GUN are a hard rock four-piece from Glasgow. First formed in 1987, the band now consists of members Dante Gizzi (lead vocals), Giuliano "Jools" Gizzi (guitar), Paul McManus (drums), Andy Carr (bass) and Davie Aitken (guitar).

They have released eight studio albums, including Taking on the World (1989), Gallus (1992), Swagger (1994), 0141 632 6326 (1997), Break the Silence (2012), Frantic (2015), Favourite Pleasures (2017) and The Calton Songs (2022).

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Heavy rock band GUN are back to show the world what they are made of. The band are famous for their hit single Better Days and their absolutely amazing cover of Word Up! by Cameo. Today, the band members include singer Dante Gizzi, guitarist Jools Gizzi, guitarist Tommy Gentry, drummer Paul McManus and Andy Carr on bass. Get your GUN tickets before they’re gone.

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Gun first started in Glasgow during 1987 and originally went under the name Blind Allez, and then Phobia before settling on the name.

Through sheer talent and amazing live shows the band were quick to gain the attention of major label A&M Records and were signed to them in 1988 and released their debut album Taking On The World the next year.

Combined with major label backing and playing support for the Rolling Stones on their 1990 European tour, GUN enjoyed massive success. Their album releases included Gallus (1992) and Swagger (1994).

The band split after the 1997 album 0141 632 6326, which was produced by INXS keyboardist Andrew Farriss.

Interest renewed for the band with the release of a compilation album in 2003 entitled The Collection and The River Sessions live album in 2005. The band reunited in 2008 and brought out the two records Popkiller and Break The Silence.

Glaswegian rockers GUN are back with a brand new album, ‘Calton Songs’ released on Cherry Red Records on 14 October 2022 and will be available on Cherry Red-coloured vinyl, CD, cassette and digital. ‘Calton Songs’ is a full-blooded celebration of the band’s career so far with enthusiastic and brand new acoustic reinterpretations of the songs that made their name and took GUN to the four corners of the world. These retooled classics are bolstered by the addition of the single ‘Backstreet Brothers’ which is released 18 May. This is a new and fully electric track that basks in the simple joys of both lives and good times shared, but also brings the GUN story up to date,

‘Calton Songs’ is an album that takes its name from the area of Glasgow where the band grew up, and where they still write their music. This record is about celebrating the road that GUN have taken to reach this point, these new versions of great songs are cut through with un-ironic nostalgia but this is a band with an eye on the horizon for what’s to come, not what’s over their shoulder in the past. ‘Taking On The World’ announced the band to a global audience in 1989 and their next album ‘Gallus’ just marked its 30th anniversary. ‘Calton Songs’ is the latest milestone on this journey and follows-up ‘Favourite Pleasures’ from 2017 which made the top 15, making it their biggest album in almost a quarter of a century, since 1994’s ‘Swagger’.

As Jools Gizzi says, “When the pandemic hit we realised that it was the perfect time to try and counteract the bleakness that was all around. It felt like we couldn’t write anything, or of course tour. Out of that darkness came a desire to completely rework these songs that we know the fans love, and bring a different, stripped down vibe. ‘Better Days’ was the first one to get the treatment, and that really brought all our enthusiasm back and relit the creative fires”. Dante Gizzi added, “It’s ironic that those feelings of negativity led to something so positive, a celebration of our career up to now. It turned into something great, and ‘Backstreet Brothers’ really sums up that unalloyed enthusiasm that has been brought back into the heart of the band”.

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