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Originally formed in 1994, the group set out
to perform songs that, whilst popular, were a little out of the ordinary.
Rehearsals took place, publicity was produced and midway through the year,
Kid Gluvz was officially launched.
The finale of the set was a thirty-minute Queen medley and this proved to
be so popular that audiences would demand that the songs be played in their
entirety. Scott’s natural resemblance to Freddie, coupled with his amazing
voice lifted this segment of the show onto another level and clearly audiences
were hooked. More Queen songs were added to the set giving rise to increasingly
enthusiastic responses everywhere they played and it soon became obvious that
the group had something special to offer.
The band were all big Queen fans but Scott
in particular had always had an ambition to perform a complete Queen show.
His immense knowledge of Queen, coupled with the passion of a genuine fan
meant that this new band had a solid foundation from which they could develop.
Their ethos was to recreate the Queen “live
experience” by making shows as authentic as possible using accurate
costumes, instruments and by performing live concert versions of the songs.
Kid Gluvz performed their final gig on 4 January
1995 they hit the public for the first time on 1 February 1995.
Since then the band has gone from strength
to strength and is now regarded by many as the UK’s Number One Queen
Tribute Band.
They have progressed to performing and topping
the bill at many prestigious venues including major theatres, concert halls
and festivals throughout the UK, Europe and Asia.
Highlights for the band include headlining
the Year 2000 International Queen Convention, playing to 10,000 people on
the beach at St. Tropez for the famous H O G rally, topping the bill at 2
sell-out shows at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta –
Malta and a quite stunning trip to Singapore. In Singapore they played the
Hard Rock Café which was basically a warm-up gig put together for the
Press and then a second night saw them headlining at the incredible Suntec
City Convention Centre. It was a wonderful experience and the group fell in
love with both the country and it’s people.
The future is looking very bright for Flash: A Tribute to Queen and with constant enquiries for appearances both at home and abroad
the band look forward to another very busy year ‘on the road’.
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