – Amazing Disgrace
With new album Amazing Disgrace due for release on April 5th, the rabble who comprise The Quireboys have just dropped a video for "Seven Deadly Sins". Scroll down for a look and listen. 2019 sees the 35th anniversary for the band, with Amazing Disgrace being their sixth album in seven years so they're definitely not slowing down! … Continue reading Quireboys drop new video from album “Amazing Disgrace”
On their essential new album, The Quireboys amazed themselves. “The new music has sured all of my expectations,” itted long-term guitarist Guy Griffin. “It’s the most diverse album we’ve ever done,” added fellow six-stringer Paul Guerin. And for a band celebrating its 35th Anniversary in 2019 that’s saying something. Amazing Disgrace is the sixth Quireboys’ … Continue reading The Quireboys announce Amazing Disgrace and one-off A Bit of What You Fancy “in full” show
“Who’s hungover?” Tom Russell asks Saturday’s assembled audience as he raises his own hand. Glasgow’s Beard of Doom is in fine spirits as always and despite the earlier start to proceedings, a sizeable crowd has already invaded Troon Concert Hall. Talk consists of how Heavy Pettin split the vote – pretty equally. Some thought they … Continue reading Winter Storm 2017 Review: Saturday