The Sweet personified the Glam Rock era of the 1970s in the UK, showcasing their distinctive glitter and glam makeup. Beyond their iconic visual style, The Sweet also wielded significant influence in the realm of pure rock music. Their timeless hits continue to resonate, and the present lineup, featuring the main man himself, guitarist Andy Scott, consistently leaves audiences clamoring for an encore!
Can it really be half a century since the pre-glam incarnation of The Sweet threw their first chord shapes, and 45 years since the era-defining ’Blockbuster’ saw the band in their pomp top the UK charts? What’s more, it’s been 55 years
Andy’s Solo CD is to be re-released with new tracks added. Release date: 5th of August 2013. Label: Angel Air. It all began with a song Andy had written called ‘Lady Starlight’, which was composed for inclusion on Sweet’s celebrated ‘Desolation Boulevard’ album. Producer
Andy Scott – Sweet – Uber Rock Interview ExclusiveWritten by Jim Rowland (C) Uber Rock The good people at Angel Air are ‘Sweet 16’ this year, and one of the things they are doing to celebrate is reissuing a couple of Sweet-related albums
Andy Scott talks about Touring, Audiences, Childhood, First Record Bought, First Live Gig Seen, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Sweet, Marc Bolan, Traffic(band), TOTPs, The Jean Genie(track)/D.Bowie, USA, /Little Willie(track) and Ballroom Blitz(track). Interviewed By: Jackie Brambles
Andy Scott and Helen Barnes of Loving-80s-Music are chatting
Andy Scott in conversation with Dave Sweetmore. Recorded and Broadcast December 2023 on Tameside Radio (Manchester)
A couple of years ago Andy went to a Music-Biz lunch and met quite a few contemporaries from his past including a certain Slade frontman!
4th Of JulyConnolly/Priest/Scott/Tucker The fool got up and hit my faceI couldn’t make it to the doorI took a sip and drained the tapAnd life became a thing to stabAha I couldn’t understand itMy days were in a dazeIs it bloody SundayI’d
On March 24, 1976, glam rock icons Sweet performed the final show of the US leg of their Give Us A Wink world tour at the Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California, which held 3,000 people. This concert took place less than
The Sweet’s Andy Scott: “The thing about the ‘B’ sides was we were trying to push our own boundaries”… By Zentinel Daily – Leeno Dee Well…here I am so many years on from hearing Wig Wam Bam as a kid – which literally and
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