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In memory of Steve Priest

The outrageous Sweet bassist sadly passed away June 4th, 2020 Stephen Norman Priest was born in Hayes, Middlesex on 23 February 1948 He was cartoonish – once warned by David Bowie to tone down his makeup – and ‘built like a hod-carrier’, but

The Album That Changed Everything

When most people think of Sweet, they remember the glitter, the outrageous stage outfits, and chart-smashing hits like “Ballroom Blitz” and “Block Buster!” But in 1974, the band released an album that showed there was far more to them than glam-rock glamour.

‘I’m not done yet’

Sweet’s longest-serving member Andy Scott chats to Sophie Clarke about keeping the band’s legacy alive, and the “privilege” of performing at Belfast’s Ulster Hall next month By Sophie Clarke for Irish News. “Just because I’ve said I don’t want to do any

Most common Sweet songs – Lyrics

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

Trying to push our own boundaries

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

Strung Up reflections

Sweet looked like the result of a wild night in a drunken record company brainstorming session that posed the rhetorical question: “Where can we find a visually stunning group that will resonate with young girls, rock as boldly as Slade, play as

In memory of Mick Tucker

Mick died in hospital at 11.35am the 14th of February 2002. He had become unwell the Friday before and had informed friends he was going to see the doctor, but was then admitted to hospital on Saturday February 9th – a day

“We want Sweet, we want Sweet”

Posted On 23 Dec 2019 at 4:58 pm By : Nick Linazasoro Sweet live at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea 21.12.19 Legendary 70’s glam rock icons Sweet offered up the perfect Christmas gift for their UK fans, with an 18-date nationwide tour, which tonight included a

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