Gecko 3 in Trouble on Halloween

Gecko 3 are terrified to announce we will be onstage this Saturday (31st) 9-9.45pm as part of the Trouble Live ‘Party for the Undead’ in the Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street, Edinburgh. (0131 556 7060) www.thevoodoorooms.com

The Halloween vault-doors will be open at 8pm with a set from Melvitronica, and after a spine-tingling . . . → Read More: Gecko 3 in Trouble on Halloween

Songwriting Workshop

Had a great time speaking at the Edinburgh Schools Creative Writing workshop – along with Douglas Kay (.com) on Thursday.  I was talking about and performing a couple of songs; so in case you are interested, here are the lyrics:

Donkeys and Elephants

Who the hell would want to be the President

. . . → Read More: Songwriting Workshop

Le Brevedent

Heading off this weekend to headline the music festival at Le Brevedent (near Lisieux) in Normandy.  We played a gig in the chateau there last year but couldn’t take up the invitation to return for the September Festival due to gigging commitments.  This year, however, we’re right there!  France, Gecko 3 and Calvados – what . . . → Read More: Le Brevedent

Gecko 3 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

It’s that time of year again and we’ve got a couple of stunning gigs during the Edinburgh Fringe this year. First up on Tuesday 4th we’re proud to be headlining the opening night of the prestigious Acoustic Edinburgh Festival. This will be an acoustic set and joining us on er, electric piano, will . . . → Read More: Gecko 3 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Kelburn Garden Party!

It’s the weekend so grab your tent and sunglasses and head to Kelburn Castle (home of the Graffiti Project) for Scotland’s newest and best value music festival!

We’re on the Village Stage at 8.15pm on Saturday night so get there good and early. Tickets available at the gates!

Also we’re playing tonight in . . . → Read More: Kelburn Garden Party!

Knockengorroch-a-go-go

We’ve just had our appearance at this year’s Knockengorroch World Ceilidh confirmed for the Saturday (May 23rd) so clearly we’re pretty excited about that.  You can get more details and buy tickets from www.knockengorroch.org.uk   When we know our stage time we’ll pass it on here.

Spread the word! Hide . . . → Read More: Knockengorroch-a-go-go

Kelburn Garden Party

Just a quick update: as predicited, the official website is now functioning:

http://www.kelburngardenparty.com

It’s the only place you can get yourself one of the limited number of early bird tickets.  It has a great line up, and the icing on the castle-shaped cake is that we will be playing at 3.30pm on Saturday afternoon, just ahead . . . → Read More: Kelburn Garden Party

Plans afoot for the summer

Ah, the summer, even the thought makes you forget the months of darkness and cold and wind and misery and… okay, maybe not forget, but certainly set to one side for a moment.  We’re excited to announce that we’re playing the Kelburn Garden Party this June (19th-21st).  This is a new festival but we’ve played over . . . → Read More: Plans afoot for the summer

Saturday Night Fish Fry

Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who brought in the New Year with us at the Departure Lounge – it was a great night. I particularly enjoyed the hundreds of people bawling out the words and jumping around manically to the ska choruses at the end of Auld Lang Syne. It was a great . . . → Read More: Saturday Night Fish Fry

Happy Hogmanay!

Another year comes to a close and what better way to celebrate the New Year than partying with Gecko 3? We’re kicking off the 1st second of 2009 with a set at Edinburgh’s coolest club Departure Lounge.

Departure Lounge

This will be an incredible line-up – click the flyer for more details. We’re . . . → Read More: Happy Hogmanay!