Atomic Rooster - Sat Jan 11th 2025 8pm-10pm

Since reforming in 2016, with the blessing of  band founder Vincent Crane's widow, ATOMIC ROOSTER , with their early 70's heyday guitar player STEVE 'BOLTZ' BOLTON at the helm the band have gone from strength to strength playing scores of festivals in the UK and Europe and frequently touring to a steadily growing fanbase.

 

Aside from their two 70's UK and USA chart hits, DEVIL'S ANSWER and TOMORROW NIGHT, 'Rooster are also much acclaimed for at least two classic proto-metal-gothic-prog albums in the shape of the legendary 'DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU' album from 1970 and 'IN THE HEARING OF...' released the following year.  Both these albums plus the following 'MADE IN ENGLAND' with Chris Farlowe on vocals and Steve Bolton on guitar (not to mention SPINAL TAP's legendary drummer RICK PARNELL on drums!) have firmly established ATOMIC ROOSTER at the vanguard of British Progressive music.

 

The current line-up draw heavily on these early classics as well as new material from their forthcoming album 'CIRCLE THE SUN' to be released in the Summer of 2024 and debuted live on their July - August European tour.

 

PERSONEL

 STEVE 'BOLTZ' BOLTON - Guitar and Vocals - Steve's CV is pretty epic. Successfully auditioning as a teenager for the Atomic Rooster job, following that he played with - in no particular order - Belinda Carlisle, 6'3'', Vampire Bats, Scott Walker, Paul Youngs Royal Family, including playing on and touring behind the 80's mega-hit album NO PARLEZ. He toured the world playing guitar with THE WHO for two years and can claim to have been deafened by JOHN ENTWISTLE'S vast bass rig. He's played with Iggy Pop, Chris Isaak, Lemmy, Bob Dylan, blues legend HUBERT SUMLIN, Richard Strange, he's toured America with John Otway, jammed with Keith Richards and Steve Jordan. He currently plays with his own band DEAD MAN'S CORNER, does many solo shows, is a talented and humourous raconteur and has taught guitar and stagecraft at the School of Rock in London.

 

ADRIAN GAUTREY - Keyboards and Vocals- Adrian is cut from superior cloth to most musicians. A profoundly gifted musician and singer, Adrian is well beyond proficient on keys, guitar and pedal steel. He regularly tours with, among many others, USA blues chanteuse SARI SCHORR, Hollywood A-lister KEIFER SUTHERLAND, Huey Morgan's FUN LOVING CRIMINALS, Liverpool legend PETE WYLIE. Last year he played Hammond and piano on ROBIN TROWER'S most recent album. He plays many, many sessions as well as shows with his own ADRIAN GAUTREY BAND. Since the departure in 2023 of Peter French he has taken over the vocal role in ATOMIC ROOSTER to great effect

 

SHUG SPENCER - Bass. Joined Rooster when they first got back together in 2016. Was in the late DENNY LAINE'S band, played with the NEW AMEN CORNER, worked with world class drummer GED LYNCH ( Peter Gabriel, Goldfrapp, Clannad, Black Grape, Dave Gilmour, Imagined Village and many more. Bass player with the lamented HIDING MAGPIES, FRUITLESS FOREST, THE MIGHTY REVELATORS, THE CHEATING HEARTS and many, many more.

PAUL EVERETT -DRUMS - Paul is pretty much Liverpool's busiest drummer - 300 shows a year is nothing to this guy! A professional since leaving school, a resident a Liverpool's uber-famous CAVERN, Paul propels The Mighty ATOMIC ROOSTER with great style and elan.