About The Stunning
The Stunning are an Irish rock band. Formed in 1987 in Galway, they are perhaps best known for their singles "Brewing Up a Storm", "Romeo's on Fire", "Half Past Two", "Heads Are Gonna Roll". Known for their strong live performances, they maintain a large following across Ireland.
The group was formed in 1987 by Steve Wall. The band played its first show in the Hilltop Hotel, Salthill, Galway. The original line-up also included Donal Duggan , Ronan Kavanagh and Paddy Schutte , the latter three all leaving after the first couple of years to pursue other careers.
The first release was the single "Got to Get Away" licensed to Solid Records. It reached No. 17 in the Irish charts and received strong airplay on national radio. The band started to tour constantly starting in the west of Ireland, working their way east and finally playing their debut shows in Dublin with a three-week residency in the Baggot Inn. More singles followed: "Half Past Two" ; "Romeo’s on Fire" and "Brewing up a Storm" .
Their debut album Paradise in the Picture House was released under license on Solid Records in June 1990 reaching number one in the Irish charts and remaining there for five weeks. That year the band performed an early slot at the first Féile festival in Semple Stadium, Thurles and they toured constantly building up a huge following nationwide.
The second album Once Around the World released on Solid Records went straight into the number one spot and contained the hit singles "Heads"; "Everything that Rises"; "She’s on my Mind"; and "Mr. Ginger". The Stunning were now one of the most successful bands in Ireland and that year they headlined the Féile festival at midnight, going on after Bryan Adams to a crowd of approximately 40,000 people.
Tours in the UK and the US followed. They opened for Bob Dylan over five nights in the Hammersmith Apollo in London and two weeks later played support to the B52’s on a UK tour. Regular shows in the Mean Fiddler , the Powerhouse and the Grande had hoped to get the band noticed by UK record labels but a deal never materialised. They made several trips to the US playing in Boston, New York City, Northampton, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Portland, Maine but these self-financed tours became impossible for the band to fund.
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