A member of a popular noughties rock band has shared his unforgettable experience in Glasgow.

Richard Archer, lead vocalist for Hard-Fi, told the Glasgow Times that playing at the Barrowland Ballroom in the East End of the city was wild, great, and all kinds of iconic.

“Playing at the Barrowlands was just an unforgettable experience; It was wild and great,” Richard said.

He added: “The day before the first show there we were walking around the streets trying to find somewhere to buy a football so we could have a kick about and someone said ‘Oh, you’re from Hard-Fi’ and they showed me around.

“I met loads of people who bought me a football, we brought them to the gig and the shows were brilliant.

“Every band has played in Glasgow’s iconic venues like the Barrowlands and I always wanted to do that when I was younger. So, to have played there and done that was brilliant.

“Some of our favourite memories from playing gigs are in Glasgow. We’ve had crazy nights in the city.”

(Image: Picture credit: Mark Thompson) Since forming in 2003, the Hard to Beat hitmakers – also made up of Ross Phillips (guitar and backing vocals), Kai Stephens (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Steve Kemp (drums and backing vocals) - have played a range of venues in the city over the years.

And aside from Barrowlands, there is another stage that still sticks out after all this time.

Richard said: “I’ve always known of King Tut’s. It is one of those places I knew about before I went there. It was such a small venue but iconic and it was a name that caught my imagination.

“I heard of so many bands playing at King Tut’s and to then do it ourselves, we knew we had made it.”

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The band is set to play at The Garage on Monday, November 25, following the release of their new EP, Don’t Go Making Plans which will be released on November 15.

Speaking on the new music, Richard said: “We’re excited to be putting some new music out there and it’s exciting to be putting a new record out on vinyl again. The last record we had on vinyl was Stars of CCTV, which was back in 2005.”

Teasing fans on what they can expect from the new collection of tunes, Richard revealed: “People who have heard the new stuff say it still sounds recognizably like Hard-Fi.

“The new music touches on where we were all those years ago as well as where we are now.

“We put ourselves under a lot of pressure when we were younger and now, we know we can create whatever we like, and that in itself is quite exciting.”

(Image: Picture credit: Matt Crockett) This will be the band’s fourth body of work, following their brief split between 2014 and 2022.

But despite the time apart, Richard said everything fell back into place very naturally for the English group.

“Getting back together was never really planned,” he admitted.

He continued: “We did our first show two years ago in London and did a few shows last year, which were all great.

“We started playing and rehearsing and everything was a bit ragged, but it was all still there. I think we play better now than we did then.

“Perhaps a few fewer beers before the show helps.

“But it feels natural.”

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Tickets for the Glasgow show are still available.

To purchase tickets visit https://garageglasgow.co.uk/