Attic Lights & David Gest - The Full Story

11-07-2008 15:21

It all started on a flight to Scotland. Within hours of a chance meeting between David Gest and the manager of Glasgow’s Attic Lights, TV legend Gest was holed-up in the band’s home town studio recording a memorable monologue he wrote in 10 minutes over their forthcoming single Bring You Down.

Released on July 21st 2008 through Island Records, the single will be accompanied by a rather outlandish and decadent video featuring Kev from the Attic Lights, David Gest and his entourage of the Little People Of Davidland and the Chinese Girls With Herpes.

Also making an appearance is a guzzerling alcoholic named Alke Hall who likes to bring her men down and a nutty hotel clerk named Prunetta Pitts (whose mother loved prunes!).

Kevin Sherry the lead singer of the Attic Lights said, "We are thrilled to be working with David Gest. He is a true television legend and he is great fun. He also produced the highest rated musical special in television history 'Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration' - which is cool."

The video was shot in the luxurious surroundings of the Athenaeum Hotel in London. It was choreographed by Jeffery Daniels of the legendary soul group Shalamar, who has worked with Michael Jackson and Vanessa Williams. This video is unsurprisingly David Gest. It is a fantasy story which Gest gives his personal touch in a somewhat exotic and lavish affair.

Additionally David has requested the band to appear on his forthcoming musical tour of the U.K. which will play to more than 100,000 people in October 2008.

Hopefully the band will perform a couple of songs including *Bring You Down* as part of ‘David Gest…My Life! A Musical Concert Extravaganza’. The tour will also co-star Coolio; Dawn Robinson, lead singer of En Vogue; Russell Thompkins, Jr and The New Stylistics (Thompkins being the original lead singer of all their hit songs); Shalamar; Peabo Bryson; Asford & Simpson; Billy Paul; Freda Payne and special guest star Peter Andre. Gest will also be joined by the Little People Of Davidland, the Chinese Girls With Herpes, the Von Snatch Family Singers and the Tess Tickle Dancers

The full list of dates are as follows:

OCTOBER

4th Manchester Apollo

5th Blackpool Opera House

6th Liverpool, Philharmonic

7th Wolverhampton Civic Hall

9th Croydon Fairfield Hall

10th London Indigo2

11th London Indigo2

13th Cambridge Corn Exchange

14th London Indigo2

And More Dates To Be Announced Soon!

The band, set to appear at this years V Festival, have asked David Gest with his entourage - the Little People of Davidland and the Chinese Girls With Herpes to join them on stage at the Chelmsford leg of the festival on Sunday August 17th. The question is will Gest agree to do this before 80,000 fans?! Stay tuned.

Gest attained national television fame as the surprise star of 'I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' in November of 2006 and became the first American in history to star in three prime-time television shows, the highly rated 'This Is David Gest,' 'Grease Is The Word' and 'Greased Lightning'' all on ITV.

Attic Lights are set to release their debut album, Friday Night Lights on September 8th 2008.