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The headline act for the Saturday night is rock band The Quireboys. Biography
Having got together in 1986, the Quireboys were soon thrilling live audiences with their live shows.. Two singles released by a small independent label in England consolidated their fan community, which continued to grow with every gig. When Ozzy Osbournes wife Sharon signed the band in the late Eighties, everything went its apparently almost inevitable course: their debut album, A Bit Of What You Fancy, came out in 1990 and went straight to no. 2 of the Japanese and British album charts an amazing success for a new band. Live, the Quireboys developed a charm all of their own. Their stage set resembled an English pub, their songs were about the most tempting of all vices namely wine, women and good music. In the early
Nineties, the Quireboys were enlisted to play as opening act for the
Rolling Stones and performed at Englands legendary Castle Donington
festival. Only a few months later, Live Around The World arrived, an
impressive stage document immortalising those first successful concerts.
In 1993, the musicians ensconced themselves in a Vancouver studio with
production legend Bob Rock to cut their second studio recording, Bitter,
Sweet & Twisted. But in the meantime, the arrival of grunge had
thoroughly influenced the zeitgeist of the scene, and the media reacted
with restraint. In other words, there wasnt much more to be said on
the subject of the Quireboys, and their 1994 best-of release gave the
impression of a posthumous obituary. There was still the odd show, but
life as a real band appeared to be a thing of the past for the time
being. Visit
The Quireboys website at www.quireboys.com
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