The roots of Flash lie in
a rock covers band called Kid Gluvz.
Originally formed in the early 90’s, 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 we’re all big Queen fan’s 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.
They chose to name the band ‘Killer Queen’
and hit the public for the first time on 1st
of February 1995.
Now known as ‘Flash’, 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 show 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
and with constant enquiries for appearances both at home and abroad
the band look forward to another busy year
on the road.