How does starting the new year with a Gustaffson gig sound? Great!
How does starting the new year with a Gustaffson gig with free tickets sound? Even better!
Fierce Panda & Friends Present Pandamonium ’25 Day 1 on 7 January 2025 at The Victoria in Dalston (451 Queensbridge Road, London E8 3AS)
Pandamonium Day 1: Fierce Panda kick off their annual Pandamonium showcase shows with GUSTAFFSON gliding into East London with their Elbow-endorsed musical dramatics + DIE TWICE dive in from the West Country with cheekbones and bonzer psychout twistings + pop duo HOOFA come armed with influences such as Spector, Good Neighbours and Paul Heaton—there ain’t no party like a Hoofa party, and that’s not just because it usually has glow sticks.
Hoofa – 8:15 pm
Die Twice – 9:00 pm
Gustaffson – 9:45 pm
Doors open 7:30pm. Click on the link below to get your FREE ticket!
Andrew Gower‘s band Gustaffson celebrate the launch of their first album “Black & White Movie” at the legendary Bush Hall in West London on Wednesday, 14 May 2025.
The evening will feature exclusive screenings of original Gustaffson films, and some exciting surprise guests (to be revealed soon).
Collider did a wonderful interview with Andrew Gower in which he got to talk about Gustaffson and their newest release “Flowers” but also his past and present acting work.
“Flowers” is also first time Gustaffson collaborated with composer Bear McCreary who Andrew met back in 2015 when he played Bonnie Prince Charlie on Outlander.
He’d seen a live version of “Flowers” that we recorded at St. Oswald’s Church, and he said, “Who’s on “Flowers”?” I said, “Well, no one.” I was in Manchester, he was in LA, and he said, “I want “Flowers.” We all celebrated in the studio across the pond.
Frankenstein’s Wedding, it felt magic. […] The beauty of imperfection.
You can still find videos of it on YouTube (you can find all links here).
Being Human
Andrew played vampire solicitor Nick Cutler in BBC Three’s supernatural comedy drama Being Human.
Being Human was really the thing that was a breakout role for you […]. I often cite Nick Cutler as being one of the best characters that came out of that series. It was such a fun series, and a lot of that is to the credit of how you were able to make this character so human and so relatable, and you sympathize with him and want the best for him.
Murdoch Mysteries
In his first “detecting” job, Andrew played none other than the Great Detective himself, Sherlock Holmes, on Canadian hit crime series Murdoch Mysteries. Or did he?
It was my first time in Toronto, Canada, and it was such a joy. […] And again, I went back, which I think means they liked me. [Laughs] It’s such an interesting character to play. I’ve always wanted to play Sherlock Holmes.
(Inspector) Ellis
My character just goes on this amazing journey in [episode 1]. It sets up a really exciting palette for the season. I’ve always wanted to create my own version of a detective. I’ve seen so many of them and l love so many of them, but I think there’s an amazing scope in that sort of drama.
Ellis (or Inspector Ellis as it is called overseas) is available to stream in the UK on My5 and in the USA on Acorn TV.
Please read this really wonderful interview, source of all our quotes in this article, in full:
Popular Outlander podcast “Droughtlander Diaries”, hosted by fans and content creators Jess and Sarah, invited Andrew Gower to one of their episodes to his latest music project featuring composer Bear McCreary on the new Gustaffson track “Flowers”.
We’re excited to bring a cast member from earlier seasons to chat with us this week. In this episode, Andrew Gower, who you’ll know as Bonnie Prince Charlie in Outlander, shares his journey as an actor and musician. He discusses his early influences, the formation of his band Gustaffson, and his collaboration with renowned composer Bear McCreary. Andrew shares with us his experiences in drama school, the thrill of acting, and the unique connection he has with his audience. He also shares insights into his audition process for Outlander, his research on Bonnie Prince Charlie, and his favorite scenes from the show. This episode was so fun to record and we hope you love it as much as we did!
You can listen to “Droughtlander Diaries” on Spotify or wherever you find your favourite podcasts. Listen to Andrew’s episode below!
In anticipation of Gustaffson‘s debut album ‘Black & White Movie’ produced by Elbow‘s Craig Potter – they will be finishing the year with a little UK tour at some of their favourite venues & be joined by some special guests. These gigs will support the release of their brand new singles – coming Autumn 2024!
Gustaffson return to St Oswald’s Church Warrington for a one off night & special acoustic gig. Fresh out of the studio after recording their debut album with Elbow’s Craig Potter producing and featuring Emmy-winning composer Bear McCreary (Outlander) & Sir Ben Kingsley.
They will be performing brand new tracks from their upcoming album and last year’s EP ‘The Jacaranda’.
This will be our first gig in Warrington and it should be a really special night at St Oswald’s Church. What an incredible venue to play music in. We are delighted they have welcomed us back after filming our latest live video ‘Flowers’ in the Church November last year. If you’re local come down and say hello.
Get ready for Gustaffson‘s final gig for 2023! It takes place at The 100 Club in London on a very special date: Andrew Gower‘s 34th birthday!
They will be joined on stage by Kieran Hodgson, who Scarleteers will recognize from his memorable guest appearance as Rupert Parker’s special friend Dr. Moorhouse in Miss Scarlet & The Duke‘s initial season.
Scottish singer/songwriter and composer Genevieve Dawson will be another special guest for the evening which is hosted by British actor and presenter Cel Spellman.
Andrew Gower was a guest at The Blue Room, a free Podcast for fans of English football club FC Everton, again and you can listen to the interview below.
Host Dave Downie talked with Andrew, a passionate Evertonian, all about his astonishing career in TV and stage, along with his brilliant performances with his band Gustaffson.
AG: I’d say our music is a blend of Rock, Folk and more recently Soul/Funk (a sign of things too come), but the foundation of all of our music is definitely in the story telling. With every song we think about our audience. What story do we want to tell them, lyrically and musically. How do we want to present it and serve it up without spoon feeding them. The best stories don’t have to be explained. Which I guess is what makes them universal.
UL: What’s your process for writing and creating music?
AG: Our process of writing music is forever changing. I think at its heart is collaboration. I’ve been writing lyrics since I was 15 and each story or song is always brought to life by the collaboration process. They are like little stories or scripts I carry around with me. They can be inspired by an instrument, a riff, a producer or even a piece of artwork. I’ve watched a lot of films of late and gone in the studio the next day with a clear idea for a song. That’s what I love about writing music – there’s no right or wrong way to do it.
Less than two months before the premiere of the penultimate Outlander season, fans are in for a special treat as two stars of the time-travelling hit series are teaming up for a special event.
Andrew Gower, who famously played Bonnie Prince Charlie, talked to Express.co.uk about his upcoming London gig with his band Gustaffson.
The whole evening, we’re excited about, it’s not just a gig, it’s also a variety of things we really believe in as artists.
Andrew Gower will be joined on stage by Caitlin O’Ryan, who plays Lizzie Wemyss on Outlander.
[Caitlin] is an amazing spoken word artist and from a neighbouring northern town from Oldham, I’m from Liverpool. She’s opening the event and she’ll be performing some spoken word. […] It’s absolutely incredible. […] Similar to [Laoghaire MacKenzie actress] Nell Hudson, they both went to the same drama school as me. So we all went to The Oxford School of Drama.
Gustaffson will further be supported on stafe by singer/songwriter Martha Goddard and Gaia Ahuja from Girls Don’t Sync.
At the event funds will be raised for the Al-Khidmat Foundation in Pakistan, which helps orphans and widows as well as giving students access to education.
I went back to do the season before last as the Bonnie Prince – and it’s really nice that some of the people I met at the premiere last year, I was never on set with them but we all just seemed to be a nice Outlander community, which is fantastic.
Even the likes of [composer] Bear McCreary from Outlander is responding to our work, so it’s been a really, really nice surprise for us.
Like all the Outlander family, as we say, every time we bring out a single, he reaches out and congratulates us and asks if we need any advice.
If Bear McCreary picks up the phone and asks me to do anything, I’ll be there. We’re trying to get him over to our London gig at some point.
Andrew Gower added the following about what’s in store for Gustaffson in the future:
We’ve got some plans to be up north in Liverpool and Manchester but this is our first London gig. I’m so excited. It feels about time.
We’re ready as a band to show them what we’ve got.
We’re ready to make an album but it’s in the works, but as an unsigned band, we’ve got the people ready to collaborate with, we’re just keeping our fingers crossed that somebody out there gives us the means to make it.
Andrew Gower Online 