NEWS

7th March:

Last night we played at Garfield's Sportz Bar in Upton. This was a fantastic gig and a packed one too!! Alot of people came to see us!!! as the previous gig had to be cancelled due to illness.

Alot of our regular fans came to see us... Thanx to you!!

We put a new song into our set... Heat of The Moment by Asia, it went down well!!

Our next gigs are @ The Cross Keys and Mill lane WMC. We've never played at the Cross Keys before, so we're all looking forward to it!!

27th February:

What a gig!!! Last night's gig @ The Boot & Shoe was probably the BEST gig we've done!! The atmosphere was ELECTRIC!!! Absolutely PACKED to the rafters!!! Thanx alot to all of the followers who came out last night and to Les for booking us, and to Phil from ShowTec for sound desk duties!!!!

13th February:

Due to illness, tonight's gig @ The Coniston in Idle has been cancelled.. Apologies to all.

13th February:

Last night's gig @ Westminster Recreational Club in Doncaster was a good one! Phil from Showtec helped us out on desk duties!!! Thanx Phil.. It was a great turn out with plenty of familiar faces in the crowd!

7th February:

Last night's gig @ The Klondyke club in Royston was probably one of our best!! It was really packed!! Probably the fullest we've had there! Was great to see some familiar faces in the crowd!! I couldn't believe how many people got up to dance to 'Don't Stop Believing'... The dancefloor was heaving!!!

Thanx to Stef, who booked us there..... WE WILL BE BACK!! And also, a BIG thankyou to all who turned out!!

6th February:

Yesterday's gig @ The Lion, Castleford was FANTASTIC!! It was probably the fullest I'd EVER seen!!! Absolutely packed to the rafters!!! We played a couple of new songs into the set, which went down a storm!!

We also got £100 plus a few pence in the bucket!! The most we've had!! Thankyou very much.

Next gig is at the Klondyke club in Royston... Looking forward to it!!!

29th January:

Due to illness, this weekend's gigs have been cancelled. Apologies to all who were venturing out to see us.

25th January:

This weekend has been VERY busy for us, as we have had 3 gigs!!

The first gig was a return to The Alverley Inn in Doncaster. What a great little gig!! There were more people in than last time. The barman told us that they were inundated with calls asking if we were playing there again!!! A big thankyou to the landlord for letting us play there... and especially for the food afterwards.... yum yum!! And also to Wormy, from MonkeyDust, who got up to sing 'Wishing Well/Don't Believe A Word'

Saturday's gig was at Birdwell Club in Barnsley. This was a short notice cancellation gig. The crowd wasn't too big, but they were very appreciative!

And finally, to sunday's gig @ The Waterloo Bowling Club in Huddersfield. Great little venue, but the only drawback is the DB meter.... which we tripped!! The venue was full and the crowd loved it!! A BIG thankyou goes to Phil from Showtec for helping out on sound duties! And to Ronnie for booking us!! I think we gained some more fans there!

17th January:

After having 3 weeks off, our first gig back was at the SNAFU in Rotherham. Its been a while since we last played there! It was a great gig, absolutely packed!! A BIG thanx to Carl Wragg from Red Mosquito, who got up with us for 'Sweet Child O' Mine'... you did great!! Also thanx to 'Snoopy' for letting us play and to everybody who turned up!!

Next gig is @ The Alverley Inn in Doncaster

15th January:

We've just taken a short notice gig @ Birdwell Club, for saturday 23rd January. So, we'd really appreciate if you'd come!!

27th December:

What a finish to 2009!! Yesterday's gig was @ The Bellhouse Road WMC, Sheffield. This is one of our favourite venues, having played it a few times now. It was probably the fullest I've even seen.. There wasn't an empty seat!!! Gotta say a BIG thankyou to all of you that turned up yesterday and to Eddie, who booked us there... Thanx mate!!

Our next gig is @ The SNAFU in rotherham on 16th Jan.. Hope to see you all there!!

And not forgetting..... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

from the TopGun camp.

21st December:

Our next gig is not til Boxing Day @ The Bellhouse Road WMC..

So we would like to wish everybody a Happy Christmas!!!!

20th December:

This weekend's gigs were @ Chester's in Chesterfield on friday and Castlefields in Castleford on Saturday.

Abit on the quiet side for Chester's, but the weather didn't help!! Very icy!!! Thanx to all that turned up on that cold and icy night, and thanx to Jeff for the cups of tea!!

Castlefields was alot fuller than the previous night, with many of our regulars coming to see us, Steve & Shirley, Tony of Cas, The Lady Bastards etc etc.. Even some new fans, who were VERY impressed with our version of 'Don't Stop Believing' Thanx guys.. Hope to see you again at another gig soon!

7th December:

Friday's gig saw us return to the Broadfield in Sheffield. This is a great venue, with people who love their rock music! It was absolutely packed!! The bucket was probably a record too!!

Saturday's gig was at Hodthorpe WMC in Worksop. Again, a great little venue. Was a little on the quiet side but the people who were in there loved it!!!

29th November:

This weekend's been very good!!! First of all we returned back to The Albion, in Hemmingfield, Barnsley on friday. This is probably one of the smallest playing areas we play!! But we managed to all squeeze in!!

Saturday's gig was @ Mill Lane WMC in South Kirkby. This was a new venue for us. Large room with a large stage.. Only down side having to carry gear upstairs!!! I've got to admit I was a little worried when we finished soundchecking for the number of people in the audience, but it soon filled up!!! to be precise it was full. With all the audience staying till the very end!! Great gig!!!

22nd November:

We've had two STORMING gigs this weekend. First gig was on friday @ The Mallard in Cusworth, Doncaster. This, I gotta say, is a GREAT gig for us.... Its one of our favourite venues! It was absolutely packed!! We went down a storm!! Some of the regular fans were in... Thanx alot guys! You know who you are!

Then on saturday we had a biker rally. It was the 'Pheasant Plucker' rally, @ Lumb Farm in Marehay. We've done this gig for 3 years now and everytime we've done it we've always gone down great!! Thanx alot to Amanda for getting us this!!!

15th November:

It certainly has been a VERY busy week for us!! First of all we were a The Victoria Club in Chesterfield on wednesday, then Fryston Miners Welfare on friday, followed by Smithywood WMC yesterday.

We haven't played Fryston Miners Welfare for a few years, in fact we were a totally different band then, playing more pop-orientated songs,so it was great to go back there with this line up. It was a large stage, so there were plenty of room for us!! A few familiar faces in the crowd, Steve & Shirley, Tony of Cas and Chris, The Lady B*stards plus more..... Thanx for your support!!

Yesterday's gig @ Smithywood WMC was also a venue we have played. A great stage and plenty of people in!! Had to wait through an hour of bingo tho!!!

Next week we venture back to the Mallard in Cusworth on friday, and a biker rally 'Pheasant Plucker'.on saturday.............

Should be a good weekend!!!

12th November:

Last night's gig was @ the Victoria Club in Chesterfield. Its been a while since we last played there. It was a good gig, could have been a bit fuller, but it was a mid week gig.

Our next gig is a Ferry Fryston Miners Welfare.... Be there!!

3rd November:

Just a quick note that we've taken a short notice gig @ Victoria Club, Chesterfield on the 11th November.

28th October:

On friday 30th October @ The Lion, Castleford, Paul will be doing the sound production for 'Daze' a young, talented Band. You must check out these young guys, they're FANTASTIC!!!

19th October:

Friday night at The Bellhouse Club was a good one. It is one of our favourite venues. There was plenty in! Cheers to the Mallard crew, Steve & Sue, Cheryl & Stuart and all of our regular fans for coming to the gig (much appreciated!!)

After a night off we had a short notice cancellation gig @ The Boot & Shoe in Ackworth. It was pretty full!! With many familar faces in the crowd (you know who you are!) It was a fantastic night and we played a couple of new songs in the set. Thanx Les for letting us play there and we look forward to coming back in February.

We're off for a couple of weeks, but our next gig will be @ The Fryston Miners Wefare..... See you there!!

13th October:

Acklam's gig was a good one! A huge stage, bigger enough for us all!! The gig was good with the crowd loving their 'Journey' tunes. The dancefloor was heaving when we played 'Don't Stop Believing' Thanx to Barry for booking us there. We hope to get another gig there in the future.

Roll onto friday when we play one of our regular haunts, Bellhouse Road WMC.

10th October:

Last night we played Ye Olde Highwayman in Pontefract (Thanx to Mark from Sumbdy's Dad for getting us that gig). What a great gig that was! The place was packed to the rafters and we got £110 in the bucket!!

Tonight we are @ Acklam Steelies in Middlesboro, first time for us, so we are all looking forward to it!!

21st Sept:

Well, this weekend has been an interesting one!!

First of all, on friday we played Alverley Inn, Doncaster. We've never played this venue before. A very nice venue with a chinese restaurant next door (cool) We went down a storm, in fact the landlord liked us so much that we got springrolls and prawn toast when we finished!!!

Must say a big thank you to the Mallard crew for coming to the gig.... You're real stars!!

Saturday saw us back at The Star in Cudworth. This is an excellent gig, the place was full. All up for it!! Again, the Mallard crew were there supporting us (Thanx guys!) Half way through our second set a fight broke out.. we had to stop playing. Shame really, that people have spoil things. After the fight dispersed we carried on to finish our set.

This week we have a private party booked on friday and saturday we are at the Klondyke in Royston, should be a good weekend!

1st Sept:

This weekend has been quite a busy weekend for us!

First gig, was at The Brewery Tap in Idle, Bradford. This is a great little venue (low roof). This was a great gig, it was absolutely packed! Probably the most we've had in that venue.

Saturdays gig was @ The Victoria Hotel in Allerton Bywater. We've played here a few times now, nice cosy little venue. Before we played, some of our new friends, Steve & Shirley arrived early for us to go on their narrow boat! Gotta to say a big thankyou to them for firstly, letting us go on their boat and providing us with some food! Thanx alot guys!!

And finally, Bankholiday monday was BARNSTOCK, at The Polish Club, Barnsley. This event was organised by Brian Featherstone, who is a BIG fan and friend of the band! A well organised event in aid of Barnsley Hospice. Bands that played were: Metal Works, The Rakkiteers, The Flyz, Heres Jonny and us. The venue was PACKED!! Probably the most thats EVER been at The Polish Club!! The huge crowd stayed for each and every band, which was cool. A BIG thankyou to Brian, for letting us play there, Phil Munt from Showtec for helping us out with the sound and to each an everyone who helped out on that day to make things happen!

Just had a text off Brian this morning to say that £3080.74 was raised yesterday... welldone to everybody!!

16th Aug:

This weekends gig were at The Albion, in Hemmingfield and Garfield Sportz Bar in Upton.

Both of these venues were new to us. The Albion was a tight squeeze but we managed to fit in!! It was a good night... very HOT! We've been booked back there in November (see Gig Guide)

Yesterday we were at Garfield Sportz Bar in Upton. This is a nice venue with a decent sized stage! Even has its own burger bar outside!! It was a great gig!! Very full! Hopefully we'll be back there.

12th Aug:

This weekend we played @ The Ye Olde Highwayman in Pontefract, to help celebrate Tony of Cas's 60th birthday. As some of you know, Tony is one of our biggest fans!

This gig was a double headliner, sharing with The Rakkiteers. Just gotta say a BIG thankyou to The Rakkiteers for letting us play, as it was originally their gig! And a BIG thankyou to the landlord and lady for letting this happen. The evening was packed, full of followers and musos, all helping with the celebrations.

30th July:

Just before our holiday break we will be playing @ The Boardwalk in Sheffield this evening. This is a charirty gig for Sheffield Children's Hospital. There are 3 bands playing (including us) and a 'X-Factor style' competition, which Damian and myself are the backing band. All tickets are SOLD!!

Should be a good gig!

19th July:

This weekend we played @ Westminster Recreational Club in Doncaster. It was a great gig with plenty in. Thanx to all who turned up on that rainy, dull day! Special thanx go to the Mallard crowd, you know who you are!!!

13th July:

Wow, what a weekend we've had!!

First of all we played Colley WMC in Sheffield on saturday. It was quite a few years since we've played that venue. There was even a couple who remembered from years ago, who came out especially to see us!! Cheers guys... Hope you enjoyed it!

It was quite a large crowd, who really enjoyed it! All wanting more!!

Then, sunday was an outdoor rock festival @ George V WMC in Glasshoughton, Castleford. All in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance (great cause). We provided the p.a, drums and bass backline.

It was £5 on the gate, which I thought was quite cheap to see the quality bands who played. First band was Sumdy's Dad, playing a mixture of upto date tunes, followed by Snatch, playing a mixture of rock, who was then followed by Versonic, again, playing a mixture of upto date rock. A young band called Dazed then followed.... What a band these youngsters were! Suddened I felt rather old!! I was talking to the Adam and Lewis from Dazed at the end of the night. They said they've only been playing a year!! These guys were great.. check them out!

After some confusion a acoustic duo, who played Bruce Springsteen followed Dazed. After a quite setup Broken Angel blasted through their set (after a long powercut!!) for classic rock and modern rock. Then, finally, after running slightly behing time, it was our time to play.Thankfully, no powercut!! Having to cut our set short (due to neighbourhood complaints) we ROCKED!!

A BIG.... and we mean BIG thankyou to, Colin (club sec) for letting us play, Damian Twigg for taking photographs, Phil Munt from Showtec for helping us out with the sound, Daz, Steve & Shirley, Adam & Lewis (Dazed) and Daz (even though it was your birthday) for helping us pack up all our gear... Again, a massive thanx to you guys!!

I will update (hopefully) on how much money was raised.

Our next gig is @ Westminster Recreational Club in Doncaster. Hope you all can make it!!!

30th June:

Just an update on how much money was raised @ Travsfest for The Prince of Wales Hospice.........£3685.85!

Welldone to all involved!!!

29th June:

Last weekend's gigs started at the Polish Club in Barnsley. This was our first 'proper' gig at this venue. It wasn't 'packed' but the audience who were there loved it!

After a night off our next gig was Travsfest @ The Travellers in South Kirkby. A very long day indeed, as we provided the PA for all the bands. The bands that played were: 4 Old Farts, Angel of Sin, Sumdy's Dad, The Rakkiteers, Go Kommando, Scooby and Shameless.

The day was an overall success! Absolutely packed it was. At one point they were stopping people from coming in, as there were already 500 people there!! MEGA!!

We have a weekend off but our next gigs are @ The Colley WMC in Sheffield and George V WMC, the latter gig being an outdoor event, all in aid of the Air Ambulance.

20th June:

We only had one gig this week, which was @ The Star in Cudworth. First time we've ever played there. It was a nice pub with a decent sized playing area. We went down very good and he wants to book us there again!!

Next week we have 3 gigs. The first being @ Woodseats WMC on wednesday, Polish Club on friday and Travsfest on the sunday. We're on at 3.45pm. Hope you can make it!

13th June:

Last night's gig @ The Mallard, Cusworth was MEGA! It was packed!! We went down a storm! Thanx to the usual followers and the new fans for the lovely comments after the gig, we really appreciate it!

Tonight we're at The Greyhound in Worksop.

7th June:

Friday we played The Lion in Castleford. This venue is one of our favourites. Must say a BIG thankyou to H & Julie who let us play there... Much appreciated!

The gig was fantastic! As usual it was jam packed! We decided to change the set around for this gig, which went down really well! We didn't get off stage til 12.30ish!! They wouldn't let us go!!!!

I would also like to thank the people who turned out on that rainy day, especially to those who travelled along way just to see us. Makes us feel really special!! I think we gained some new fans too!

After a day off, tonight, we are at the Bellhouse Club in Shiregreen. Another one of our favourite venues.

We would absolutely love you all to come down to see us.

11th May:

Two very exciting gigs we've had this weekend. First gig was on friday @ The Broadfield in Sheffield. We've played this venue a few times now and its always have been a good turn out. That night we only played about 1 hour 15 due to the sheff united match that was on!! But after that we were on! As we played the last song the crowd went ballistic!! Almost deaffening!! We asked to play one more song the landlady wouldn't let us due to time restrictions... the crowd started booing, but not to us!!!

Sunday's gig was an important gig for us. Firstly it was a charity gig for Cancer Research that was organised by Rock of The North and The Lion in Castleford. 4 bands played that day, The Rakkiteers, Monkey Dust, Riff Raff and us. All bands played excellent!! And the crowd were very appreciative!!

The next comment was taken from Rock of The North:

'This band come to Castleford, but it's like an Royal Albert Hall performance every time they play a Lionfest. Tonight's performance was what legends are made from. The band were simply fantastic. The repertoire is wide ranging, Bowie to Pink Floyd, and Mott the Hoople to UFO. Their UFO wasn't a common or garden Doctor Doctor, oh no not this band. ....this band played a truly superb Love to Love. I was mouthing the words and marvelling at how well it was being performed, fabulous quality in a West Yorkshire pub! Towards the end of the set the band played Bat Out of Hell, then two great Bon Jovi songs, Bed of Roses being a total epic! Ok I've said it before and now I'm saying it again , TOP GUN...TOP BAND !'

STEVE LALLY

4th May:

Two gigs this weekend were saturday at Ward Green WMC and sunday at Bellhouse Road WMC. Friday's gig was a debut for us @ Ward Green WMC. Just happened to be a birthday party too for a lady named Jesse who was 86!! I'm sure she enjoyed the gig!! We've been asked to play New Years Eve there!!

Saturday's gig was a return to Bellhouse Road WMC. This is one of our favourite venues, nice big stage with a full audience!! Rock on!!

Our next gigs are @ The Broadfield in Sheffield on friday, then The Lion in Castleford for Rock of The North Against Cancer on sunday... Should be a great weekend!!

Hope to see you there!

13th April:

What a busy weekend we've had!! First of all friday's gig was a West Street Live in Sheffield. Its been a while since we were last there. The place was packed from start to finish! We did 3 sets (2x30 mins then 1 hour) Nobody left the building!!

Saturday's gig saw us @ The East Leeds Lion Biker Rally in Eccup. A well organised event!! There were some top class bands on such as Twist of Fate, Girl Kills Boy and Chantel Macgregor. After a short awards interval, it was our time to play!! The marque was packed to the rafters!!

A BIG thankyou to Graham Hollings for letting us play @ this event, Phil Munt from Showtec for engineering our sound and to Joe Lally from Rock Of The North for creating an excellent light show!!

We all appreciate it!!

14th March:

Hi there!! Last night saw us @ SNAFU in Rotherham. One of the many venues we have played a few times! This was an excellent gig for us. We didn't have to bring much of our gear, just our backlines! Great Stuff! We didn't go on til 10.30 and it seemed a little thin on the ground at about 9.30ish, but as soon as we started playing the place filled up!! It was really full!! We didn't get off stage til about 1.30!!! Cheers to Snoopy who lets us play there.. You're a star!!

Tonight we're in Worksop @ The Greyhound. First time for us. Should be a good un. Thanx to Kay for getting us this gig.

28th FEBRUARY:

We've had two gigs this week, with the first one being @ The Factory in Long Eaton. We've played this venue a few times now and every time has always been good, although we didn't start playing til 11.30!!

This venue is great, it has an excellent stage setting with a drum riser and lights n' smoke, so its perfect for any band!

Friday's gig was at The Lion in Castleford. Gotta say that we all enjoy playing at the Lion!! It was absolutely PACKED!! We decided to try something different that night by playing one, huge set.... It was 2 1/2 hours!!!!!

Thankyou to everybody who came to that gig and a huge thankyou to Julie & H for letting us play there... WE LUV THE LION!!

24th FEBRUARY:

I can confirm that we will be playing RotN Against Cancer Charity Festival @ The Lion, Castleford on sunday May 10th. Other bands playing are The Rakkiteers, Monkey Dust, and Riff Raff. All proceeds will go to Cancer Research

1st FEBRUARY:

Top gig last night @ The Travellers in South Kirkby. A nice 'cosy' venue that gets packed very quickly! Thanx to the Mallard crue that travelled all the way from Cusworth to watch us.. much appreciated!

We're off for a couple of weeks but we'll be back 'RAWKIN' in Feb @ The Factory in Long Eaton

Can't wait!!

31st JANUARY:

Eyup! Just want to say what a fantastic gig last night we had @ The Boot & Shoe in Ackworth. The place was packed!! The whole place was rockin' and even Les was dancing!! Rock on!! There were a few familiar faces there i.e Arfur of Elmsall and Tony of Cas, thanx you guys for stopping the whole night!! Arfur did say to me that there were a couple of girls who were really appreciative of us playing 'different' music to the norm eg Judas Priest, Lizzy etc.

Overall the gig was MEGA!! And we're glad that Les has booked us back there in March (on sunday 15th)

Next gig is tonight @ The Travellers in South Kirkby!

See you there!!!!

24th JANUARY:

WOW!!! What a gig!! Last night we played to a full audience @ The Bellhouse Club in Sheffield! Just want to say THANX to all of the people to came to watch us! And we really appreciate all the nice comments we got @ the gig!! Eddie (concert sec) praised us for the different songs we played, stating it was nice to hear something different to the usual stuff that is played at the club. Thanx for that Eddie! Can't wait to go back!!

Our next gig is @ The Boot & Shoe in Ackworth., another great venue for us.

See you all there!!!

11th JANUARY:

Hi everybody!!! Just want to say a BIG thankyou to everyone for coming to our 'first' comeback gig @ The Broadfield in Sheffield on friday. Especially you guys who travelled a great distance just to be there!!

Thanx to Chris from Hodthorpe for the nice comment.. much appreciated!!

Anyway, heres a comment from Rich (taken from The Rock Of The North):

"Hi Steve, not really into commenting on own gigs but since you ask... We were all a little nervous at first. Really funny, about 6 songs in and I asked Angie if she was ok to which she replied, "No I am still bricking it!" Also funny watching people walking in and not going to bar until they had checked all 5 of us were actually there. Lol! First half in fairness we were a bit nervy- All the Way to Memphis, Always and Ziggy went down really well as did Music. 2nd half was the best gig I have ever played! Thought we played Highway Star and Dudes spot on. I have never been on the receiving end of cheering and clapping that loud- ever. A few new ones we didn't even get round to playing as licensing is really strict at The Broadfield. Paul brought his new PA-- I am not into PA's but this thing is scarily good. Big thanks for the people who turned up from other venues that we love playing- the crew from Cas, Doncaster, Sheffield, Barnsley and Worksop. All Rakkiteers with their partners. Everyone thanks for coming. Really appreciated!"

8th JANUARY:

IMPORTANT!!!!!

News just in!!

Our gig @ The Bellhouse Club in Sheffield has been moved from the 16th to the 23rd January and the SNAFU gig (originally 23rd) will be moved to another date!! Sorry!

26th DECEMBER:

Hi everybody and hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas!

Just thought I'd update you all on whats happening in the TopGun camp. As some of you already know we have reverted back to the old line-up with both Rich and Lee on guitar and keyboards.

Our first gig back with this line up will be @ The Broadfield on the 9th of January!

You're all invited!!!

18th DECEMBER:

Our gig @ Jesters in Ackworth has been cancelled due to a double booking!

Sorry to anyone who were going to that gig.

TopGun.

27th OCTOBER:

Eyup, we'd just like to say a BIG 'thankyou' to everybody who turned up to the Broadfield on friday {there sure were alot of you!} Glad you enjoyed it coz we sure did!!

Thanx again

Topgun.

14th OCTOBER:

Hello and welcome back!!

Just a quick word to let all of our fans know what is happening in the TOPGUN camp. As from the 17th of this month TOPGUN will be back as a peforming unit. There has been a line up change which has resulted in a more 'harder, rockier' feel to the sound with alot of new material. None of us guys are gunna be self opinionated in what we are doing. But all we can say is that we've loved every minute of putting it together for you all and can't wait to perform!

Checkout the 'Bio' section for details on the new guys and keep an eye on the gig list too!

See you at a gig real soon!

Topgun.