Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) and
“The hungover stuntmen”

Band members are James Hazelhurst, Martin Said, Iain Anderson, and Craig Oxberry. The set we enjoyed was an accoustic event. Their demo disc suggests a raunchier, harder edged style but without detracting from the vocal and instrumental harmonies which set them apart from some of their "indie" counterparts.
Andy had a string of hits in the 1980s with the massively successful band Duran Duran, before forging a solo career and working as a producer.

In 2001 Duran Duran reformed for the album Astronaut, another big success but since then producing has been the main focus of his activity. He’s been working in the studio at his island home with The Hungover Stuntmen, a band he believes will be the next big thing.
He’s not alone: Paul Weller is lending support and they are co-managed by Simon Donald, one of the founders of the British satire magazine Viz.
They’ve been called “A brilliant new band” by British newspaper The Sun and hailed as “awesome” on the BBC’s national radio station Radio One.

They are from Newcastle in the UK like Andy himself, but for them it was their first band visit to the island. Andy has lived here with his wife Tracey, now a photographer, for several years. Their home is near San Carlos, handy for the gig at Las Dalias.
Simply enjoying the show was Andy’s son, Andrew, who’s also making an album with his band Electric City. “It’s great having a producer for a dad,” says Andrew. Especially when that means a full-equipped recording studio right there at your home! “My music might not be to his taste,” Andrew adds. “But he’s not afraid to tell me if something I am trying is rubbish!”