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.
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Del Amitri seamlessly rocked their hearts out as if it were ten years ago.
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Faithful rockers turned up to Glasgow's Queen's Park
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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.
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The band played chart hits Roll to Me and Nothing Ever Happens
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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.
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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.
