Barry Sutton is best known for being the lead guitarist in Liverpool band The La’s during the bands rise to popularity in the late 1980s. You can spot him laying down that legendary guitar riff in the video for the band’s best-known song, “There She Goes”. This solo show features songs and stories from his long and varied career.

Barry Sutton is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Liverpool who has performed with numerous alternative rock bands since 1981. His career began as the songwriter and vocalist in the unsigned bands Western Diplomats (1981-1983) and Marshmallow Overcoat (1983-1987). He joined Walkingseeds as guitarist and backing vocalist in 1986 and played on two of their LPs: Skullfuck (1987) and Upwind of Disaster, Downwind of Atonement (1989) before leaving to join The La’s in 1988.

Sutton left The La’s after one year and during the 1990s, he performed with his own bands Froth (1990-1993) and Kung Fu (1995-2001) as well as playing live and recording with several artists such as The Stairs, Cast, Peter Coyle and Smaller. Since 1994, Sutton has also performed as a solo artist under the alias Fabian Rothschilde. During the 2000s, Sutton played in the bands Heavy Lemon (2002-2003) and Mirrorball (2004-2008) and he is currently playing as Beatnik Hurricane.

His official biog reads: “Barry Sutton is a Scouse radical late of The La’s, Cast (we don’t talk about that). He has appeared with The Fall and Love, also Fazakerley chimpanzee Digsy in his band Smaller, immortalised by third rate self-confessed La’s obsessives and Mancunian Beatles tribute band Oasis in their song Digsys Dinner. Barry loves playing in Ireland, and you better stock up with whiskey and Guinness. Let’s talk about Groucho Marxism, evolution and six European cups. Beatnik Hurricane are a trademark of the Coca-Cola Corporation.”