.@TheQuireboys as they celebrate their 30th Anniverary. Feature by .@louelladeville_ @Planetmosh To celebrate their 30th Anniversary this year The Quireboys announced a special 30th Anniversary gig at The Half Moon in Putney, where they began their Rock 'n' Roll journey in April 1984. When the gig tomorrow (23rd April 2014) sold out within 24 hours a.@TheQuireboys as they celebrate their 30th Anniverary. Feature by .@louelladeville_ @Planetmosh The London Quireboys To celebrate their 30th Anniversary this year The Quireboys announced a special 30th Anniversary gig at The Half Moon in Putney, where they began their Rock 'n' Roll journey in April 1984. When the gig tomorrow (23rd April 2014) sold out within 24 hours a further gig was added tonight (22nd April 2014) another sell out! The Quireboys will also be peforming at Hard Rock Hell Ibiza next month. Mark Wylie, who runs The Quireboys Fans Worldwide group on Facebook, wrote a brief history of the band up until the release of This is Rock 'n' Roll: - 'After violent incidents at early live shows, this UK band altered their name from The Queerboys to (The London Quireboys before settling on just) The Quireboys, to avoid further trouble. Comprising Spike Gray (vocals), Nigel Mogg (bass, nephew of Phil Mogg of UFO), Chris Johnstone (keyboards), Guy Bailey (guitar), Ginger (David Walls) (on guitar) and Coze (drums), they were all originally drinking buddies in London pubs. Spike: Pint Raised Aloft Drawing musical inspiration from the Faces, Rolling Stones and Mott The Hoople, they specialized in barroom boogie, beer-soaked blues [...]
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