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SEPT 2007 - THE RED EYES SUPPORTED THE ALARM AT THE ABC IN GLASGOW. THE BAND WENT DOWN REALLY WELL WITH THE LARGE CROWD. THE GIG WAS FILMED AND IS NOW UP ON THE MYSPACE SITE.

AUGUST 2007 - ALEX KING (LEAD SINGER/GUITARIST WITH GLASGOW PUNK BAND HATEFUL) HAS JOINED THE RED EYES AS THE NEW LEAD GUITARIST. THE BAND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING A NEW ALBUM AND THE LONG TERM PLAN IS TO HAVE IT READY SOME TIME IN 2008!

APRIL 2007 - THE RED EYES SUPPORTED THEATRE OF HATE ( 25th ANNIVERSARY OF WESTWORLD ALBUM ) & THE CHOKE ( NEW YORK ) AT KING TUTS IN GLASGOW ON 24th APRIL. THIS WAS THE FIRST GIG FOR THE RED EYES IN 2 1/2 YEARS AND THE FIRST WITH THE NEW LINE UP!

NOVEMBER 2006 - THE RED EYES HAVE STARTED REHEARSING AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2006 NEARLY 2 YEARS SINCE THE LAST GIG. THE BAND LINE-UP IS NOW ALAN BISHOP (LEAD VOCALS/GUITAR), RAY DALE (BASS), AND ANDY SMITH (DRUMS). THE RED EYES ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING A LEAD GUITARIST TO COMPLETE THE NEW LINE-UP.

JANUARY 2005 - ALAN AND RAY HAVE STARTED A SIDE PROJECT BAND, "SNIFFIN' GLUE" DOING 70's PUNK COVERS. THEY HOPE TO BE GIGGING FROM APRIL ONWARDS.
MEANWHILE "H" HAS STARTED HIS OWN COVERS BAND "THE FAKES", AND THEY HAVE THEIR FIRST GIG ON FRIDAY 1st APRIL IN ROCKERS.
THE NORAH LOUISE KUZMAH EP HAS NEARLY SOLD OUT. YOU CAN STILL BUY A COPY FROM THE ADDRESS ON THE RELEASES PAGE FOR £2 (INCLUDES P&P).

DECEMBER 2004 - THE RED EYES FINISH THE YEAR SUPPORTING UK SUBS, THE VIBRATORS AND FIRE EXIT.
WITH EWAN MOVING TO INVERNESS AT THE START OF 2005 AND "H" VERY BUSY WITH ROCKERS, THE RED EYES WILL NOT BE GIGGING VERY OFTEN IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. ALAN WILL BE CONTINUING WITH HIS ACOUSTIC SHOWS AND BAND GIGS WILL BE VERY MUCH ONE-OFF SHOWS.

AUGUST 2004 - THE RED EYES HAVE BEEN BACK IN THE STUDIO TO RECORD A NEW SONG, NORAH LOUISE KUZMA, AND THE BAND HAS ALSO RECORDED A VERSION OF THE RUTS SONG H-EYES, WHICH HAS BEEN PART OF THE LIVE SET FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. THE TWO SONGS WILL BE ON A 4-TRACK CD VERY SOON WITH THE RECORDED VERSIONS OF ALL DRESSED UP (NOWHERE TO GO) AND ROTTENROW BABY ALSO INCLUDED. THE REASON FOR THE INCLUSION OF THESE TWO SONGS, WHICH HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN RELEASED, IS THAT THE SINGLE HAS NOW SOLD OUT. ALSO THE SINGLE WAS NEVER SENT AWAY FOR REVIEW...BUT THE NEW 4-TRACK CD WILL BE SENT TO VARIOUS FANZINES AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BUY.
THE RED EYES DEBUT CD ALBUM, UP TO OUR EYES IN IT, IS ALSO NOW OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT. THERE IS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF THE 2ND CD ALBUM, ON PRESCRIPTION, LEFT, WHICH IS STILL AVAILABLE TO BUY.
AFTER LAST YEAR'S GIG, THE RED EYES HAVE AGAIN BEEN INVITED TO PLAY AT THE INTERNATIONAL POP OVERTHROW FESTIVAL AT THE CAVERN IN LIVERPOOL IN OCTOBER. DUE TO PERSONAL COMMITMENTS THE BAND WILL NOT BE PLAYING, BUT ALAN WILL BE DOING AN ACOUSTIC SET ON THE AFTERNOON OF SUNDAY 24TH OCTOBER. GO TO THE ACOUSTIC PAGE FOR MORE INFO.

JULY 2004 - ALAN's ACOUSTIC SET GOES DOWN WELL IN FRONT OF A GOOD CROWD AT THE PLATFORM IN MORECAMBE. THE GIG WAS FILMED AND IT HAS TURNED OUT REALLY WELL. MORE ACOUSTIC GIGS ARE PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE. GO TO OUR NEW ACOUSTIC PAGE FOR ALL THE INFO.

MAY 2004 - THE GIGS PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH NEW DATES

APRIL 2004 - THE RED EYES WILL BE PLAYING AT ROCKERS, MIDLAND STREET
(under the Arches at Glasgow Central Station) ON SUNDAY 25th.
- RAY DALE MAKES HIS DEBUT WITH THE BAND AT "ROCKERS" AND EVERYTHING GOES WELL. GREAT GIG!
- UNFORTUNATELY THE RED EYES COULDN'T GET A SLOT AT THIS YEARS WASTED FESTIVAL IN MORECAMBE BUT ALAN WILL BE DOING AN ACOUSTIC SET IN THE PLATFORM ON THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE 45MIN SET WILL INCLUDE A FEW SONGS FROM THE RED EYES BACK CATALOGUE AND COVERS OF SOME PUNK CLASSICS. GO TO THE WASTED WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS.
- ALAN HAS A WARM-UP ACOUSTIC GIG AT "ROCKERS ON SUNDAY 11th JUNE.

MAR 2004 - AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL POP OVERTHROW FESTIVAL AT THE CAVERN IN LIVERPOOL LAST YEAR THE RED EYES HAVE BEEN INVITED TO PLAY AT THIS YEARS FESTIVAL IN LOS ANGELES BUT UNFORTUNATELY AS THE BAND WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN FLIGHTS AND ACCOMMODATION ETC.. THE RED EYES HAVE RELUCTANTLY HAD TO TURN DOWN THE INVITATION.

FEB 2004 - RAY DALE HAS JOINED THE BAND ON BASS AS A PERMANENT BAND MEMBER.
- THE UK.SUBS TRIBUTE ALBUM "BRAND NEW RAGE" WITH THE RED EYES VERSION OF "TEENAGE" IS OUT NOW. GO TO THE LINKS PAGE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY IT.

JAN 2004 - "H" (THE GUITARIST WITH THE RED EYES) NOW OWNS A LIVE MUSIC VENUE / CLUB IN MIDLAND.ST, GLASGOW AND HAS NAMED IT "ROCKERS" (go to www.rockersglasgow.cjb.net for more info).
THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE RED EYES HAVE NO SAY IN THE RUNNING OF "ROCKERS" OR THE BAND BOOKING POLICY AND WISH "H" AND HIS WIFE TARA ALL THE VERY BEST AND FOR THE CLUB TO BE A GREAT SUCCESS.

DEC 2003 - STEPH McGOURTY HAS REJOINED ON BASS AGAIN FOR THE FORTHCOMING GIGS.

AUG 2003 - THE RED EYES HAVE BEEN INVITED TO PLAY AT THE "INTERNATIONAL POP OVERTHROW FESTIVAL" IN LIVERPOOL. THE FESTIVAL RUNS FROM OCT 13th - 19th AT THE WORLD FAMOUS "CAVERN". THE RED EYES ARE PLAYING ON SUNDAY 19th AT APPROX 11pm. FOR MORE INFO ON THE FESTIVAL VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE AT -
http://www.internationalpopoverthrow.com

JULY 2003 - THE BAND RECORDED THE "U.K. SUBS" TRACK "TEENAGE" FOR THE FORTHCOMING "U.K. SUBS" TRIBUTE ALBUM "BRAND NEW RAGE". GO TO THE UNOFFICIAL U.K. SUBS WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS.

MAY 2003 - STEPH CAME BACK ON BASS DUTIES DURING MARCH /APRIL ON A TEMPORARY BASIS AND NOW ELLIOT HAS TAKEN OVER HOPEFULLY ON A PERMANENT BASIS AND WILL MAKE HIS DEBUT WITH THE BAND AT THE "HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN" PUNK FESTIVAL IN MORECAMBE. THE BAND WILL BE GIVING AWAY 400 FREE PROMO'S OF THE "ON PRESCRIPTION" C.D. ALBUM AT THE MORECAMBE GIG ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.