25TH SEPTEMBER 2026

Written / photographed by Chloe Ewing (3,5)

Official gig photography by Zoe Glass (1,2,4)

I first heard of Gurriers last February when they opened for one of my favourite bands; Inhaler during the UK dates of the Open Wide Tour. Gurrier’s song ‘Des Goblin’ instantly grabbed the attention of the crowd. Dan Hoff, the main vocalist got the crowd involved during the slower part of the song, getting everyone to crouch down for the build-up and when the high came everyone got up and creating chaotic scenes. That memory has always stuck with me, and since then I have kept a close eye on the band to see what they get up to next. So, when they revealed the release of their second album ‘Nobody’s Coming to Save You’ and announced album launch shows, I just knew I had to tune in.

Formed during the Covid Pandemic, the Irish band made up of vocalist Dan Hoff, guitarist Mark MacCormack, guitarist and backing vocalist Ben O’Neil, bassist Charlie McCarthy and drummer Pierce O’Callaghan, have made a name for themselves within the live music scene. With outstanding live vocals and raw energy between the members in the band, it goes hand in hand with the crowds that come to their gigs. Their debut album ‘Come and See’ was full of intense post-punk energy and socio-political themes. From their website, Callaghan reflects on their debut album “You write songs for the environment that you’ll hear them in, so when we were playing small, 250 capacity rooms then [we wrote] a sweaty punk record, but now, playing bigger festival stages and supporting in arenas, it changes how you approach songwriting. You’re thinking about what sort of environment these songs are goanna be heard in, and how they’ll exist in that space.”

I took myself down to The Caves in Edinburgh; a venue that I’ve never been to before and can I say what a stunning venue for Gurriers to play their album launch show. Doors opened at 7 and it wasn’t long until it was time for the band to take the stage.

The first song of the night to be played was the title track of the album and the first single “Nobody’s Coming to Save You.” It is the perfect title and opening song as the song instantly livened the crowd for the night. The song starts off with a quiet vibe, with lone guitars, which feels almost like an anxious feeling with the drums following. However, as the song progresses it introduces bursts of intensity, and loud energy as the words ‘Nobody is Coming to Save you’ is repeated throughout the song. The title reflects the signature post-punk vibe from Ireland.

Up next was ‘Party Lines’, the second single released prior to the album. It is a high-tempo, high-energy dance-punk track. The crowd lapped up the guitar riffs up and relished in the outstanding tones. As the gig went on Gurriers preformed some of the newer songs from their album such as ‘Shades’ and ‘Today Is Not Enough’ and despite these songs only being released less than 24 hours before the start of the show, the Irish band kept the audience thriving.

Although it was the album release, the band played three of their most popular songs from the previous album, and I was very happy to have heard my personal favourite song, ‘Nausea’. The crowd went mental for this. The mosh pits took up the size of the room and created absolute carnage. Along-side ‘Nausea’ was ‘Des Goblins’ (it great to experience this song again as a fan this time!) and ‘Top of the bill’. Again, chaos and moshes were started in result of these songs being played.

But that tempo slowed down when the band played ‘Drones’ bringing a calmer vibe. The theme of the bands second album reflects as politically charged and sociopolitical. Dan Hoff told the band’s website, “This album does sound more personal to me, but everything about it is political because what you wear, how you act, who you hang out with, everything is in reaction to the system,” and this also ties in what ‘Drones’ looks at alongside deeper personal feelings. Despite things having slowed down, in true Gurriers fashion it wasn’t long until intense drums and raucous vocals kicked back in.

The stage flooded with a sea of red lights, and it was time for the third released single of the album ‘Nothing Happens Twice’. This instantaneously led the crowd towards another chaotic mosh.

The band then spoke to the crowd, asking the crowd to split in half wanting us to create one big mosh pit for ‘Waiting for Fisher.’ Hoff told the audience, “You know what to do! You just run into each other!” Meanwhile, a woman skipped right down the split and practically stole the whole show!! She was amazing. The beat dropped and you guessed it; we all ran into each other. I don’t think I’ve been more scared in my life…

The final song on the album, ‘Crybaby’ closed out the gig. Again, the song has a slower start but as the song progresses it builds up nicely and the song almost feels like a shift in tone to the rest of the album, rather than the hard hitting noisy, post-punk rock, although it still has these themes, it has a more grungy, sensitive take on punk. From the lads themselves, they ended the album with ‘Crybaby’ to create confusion, and this shone through at the gig too. “It’s a question mark. You're like, ‘Damn, that's the way they ended it?’”.

Gurriers' second album was nothing short of a spectacular next step in their career. They know how to put on one phenomenal gig, with exceptional stage presence and a breathtaking live sound. They Fuel their audience with high, intense energy that reloads throughout the show. They are definitely a band on the rise and worth checking out. From the gig my favourite song to hear live on the new album was 100% the title, ‘Nobody’s Coming to Save You’ or ‘Today is Not Enough.’

I loved the gig so much I went home and bought tickets to their Glasgow date on the 14th October 2026 and so should you!