New York, NY (Top40 Charts) As part of their Amazing Disgrace World Tour, The Quireboys have announced an extensive tour of the United States, including stops in California, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Denver, Houston, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Cleveland, New York and many more.
February sees the band, who have scored gold and platinum discs as part of their illustrious 35-year career, head to California to play the legendary Whisky A Go Go club in Hollywood, The Boardwalk in Orangevale and The House of Blues in Anaheim before embarking on a 14+ date run in March taking in a further 13 states across the country.
The lads were last in the States for their
Black Eyed Sons Tour in 2013. Guitarist Guy Griffin said of the latest tour "We can't wait to get back over to Hollywood, the spiritual home of sleaze, it's been too long. And to play Las
Vegas will be a thrill - we will just have to keep Spike off the slot machines…".
The Quireboys recently sold out their 35th Anniversary concert at London's prestigious O2 Forum in Kentish Town - a show which is being released via digital download shortly, and then as part of a full 90-minute documentary for worldwide release via Amazon.
The band will bring their unique blend of blues and British rock'n'roll during February and March 2020, with more dates looking to be added shortly.
The Quireboys are:
Spike - Vocals
Guy Griffin - Guitar
Paul Guerin - Guitar
Keith Weir - Keyboards
Dave McCluskey - Drums
Gary Ivin - Bass
About The Quireboys...
Following the band's inception in London, UK in 1984 - originally as The Choirboys, then The Queerboys, before settling on the less controversial name of The Quireboys - there followed 6 years of hard graft and personnel changes before the inevitable happened - a UK number 2 album.
Despite supporting a certain
Guns N' Roses at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon in London it was 1990's A Bit of What You Fancy that brought the band to the attention of the public at large, and featured founder member Spike on vocals and new recruit Guy Griffin on guitar. The record showcased no fewer than 5 hit singles - including "
Hey You" which peaked at number 5 in the US Billboard Rock Chart and number 14 in the UK Singles chart.
Spike and Guy have been the backbone of THE quintessential British rock'n'roll band ever since - a journey that has seen them play to 72,000 at 1990's Monsters of Rock at Donington with the likes of Whitesnake,
Aerosmith and
Poison - supporting The
Rolling Stones that same year, and joining
Guns N' Roses again a couple of years later on their "Use Your Illusion" tour.
Following their second studio album, 1993's Bitter Sweet & Twisted, the band found the new mainstream rock landscape a difficult one - and it wasn't until 2001 and the release of This is Rock'n'Roll that they found a new lease of life.
The public's appetite for The Quireboys had returned and hasn't waned since - 3 further studio releases (Well Oiled, Homewreckers & Heartbreakers, Halfpenny Dancer) were released on various labels from 2004 to 2009 before the band found their new - and permanent - home on Off Yer Rocka - the label of the renowned festival brand Hard Rock Hell.
The first 4 albums on Off Yer Rocka - Beautiful
Curse (2013),
Black Eyed Sons (2014), St Cecilia and the Gypsy Soul (2015), and Twisted Love (2016) - have not only grown the legacy of The Quireboys but have brought new fans to the fold. 2017's White Trash Blues saw the band take a bold move - recording a collection of iconic blues numbers but with the signature Quireboys approach - a move that paid off with glowing reviews. Covering legends such as Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Freddie King and John Lee Hooker the album is a triumph of substance over style. The album produced a stunning single release - "Leaving Trunk" - a track written by Sleepy John Estes and made famous by the legendary Taj Mahal.
The Quireboys are certainly enjoying a revival - selling out venues around the world - with 2018 also taking in The Monsters of Rock Cruise, HRH AOR VI, Sweden Rock and Stonedeaf festivals. 2019 saw a brand new studio album "Amazing Disgrace" - their 12th - released to critical acclaim, with many citing it as their best yet. So be a part of the never ending Quireboys party - as there's no sign of Spike, Guy, Keith and Paul slowing down any time soon!
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