JOE ELLIOTT, QUIREBOYS Members To Support MOTT THE HOOPLE In London

September 14, 2009

According to Classic Rock magazine, DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott will support the reunited MOTT THE HOOPLE on the final night of their run of shows on October 6 at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, England. Elliott and his backing band — which will consist of members of THE QUIREBOYS — will appear under the JOE ELLIOTT'S DOWN & OUTZ banner in what is described by the vocalist as "a one-off performance, not the start of a new project."

Regarding what fans can expect to hear from the show, Elliott told Classic Rock, "We'll be doing songs from bands and artists associated with MOTT THE HOOPLE after 1975, when they split up. So, we'll have stuff from MOTT, the band fronted by Nigel Benjamin, and Ian Hunter. And there will be at least one song from the BRITISH LIONS album, which featured three ex-members of MOTT THE HOOPLE [keyboard player Morgan Fisher, bassist Pete Watts and drummer Dale 'Buffin' Griffin]. The idea is to do a set that will appeal to the diehard fans. There will probably be only a couple of hundred people who'll get excited by hearing these songs again, but that's what I want to do. I'm a fan myself — this is what I wanna hear."

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