GUN
Rock band from Glasgow · formed 1987
- Shows on record
- 7
- Rooms played
- 7
- Cities
- 7
- Releases
- 25
- Last show
- Oct 30, 2025Gold Sounds
About
GUN is a band from Glasgow, formed in 1987, tagged alternative rock, classic rock, hard rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 1989 to 2025, across 7 rooms in 7 cities.
- GUN formed in 1987 — MusicBrainz
- Dante Gizzi: lead vocals — MusicBrainz
- Giuliano Gizzi: guitar — MusicBrainz
- Ruaraidh MacFarlane: member — MusicBrainz
- Andy D Carr: bass guitar — MusicBrainz
- Paul McManus: member — MusicBrainz
- Mark Rankin: lead vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Toby Jepson: lead vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Mark Kerr: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Scott Shields: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- GUN has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1989–2024 — MusicBrainz
- Gun (band) formed in 1987 — Wikipedia
- Gun (band) is from Glasgow , Scotland — Wikipedia
- Gun (band) has 5 members: Giuliano "Jools" Gizzi, Dante Gizzi, Paul McManus, Andy Carr, Ruaraidh MacFarlane — Wikipedia
- Gun (band) plays Hard rock — Wikipedia
- Gun has 117685 listeners on Last.fm — Gun on Last.fm
- Formed 1987 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
- Origin: Glasgow (Wikidata) — Wikidata
- Genres per Wikidata: hard rock, pop rock, rock music — Wikidata
- Members per Wikidata: Mark Rankin — Wikidata
- Labels per Wikidata: A&M Records — Wikidata
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
7 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 19891 show
- 20092 shows
- 20131 show
- 20141 show
- 20252 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2025 | Gold Sounds · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Servants, Flatwounds | Headliner | Servants, Flatwounds |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Bonnytoun Farm · LinlithgowSupportwith Squeeze, Boney M, Tom Meighan, +5 | Support | Squeeze, Boney M, Tom Meighan, +5 |
| Jun 17, 2014 | Cobra Lounge · ChicagoSupportwith The Ridgelands, Ravagers | Support | The Ridgelands, Ravagers |
| Apr 8, 2013 | Pehrspace · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Kool Skull, Leatherface, Paperslang, +3 | Support | Kool Skull, Leatherface, Paperslang, +3 |
| Dec 8, 2009 | Loppen · CopenhagenSupportwith Lightning Dust | Support | Lightning Dust |
| Aug 1, 2009 | Debonair Music Hall · TeaneckSupportwith Daylow, Bern & the Brights, The Gunpoets | Support | Daylow, Bern & the Brights, The Gunpoets |
| Oct 9, 1989 | Nottingham Rock City · NottinghamHeadlinerwith Slide | Headliner | Slide |
Where they play
7 rooms in 7 citiesRooms played most
- Bonnytoun Farm · Linlithgow1 show
- Cobra Lounge · Chicago1 show
- Debonair Music Hall · Teaneck1 show
- Gold Sounds · Brooklyn1 show
- Loppen · Copenhagen1 show
Cities played
- Brooklyn1 show
- Chicago1 show
- Copenhagen1 show
- Linlithgow1 show
- Los Angeles (LA)1 show
and 2 other cities
Releases
25 releases, 1989–2024Hombres
2024 · Album
Hombres (Damaged Edition)
2024 · Album
Live From The Barrowland 10th December 2022
2024 · Album
The Calton Songs
2022 · Album
R3L0ADED: The Best Of GUN
2019 · Compilation
Favourite Pleasures
2017 · Album
Frantic (Live)
2016 · Album
Frantic
2015 · Album
Break the Silence
2012 · Album
Popkiller
2010 · Ep
Pretty Vacant: Live In Glasgow 2
2009 · Album
The River Sessions
2005 · Album
The Collection
2000 · Compilation
0141 632 6326
1997 · Album
Swagger
1994 · Album
Gallus
1992 · Album
Higher Ground
1992 · Single
Steal Your Fire
1992 · Single
Welcome to the Real World
1992 · Single
Shame on You
1990 · Single
Taking on the World
1990 · Single
Better Days
1989 · Single
Inside Out
1989 · Single
Money (Everybody Loves Her)
1989 · Single
Taking On the World
1989 · Album
Lineup
- Dante Gizzi · lead vocals
- Giuliano Gizzi · guitar
- Ruaraidh MacFarlane
- Andy D Carr · bass guitar
- Paul McManus
Former
- Mark Rankin · lead vocals
- Toby Jepson · lead vocals
- Mark Kerr
- Scott Shields
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Gun on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Wikidata | Artist facts, Photos |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| TheAudioDB | Photos, Logo |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.