Gwyn Ashton Group live at Semaphore Workers Club, AD, SA
Schedule
Fri, 29 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm
UTC+09:30Location
Semaphore Workers Club | Adelaide, SA
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UK-based Aussie slide guitar maestro Gwyn Ashton comes slamming back home downunder for a series of concerts to promote his latest full band album Grease Bucket.Joining Ashton will be Adelaide musicians bassist Brenton Firth and drummer "Disco" Dave Hammond.
He's also released a rock single titled "Get Outta Town", collaborating with guest guitarist Richard Fortus from Guns N Roses.
The former lead guitarist for Stevie Wright, Swanee and Band of Friends (Rory Gallagher's band) Ashton has previously recorded with members of Icehouse, Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Robert Plant's and Gallagher's bands and many more.
Ashton has toured with the likes of Status Quo, The Yardbirds, Johnny Winter, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Slade, The Sweet and performed festivals with BB King, Rory Gallagher, Buddy Guy and countless other big names in rock and blues.
"South Australia's greatest ambassador for blues-rock" Billboard.com
"Album Of The Week" - Crossroads Blues Radio, Netherlands
"Album Of The Week" - Zicazic, France
"Full of grooves so filthy you'd want to wipe your speakers afterwards. A guitar tone like a glitching nuclear reactor. These knuckle sandwiches are spiced with soul, R&B and gospel and decorated with a slide guitar touch-up there with the best in the game." - Classic Rock (UK)
“A rough-hewn, full-tilt slab of blues attitude. A triumph in grease, grit and soul and highly recommended." - Blues Matters (UK)
"Well-oiled blues from the Antipodes" - Classic Rock Magazine, CZ
"Anyone looking for that long-forgotten determination and physical tension in blues-rock will find it here. Slide guitar, sniveling vocals, and solid drums, magnificent!" - Classic Rock Magazine, Germany
"He has crafted a classic blues-rock album for modern times, one that sounds so authentic listeners might mistake it for a long-lost gem from the smoky back alleys of the early ’70s." 8/10 - Blues Rock Review (USA)
"Pure Blues Brilliance" - Maximum Volume (UK)
"Gwyn Ashton’s fully independent, lo-fi approach has, with Grease Bucket, produced a groove-blues winner, and one of his best albums to date." - Fabrications HQ (UK)
“Gwyn Ashton embodies the soul of modern blues, one that crosses borders without ever losing its roots”. - Zicazic (FR)
“All of it is as stylish as only masters with Gwyn Ashton’s experience and taste can achieve.” - DME, (Canada)
“Combines a nostalgic 60s/70s blues rock atmosphere with a fresh, contemporary sound.” - Blues Headliner (NL)
“A return to this form feels both old-fashioned familiar and current and fresh”. - Blues Magazine (NL)
“More mangy and rocking than Bonamassa. Strong blues rock in the spirit and sound of Rory Gallagher and similar calibers. This power trio really lets it rip and confidently." - musiX.de
“Thats fantastic! Well done mate. Love the nasty sleazy grooves. Great songs!!” - Tony Brock (producer and drummer for The Babys, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Jimmy Barnes, Eddie Money)
“Definitely one of Ashton’s best records” - Bluestown Music, Netherlands
“A classic blues rock album for the 21st Century’ - Blues News, Russia
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Where is it happening?
Semaphore Workers Club, 93 Esplanade, Semaphore SA 5019, Australia, AdelaideEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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