{"id":218698,"date":"2025-06-27T13:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/218698\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T13:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:26:13","slug":"rock-star-battling-with-parkinsons-delivers-powerful-gig-in-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/218698\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock star battling with Parkinson&#8217;s delivers powerful gig in Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IT\u2019s fair to say the first night of Summer on the Southside was a success.<\/p>\n<p>Long-time rockers filled the tent in Queen\u2019s Park for 80s Scottish band Del Amitri while younger crowds flocked for Lana Del Rey\u2019s gig next door at Hampden Park. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Band performing on stage in front of a large crowd.\" height=\"443\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Credit: Scottish Sun\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Unknown-7.jpg\" data-caption=\"Del Amitri seamlessly rocked their hearts out as if it were ten years ago.\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Unknown-7.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Del Amitri seamlessly rocked their hearts out as if it were ten years ago.Credit: Credit: Scottish Sun<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crowds of people at an outdoor event near food stalls and a church.\" height=\"443\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Credit: Scottish Sun\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Unknown-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"Faithful rockers turned up to Glasgow's Queen's Park\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Unknown-3.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Faithful rockers turned up to Glasgow&#8217;s Queen&#8217;s ParkCredit: Credit: Scottish Sun<\/p>\n<p>Del Amitri&#8217;s eclectic style, straddling between rock, country and blues, created a solid fan-base in the 80s and 90s.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the night, the band reminded everyone why they have endured &#8211; great songwriting, sharp vocals and a setlist of electric hits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just last year, the Del Amitri&#8217;s frontman, Justin Currie, revealed he has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/12069139\/del-amitri-star-brave-parkinsons-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parkinson&#8217;s disease.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Currie has continued playing and touring, undeterred by what he says is \u201cthe uneasy feeling that another man is growing inside me slowly ceasing the means of control\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the 60-year-old\u2019s diagnosis, Del Amitri seamlessly rocked their hearts out as if it were ten years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The faithful audience were happiest when belting out chart favourites of Roll to Me, Kiss This Thing Goodbye and Always the Last to Know.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Concert band performing on stage in front of a large crowd.\" height=\"443\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Credit: Scottish Sun\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Unknown-5.jpg\" data-caption=\"The band played chart hits Roll to Me and Nothing Ever Happens\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Unknown-5.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>The band played chart hits Roll to Me and Nothing Ever HappensCredit: Credit: Scottish Sun<\/p>\n<p>Lead guitarist Iain Harvie, with his iconic curtain of hair, showed off his impressive skill throughout the night. Most memorable were his slick blues-style entries in Lonely and Here and Now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You couldn\u2019t help but be amazed at Currie&#8217;s strength and soulful voice which carried through the tent with raw honesty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The audience got to rest when the slower, more melancholy moments allowed the three frontmen to drop their guitars and show off their beautiful harmonies.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the chart-toppers, highlights of the night came when Currie switched his bass for acoustic guitar in songs like Be My Downfall and Tell Her This.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rock legend \u2018gives away\u2019 he\u2019s Glastonbury\u2019s mystery performer as he flies into UK days before festival<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the concert, it was undeniable that this is a band bound by over 40 years of friendship. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a pleasure,\u201d said Currie as the Glasgow crowd sang their hearts out to Nothing Ever Happens.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"IT\u2019s fair to say the first night of Summer on the Southside was a success. 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