“Pistol Daisys deliver a Christmas cracker.”
Review by Gary Roebuck Images By Callum Roebuck
“Call Me” from the iconic Blondie welcomed the band on stage, and we were in for the ride of our lives. It was great to see a young band on stage with no signage, no gimmicks, just energy.
Welcome Glasgow, and opening with “Whisky and Wine” the Scottish trio were ready to deliver with another monster night in their own backyard.
Lorna Lynne, Belly Rachel and Lewis Kelly know how to play an aaudience,and having been given the opportunity to review one of their last headlines in Glasgow at the iconic “St Luke’s”, it was with much anticipation I looked forward to tonight.
Can I just say that having supported the likes of Scottish rockers “Gun”, “Callum Beattie”, and “When Rivers Meet” and ending the year with another Scots gem, “Big Country”, since the last time I met up with the band, on tonight’s evidence, it won’t be long before acts are being asked to support these guys in larger venues, as just last month the guys were blessed with playing the huge Glasgow OVO Hydro.
Following on from our opener to great appreciation, “Wolves” had the audience grasped before “Jealous Babe” continued what an opening trio of tunes.
“Bury Me”, the latest release and latest teeshirt, sees Belly on tambourine duty, and on this evidence no one would want this for this indie trio; we are getting a better vibe the more we see them play.
Acoustic is more and more being added by acts to sets, allowing the boys to leave the stage as the girls showcase a stripped-back feel before “St. Glasgow” blasts through the Poetry Club with the audience getting a vocal “na na na na na na” throughout.
“Funeral Song”: following on with the dark song titles, this is another song that you wouldn’t wish to be one of the last outings for, as it’s alluded to that this could have been the finale for the girls whilst in France.
“Don’t say sorry.” I’d safely say no one tonight can say that they left with that vibe tonight, as this tune is another laughable highlight as the girls share stories of “questionable exes”.
As we neared the end of the set, “Calling Your Name” had it all for me – rising vocals, drumbeat, guitar and deep bass were warmly received and gave the audience the chance to sing along and really appreciate what we were witnessing as a funkier opening set the tone, and mid-song we had a lovely French “chic” feel.
The penultimate tune and new song “Honey”, only released last month, was warmly received before the set closer, the iconic “Crying in Marseille”, about having your heart broken, left the audience only crying out for more in “Glasgow” as the gig ended with a very Nile Rodgers “Chic” melody with Lorna Lynne showing the guile of guitar playing whilst lying on her back.
Single/dual vocals being swapped between the girls, both with their range of vocals at times giving ‘goosebumps” at the levels that they can reach, and the guitar playing of both backed by an amazing rhythm section from “Lewis” marauding around the drums and new addition ”Logan” on bass.
Throughout tonight, seeing Belly swap from guitar to singing to tambourine playing shows the calibre of act we have here, all the while Lorna strums away effortlessly on guitar.
Guys, what a privilege to see and review you again, and I look forward to what 2026 can deliver for you. “Onwards and upwards” is the only route these “Pistol Daisys” are taking – remember the name.
Until the next time – Adios, Gazza ✌️ and 💕
LXC – Luca’s real name – and only 17 from Ayrshire gave us an opening 30 minutes of rap on only his 3rd gig, the first of which was out with his locale, and which was within the confines under the viaduct on the main Glasgow rail line, was warmly received by the early evening assembled audience.
A very composed set was carried out with tunes alluding to fame, success, stardom and relationships, which were all warmly received within the swaying audience as he geared us up for Pistol Daisies.
Confidence was oozing as the set continued, so much so that the hoodie came off towards the end, and on this showing tonight young Luca is going places as he gets his name out there.
Very apt, a young rap artist playing in the aforementioned Poetry Club within the SWG3 venue; as his set ended, it was great to witness the audience had grown.
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