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What to Wear?!

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Just don’t know what to wear for our zombie gig? It would be great if you’d like to dress up for our gig and video shoot, and we’d love you to get creative with your own look. But if you’re stuck for ideas we’ll have a selection of masks at O’Rileys, collectors items, hand painted by John. Get there in good time to grab one!

We’ll be playing a special one off set of songs, some old, some new and some surprises, as well as filming the video. Sun April 27th at O’Rileys, Hull.

Not to be missed!

Info and tickets: 
skiddle.com/e/40647406

Currently Temp Band Name Hal, John, Lou and Matt, find out more, visit our website here: https://redguitarsband.com/

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The Night of the Dead Guitars Live, new tickets available for non Zombies!

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The Night of the Dead Guitars Live, new tickets available for non Zombies!

We’ll be playing a special one off set of songs, some old, some new – and some surprises as well as filming the video for our new single.

We’d love you to dress up as a Zombie for our gig and video shoot. But if it’s really not your bag you can now buy a ticket to come to the gig without dressing up.

Come and join in with us, Sun April 27th at O’Rileys, Hull. 

Get your ticket here now: skiddle.com/e/40647406

Be great to see you there, we’re going to have some fun! Hal, John, Lou and Matt.

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Gig Alert – The Night of the Dead Guitars Live!

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Gig Alert – The Night of the Dead Guitars Live!

We’ve got a special one off set of songs to play for you at our video shoot, some old, some new – and some surprises. Come and join in with us, Sun April 27th at O’Rileys, Hull. Free entry (with ticket) to everyone dressed as a Zombie. We’d love you to dress up, but if it’s just not your bag you can get a £10 ticket to come to the gig.

Come and have some fun! Get your ticket here now: skiddle.com/e/40647406

See you there, Hal, John, Matt and Lou

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‘Ho Ho Hum’ Video Released Today

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We can now reveal the video for our new single ‘Ho Ho Hum’. 

The single is a gift but we ask that you make a donation to either of refugee support organisations Breaking Barriers or the Refugee Council using the links below.

Please share this and pass the word around to help support these important charities.

The video has a strong message and some viewers may find the content upsetting. But here’s to more peaceful times to come. 

Hal, John, Lou and Matt

The single is a gift, so you can download it free of charge from Bandcamp here: https://undeadguitars.bandcamp.com/

But we ask that you make a donation to either of the refugee support organisations that we are working with, using these links: Breaking Barriers and Refugee Council

Find out more about the backstory to the song on our website here.

We want to support the charities we are working with as much as we can, so please tell your friends and pass the word around to help support these important charities.

Hallam Lewis, lead vocals and guitars
John Rowley, guitars
Lou Duffy-Howard, bass and backing vocals
Matt Higgins, drums and percussion

‘Ho Ho Hum’ is written by Hallam Lewis, arranged and recorded bythe band
 

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Cheers Buddies!

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Good Technology exhibition and ale now open in the St Johns Hotel in Hull! If you’re in the area pop in for a pint of (most excellent!) Good Technology vegan ale, brewed by Docks Beers, Grimsby, and have a look at Rich’s exhibition of landscape photographs from the video shoot. Part of Humber Eco Fest, you can visit the exhibition until Nov 11th, in the St Johns courtyard, open daily 12 noon til’ 11 pm. Cheers buddies!

First pints of Docks Beers’ Good Technology ale photos by Richard Duffy-Howard
Adie Martin, landlord of the St Johns Hotel pulls the first pint. Photo by Humber Eco Fest organiser Alan Raw
St Johns Hotel, home of Dock Beers’ Good Technology Ale. Photo by Alan Raw

St Johns Hotel Courtyard, Queens Road Hull, HU5 2PY. 22 Oct – 11 Nov. Open daily 12 noon til 11 pm

UK Tour 2023: Southampton The Joiners

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“Fantastic gig tonight at the Joiners. Thank you so much. It was so good to see the band that created some of the songs I have enjoyed for 40 years. What an awesome band. Good luck with the rest of the tour.” Andy Elliott 

“A joy seeing Red Guitars tonight at The Joiners, reflected in all the smiles on the faces of the band & crowd. Old songs like Good Technology are as fresh and vital as ever, and the new songs first heard in Hull 3 months ago have evolved, sharpened and settled very nicely into the live set.” Tim Bourne

“I bought tickets to see Red Guitars at The Joiners on the strength of one 40-year-old song, and ended up loving the whole damn lot. Special thanks to Lou for striking my awe.” Jane Hoskyn

Photos by Richard Duffy-Howard

UK Tour 2023: London 100 Club

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“Fantastic gig. A 40 yr wait over. You guys were brilliant. The Room smashed it too. Thank you Thank you.” Chris Chapman

“FAB Band in a Legendary Venue!! 39 yrs since the last time…what an amazing night!! Looking forward to the new album and tour!!” Alan on Twitter

“About last night… Red Guitars played a storming set and then brought on a special guest for the first encore. Elton John wasn’t available, so they had to make do with me. The biggest of thanks to the guys for asking me to join them onstage. It really, really meant a lot.” Roger Millington

“Superb performance last night guys! Brought back so many memories of when I last saw you when I was at Hull University back in the early eighties. Such a delight to watch a band who are obviously having a blast on stage and enjoying every minute!” Mark Lewis

“Euphoric version of this encore favourite last night, as the gig buddy I’d been talking to at this and previous Red Guitars shows disappeared from my side just before the encore, then was surprisingly called onto stage! He hadn’t mentioned a word to me about this happening (apparently it’s just because I didn’t ask!) but still fabulous so I won’t hold that against him! And hope the band don’t mind me posting this, given the lovely circumstances….” Tim Bourne, 100 Club

“Fabulous night thank you. Enjoyed the new material. Hallam was outstanding.” Virtual Virgil London

“Cracking show at the 100 club last night – thank you! I did my homework and listened to Slow to Fade the evening before – I had forgotten what a great LP it is. I would have worn my Czeck It Out T-shirt but it seems to have shrunk over the years…” David Woodhouse 

“Two words keep reappearing about this tour – smiling and joy. Thanks for making the world a brighter place.” Mikey

“Another fantastic gig and thumbs up to the new tracks, especially the one with a bit of a Spaghetti Western and dub aura.” Neil March, London

“39 years since I last saw Red Guitars FAB to see them again playing most of Slow to Fade Album and some cracking new choonz at 100 Club, London.” Alan Wareham

“Just popped in from the other place to say thank-you to Red Guitars for a marvellous gig at 100 Club London – 40 years feels like a long time to wait to see a band…but it was fantastic and joyful.” Martin G

“100 club was a great setting for an amazing gig. Music still as fresh and relevant as ever. New tracks sounded amazing. Looking forward to the new album. The Room smashed it too!” Chris Chapman 

“That was absolutely bloody awesome. The new songs sound fantastic, can’t wait for the new album to come out.” Ian Colquhoun, London

Photographs by Richard Duffy-Howard

UK Tour 2023: Norwich Waterfront

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“Red Guitars were insanely good. Thank the lord I live in Brighton so I can see them a second time so soon.” Stephen Smith

“The tour posters are excellent, typical Red Guitars, not taking the corporate stance, going their own way.” Steve Jay Design

“What a wonderful evening in Norwich. I met other fans of Red Guitars, saw friends I’d not seen in decades, and heard the incredible Red Guitars play. Thank you for tonight and all the years of joy your music has given me.” Tassie

Photographs by Richard Duffy-Howard

UK Tour 2023: Bristol Exchange

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“What an amazing night in Bristol! You sounded brilliant and it’s great to have some new songs. Haven’t smiled so much in years. Thank you for coming to the south west!!” Chris Crane Bristol

“Red Guitars absolutely brilliant in Bristol tonight!” Lee Flaneur Bristol

“Almost 40 years after I first saw them (supporting The Smiths, Rock City Nottingham, 15 February, 1984), Red Guitars still amazing. Best three-guitar band on the planet…” Darrell Mann Bristol

“Great to see the African inspired and still politically relevant after 40 years Red Guitars tonight at Exchange Bristol” Cllr Helen Thornton

“You were cooking on gas last night and the new songs got the applause they deserve. See you next in Oxford!’ Michael Yeats

“What an awesome show last night in Bristol, we had such a good time. Loved the new songs! Opening with Dive was sweet!” Rick Whitman

Photos by Richard Duffy-Howard

UK Tour 2023: Sheffield Dorothy Pax

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On with the tour and the last northern gig at the Dorothy Pax in Sheffield before we head south.

“Red Guitars were an absolute treat again. Some belting new songs too!”  Eddie Coates-Madden

“Just got back from Sheffield. Red Guitars were as wonderful as ever. Small stage, huge sound.” Roger Millington

“When you’ve waited 40 years to see your favourite band from 1983 and they’re still bloomin’ brilliant!” Nigel King

“Magnificent gig by ⁦Red Guitars⁩ at the lovely ⁦Dorothy Pax⁩ bar down by Sheffield canal basin. It’s like the Cavern. Thanks to all concerned. Love the new tracks, bring on the LP.” Pop Music Tourism in Yorkshire

“A brilliant show as always from Red Guitars at The Dorothy Pax tonight.” Peter Matejic

“Wonderful night, so good. After all this time still fantastic!” Roger Wilde

The Sheffield gig was wonderful! One of the great nights! Terry Guest 

“The pure joy in these photos has made the gig at The Bullingdon in Oxford next Monday an essential rather than a possible! See you there!” Michael Ryan

Photos by Richard Duffy-Howard