The final night of this 3 day run of gigs was to be a raucous night of rock and roll at KK'S.
First up was a one man set from Irish troubadour Matty James Cassidy (8), we've see Matty previously supporting and playing with Tyla (Dogs D'Amour) so knew what to expect, imagine Shane McGowan mashed up with Billy Bragg a good foot stomping way to kick off the night!
Next up were a band completely new to us - Soho Dukes (8), a band harking back to the days of proper pub rock ‘n’ roll. Soho Dukes have the air and swagger of Nutty Boys, but evoke the spirit of bands like Dr Feelgood and Ian Drury & The Blockheads. They own the stage and look like they’re ready to party all night with their cheeky cockney personas.
Next up were a band completely new to us - Soho Dukes (8), a band harking back to the days of proper pub rock ‘n’ roll. Soho Dukes have the air and swagger of Nutty Boys, but evoke the spirit of bands like Dr Feelgood and Ian Drury & The Blockheads. They own the stage and look like they’re ready to party all night with their cheeky cockney personas.
Songs like Suited & Booted get the crowd bouncing along and you could easily believe they really would go on all night if you let them. Highlight was when Spike joined them on stage for the song A Stones Throw, their latest single.
There aren’t many real rock ‘n’ roll reprobates around anymore, too much clean living! But Spike does and always has embodied that image of debauchery and excess, but in a way that kind of makes him more loveable.
With band fall outs and associated politics sorted, Spike has assembled together new, leaner and meaner Quireboys (10). He’s re-united with his old mate Nige Mogg on bass, whilst the Thunder duo of Luke Morley (guitar) and Harry James (drums) bring a slick tightness to it all and on keyboards is Spikes good friend, Willie Dowling.
In typically chaotic Quireboys style, the set began with Willie trying to attract Spikes attention - Mogg was nowhere to be seen! As Morley went into the intro of Jeeze Louise, Mogg came dashing on, apparently he’d been caught short and was in the bog!
But that aside, the rest of the show was brilliant. Spike was on great form, loving the fact he had this huge stage at KK’s and he made us of every inch of it. The mic stand was like a baton, he twirled it and hurled it like some demented drum major.
As said earlier, Morley and James have added some cohesion to the live band, whilst Dowling is as flamboyant as ever. Meanwhile, Mogg prowls around the stage, his bass hung low, bashing that 4 sting within an inch of its life!
I honestly don’t think we’ve seen Quireboys this hot for a long time, maybe Spike was sending a message to certain people! And the set list was pure heaven - Sweet Mary Ann, Hey You, Whippin Boy and King Of New York all played in the first songs or so.
In between songs we got the usual Spike banter and stories, but it was the songs the adoring fans were here for and the second half was just as packed out as the first - Man On The Loose, Roses & Rings, There She Goes Again and 7 O’Clock, 15 cracking old school rock songs and the fans would have been happy with that, but back they came for two final songs, Sex Party and I Don’t Love You Anymore
Tonight's message was simple, Spike’s not finished, Quireboys aren’t finished, the R’n’R party is going strong.
There aren’t many real rock ‘n’ roll reprobates around anymore, too much clean living! But Spike does and always has embodied that image of debauchery and excess, but in a way that kind of makes him more loveable.
With band fall outs and associated politics sorted, Spike has assembled together new, leaner and meaner Quireboys (10). He’s re-united with his old mate Nige Mogg on bass, whilst the Thunder duo of Luke Morley (guitar) and Harry James (drums) bring a slick tightness to it all and on keyboards is Spikes good friend, Willie Dowling.
In typically chaotic Quireboys style, the set began with Willie trying to attract Spikes attention - Mogg was nowhere to be seen! As Morley went into the intro of Jeeze Louise, Mogg came dashing on, apparently he’d been caught short and was in the bog!
But that aside, the rest of the show was brilliant. Spike was on great form, loving the fact he had this huge stage at KK’s and he made us of every inch of it. The mic stand was like a baton, he twirled it and hurled it like some demented drum major.
As said earlier, Morley and James have added some cohesion to the live band, whilst Dowling is as flamboyant as ever. Meanwhile, Mogg prowls around the stage, his bass hung low, bashing that 4 sting within an inch of its life!
I honestly don’t think we’ve seen Quireboys this hot for a long time, maybe Spike was sending a message to certain people! And the set list was pure heaven - Sweet Mary Ann, Hey You, Whippin Boy and King Of New York all played in the first songs or so.
In between songs we got the usual Spike banter and stories, but it was the songs the adoring fans were here for and the second half was just as packed out as the first - Man On The Loose, Roses & Rings, There She Goes Again and 7 O’Clock, 15 cracking old school rock songs and the fans would have been happy with that, but back they came for two final songs, Sex Party and I Don’t Love You Anymore
Tonight's message was simple, Spike’s not finished, Quireboys aren’t finished, the R’n’R party is going strong.
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