Box Office The Guilty Men
The days of the Supergroup may be long past… but The Guilty Men would surelyqualify for that description! The band is made up of five of the finest musicians fromthe Northwest of England.Between them, they have played over 10,000 gigs onplanet Earth, recorded thousands of songs and made countless radio and TVappearances. To say they’re experienced would be an understatement!The story starts in 1979, in Manchester, England. Clive Gregsonand Neil Cossar metthrough a mutual friend, John Martin, the bassist in The Cheaters… Neil was theband’s guitarist. Clive was the leader of Any Trouble. The Cheaters had a PA, AnyTrouble owned a van. It made sense to pool resources, often with both bands on thesame bill… happy days!Any Trouble signed to Stiff Records, The Cheaters signed to EMI. Both bandsreleased several albums and played thousands of shows. Both bands ran theircourse… Clive then went on to a successful partnership with singer ChristineCollister, released over 20 solo albums, and spent 15 years in Nashville working as asession musician and producer. Neil became a radio DJ, formed a Music PRcompany and launched the online brand This Day in Music, before becoming a musicbook publisher.Cut to 2021… lifelong friends Clive and Neil are catching up over lunch and thoughtit might be fun to try and write some songs together… Several weeks and quite a fewsongs later, they decided to expand the enterprise from a songwriting workshop toafull blown band. Clive recruited keyboardist Jez Smith and bassist Craig Fletcherfrom John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest… and the lineup was completed with theaddition of legendary drummer, Paul Burgess, who has played with 10cc since 1973.They named the band The Guilty Men… and headed into the recording studio.Cut to 2024… and The Guilty Men’s debut album “Invisible Confetti” is ready to roll.13 brand new songs recorded in the old-fashioned way: everybody playing live in thestudio, intent on catchingthe moment. Most of the songs were laid down in no morethan 2 or 3 takes… and with four featured lead vocalists, the album covers a lot ofmusical bases. “Invisible Confetti” rocks… with nods to Americana, country, folk,pop, psychedelia… it’s an exhilarating ride from start to finish. All aboard!
Dinner and a Show!
Bill's Kitchen, within Ludlow Assembly Rooms, is now offering a 2-course meal before the show for only £16 (if booked 24 hours in advance). Book your table directly with Bill's Kitchen and come along any time after 5.30pm to eat before the show starts – the earlier you come the bigger the menu selection. Please note that due to the popularity of these events you may be invited to share a table with other diners on the night.
For information about the meals, please contact Bill’s Kitchen directly on 01584 877956 or please book via the Bill's Kitchen meal-deal booking page
