Justin Currie

As a long-time fan of Mr Currie (in fact, I first saw him when his legendary side-burns were rather understated!) I have seen him in many venues and under several guises. With the exception of the long-awaited reunion of Del Amitri back in January, most recent concerts have been solo Justin - though, as with the gig at Oran Mor, these solo shows invariably introduce the talents of a second musician part way through to complement the many talents of Mr Currie. His four solo albums (excluding the Uncle Devil Show offering) continue the quality of the Dels back catalogue with some of the most thought-provoking, insightful lyrics, all delivered with Justin's imperious vocals and underpinned by his beautiful melodies either on acoustic guitar or, more recently, sometimes on keyboards (who knew?!). Oran Mor was a perfect venue for fans of the Glaswegian troubadour - being the right size to be both intimate and atmospheric. The set was broadly in two halves with Justin playing a mix of lessor known tracks, including a few instantly loveable new ones, interspersed with a smattering of hits to keep the chattering of shits (at the bar) entertained...why do people elect to go to gigs simply for a good chat? after about 45 minutes of this engaing blend of the familiar, the vague and the unknown, Justin announced "I'm playing one more new song, then it's hit after hit"...and it was! We had Nothing Ever Happens, Move Away Jimmy Blue, Always The Last To Know, No Surrender, When You Were Young, Everyone I Love, food For Songs and my favourite song of all time by anyone ever Driving With The Brakes On. All told...a truly memorable and enjoyable concert...you always know the best ones - you don't drink 'cos you don't want to miss anything on a loo break!

Well I’m an avid fan and follower so it is always great to hear Justin sing. Old and new songs in equal measure - great to hear the old Del songs live again, and lovely to see the new material performed on a stage. Went with my son who is a Music BA uni student and he described the lead guitar as ‘dry’ (possibly due to the lack of pedals) but I was particularly taken with the drummer - he worked his socks off!
Have to say I think Justin’s voice is improving with age - he just sounded comfortable in his own skin and calmer than I’ve ever seen him. And he remembered all the lyrics!
Fantastic night. Until next time...!

Justin, again was in fine voice. He performed a mixture of his solo work and songs from Del Amitri and the audience loved it. His music is always fantastic and he had the crowd in the palm of his hand. Coming home to Glasgow he is welcomed by his loyal fans who turn out time and again for him. They do that because his song writing never lets hm down and the crowd sang each and every word with him. I think he was a bit taken aback with the crowd who had a brilliant night. Wish it could have gone on longer!!

Justin Currie was a class act, very underated musician/song writer can't believe he is playing such small venues but it is much better for his true fans, he was just awesome, would love him to play at the Solway Hall in Whitehaven Cumbria x please consider it.played my favourite.... No Surrender

Justin was absolutely on form taking us through the years with some del Amitri classics up to new material from This Is My Kingdom Now. Well worth the trip from Glasgow and look forward to seeing him in October again on home turf!!