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Scottish Sun
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Rock star battling with Parkinson's delivers powerful gig in Glasgow
HERE AND NOW HERE AND NOW Rock star battling with Parkinson's delivers powerful gig in Glasgow IT's fair to say the first night of Summer on the Southside was a success. Long-time rockers filled the tent in Queen's Park for 80s Scottish band Del Amitri while younger crowds flocked for Lana Del Rey's gig next door at Hampden Park. 3 Del Amitri seamlessly rocked their hearts out as if it were ten years ago. Credit: Credit: Scottish Sun 3 Faithful rockers turned up to Glasgow's Queen's Park Credit: Credit: Scottish Sun Del Amitri's eclectic style, straddling between rock, country and blues, created a solid fan-base in the 80s and 90s. Over the course of the night, the band reminded everyone why they have endured - great songwriting, sharp vocals and a setlist of electric hits. Just last year, the Del Amitri's frontman, Justin Currie, revealed he has Parkinson's disease. Currie has continued playing and touring, undeterred by what he says is 'the uneasy feeling that another man is growing inside me slowly ceasing the means of control'. Despite the 60-year-old's diagnosis, Del Amitri seamlessly rocked their hearts out as if it were ten years ago. The faithful audience were happiest when belting out chart favourites of Roll to Me, Kiss This Thing Goodbye and Always the Last to Know. 3 The band played chart hits Roll to Me and Nothing Ever Happens Credit: Credit: Scottish Sun Lead guitarist Iain Harvie, with his iconic curtain of hair, showed off his impressive skill throughout the night. Most memorable were his slick blues-style entries in Lonely and Here and Now. You couldn't help but be amazed at Currie's strength and soulful voice which carried through the tent with raw honesty. The audience got to rest when the slower, more melancholy moments allowed the three frontmen to drop their guitars and show off their beautiful harmonies. Apart from the chart-toppers, highlights of the night came when Currie switched his bass for acoustic guitar in songs like Be My Downfall and Tell Her This. Rock legend 'gives away' he's Glastonbury's mystery performer as he flies into UK days before festival By the end of the concert, it was undeniable that this is a band bound by over 40 years of friendship. 'It's been a pleasure,' said Currie as the Glasgow crowd sang their hearts out to Nothing Ever Happens.
Glasgow Times
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Del Amitri star to perform intimate Glasgow anniversary gig
Accordion and keyboard player Andy Alston, in the band best known for the tune Nothing Ever Happens, will take to the stage. He'll perform at Woodside Hall on May 2 to celebrate its 100th anniversary and raise money for their community fridge. Andy hadn't set foot in the hall until just over a month ago, but quickly fell in love with it. He said: 'I've lived in Glasgow for years and years, since around 1991, and toured the world. 'But a month ago, I was taken into the hall, and it's beautiful, like it's preserved in aspic. 'I'd always seen the red brick exterior when I'd been at the Lidl nearby, but when you get inside the place, it opens up like a Christmas present, it's such a great space. 'It's special, it's got that same kind of magic like the Barrowlands has that you only get with a place steeped in history.' Andy Alston, Mark Ferrari, and David Archibald (Image: Newsquest/Colin Mearns)The Woodside Hall has been a space for the local community for the past century, and regularly offers a venue for groups and events. Jenny Garcia Bree, spokesperson for Maryhill Community Central Halls, who manage the venue, said: 'The hall has been at the heart of the community and has been a public space for all of its 100 years. 'We thought what better way to celebrate this milestone than to welcome people into the space and put on an event that shows off the rich and diverse culture of the city. 'It's nice to celebrate this alongside Glasgow's 850th anniversary too, it feels like a really special time.' Andy became the creative director of the event through his passion for the hall and for raising money for the project. (Image: Newsquest/Colin Mearns) It'll see his band, Andy Alston and The Earthly Delights, joined by The Tenementals, an eight-piece band who aim to use their songs to tell the "radical history" of Glasgow. There'll also be performances by the Abhinaya Glasgow Dance Academy, poet Bob McInally and the Glasgow Reggae Club, who will perform a special celebration for what would've been Bob Marley's 80th birthday. There'll also be photography exhibitions and other art to create a 'celebration of Glasgow'. Andy joined Del Ametri before recording their second album, Waking Hours, which was released in 1990. They have released seven studio albums, five of which have reached the UK top 10 and sold over six million albums worldwide. Doors open at 6.30pm and £10 tickets are available via Skiddle.
