The Guilty Men :: AMERICANA

DOORS/BAR OPEN from 7pm (arrive early ... limited seating/plenty of standing) -SHOW starts at 7:30pm
The days of the Supergroup may be long past.. but surely The Guilty Men would qualify for that description! The band is made up of five of the finest musicians from the Northwest of England. Between them, they have played over 10,000 gigs on planet Earth, recorded thousands of songs and made countless radio and TV appearances. To say they're experienced would be an understatement!CLIVE GREGSON - NEIL COSSAR - JEZ SMITH - CRAIG FLETCHER - PAUL BURGESSThe story starts in 1979, in Manchester, England when Clive Gregson met Neil Cossar.
Neil was the guitarist in The Cheaters, Clive was the leader of Any Trouble. The Cheaters had a PA, Any Trouble owned a van. It made sense to pool resources, often with both bands on the same bill... happy days! Any Trouble signed to Stiff Records, The Cheaters signed to EMI. Both bands released several albums and played thousands of shows. Both bands ran their course... Clive then went on to a successful partnership with singer Christine Collister, released over twenty solo albums, and spent 15 years in Nashville working as a session musician and producer Neil became a radio DJ, formed a Music PR company and launched the online brand This Day In Music, before becoming a music book publisher.
Cut to 2021, Clive and Neil are catching up over lunch and thought it might be fun to try and write some songs together. Several weeks and quite a few songs later, they decided to expand from a songwriting workshop to a full band. Clive recruited keyboardist Jez Smith and bassist Craig Fletcher from John Lees' Barclay James Harvest. The lineup was completed with the addition 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.
The Guilty Men's debut album Invisible Confetti was released in 2024. Thirteen brand new songs recorded in the old-fashioned way: everybody playing live in the studio, intent on catching the moment.The bands debut single Susans Back Drinking was released in August 2024 and picked up airplay on over 50 UK radio stations. The video for Susan [https://youtu.be/5gRx9SyCb2o] was filmed in Colorado, and was directed by Award-winning filmmaker Nigel Dick, known for producing the Britney Spears video Baby One More Time, Band-Aid, Do They Know Its Christmas?, Oasis, Wonderwall, and videos for R.E.M, Cher, McCartney, Tears for Fears and more.
When released in September 2024, Invisible Confetti entered the Amazon Top 50 Rock Album chart. The group then set out on a mini UK tour in December 2024, visiting major cities including Glasgow, Birmingham, Newcastle Upon Tyne and Sheffield.Dangerous Girl [https://youtu.be/D QYPJ6cfOs] penned by Clive Gregson became the second single from the album. Released in January 2025 and again received good radio support in the UK. This was followed by a very successful 20-date UK tour including some sold out shows. Criss crossing across the country the guys clocked up over 4,000 miles!...with nods to Americana, country, folk, pop, psychedeliaits an exhilarating ride from start to finish.https://theguiltymen.co.uk/ [https://theguiltymen.co.uk]Advance tickets 18EarlyBird (2x ticket deal) 30
20 cash on the door
7.8% booking feeFully stocked bar available with Friday Beer on draft