THE O2, ABC Glasgow….  September 2012

The Dolphins got back on stage again effectively for the first time in 30 years on Friday the 21st of September 2012 and it was as though they had never been away. Once the intro music died down and the band got ready to start Cammy was at his jocular best    "Alright there Gaylords !!"   To which the crowd gave a cheer. Bass player George Dunnachie pitched in "Thanks for coming.....This song's called ‘Running”  The Dolphins were BACK! The atmosphere was electric, the crowd were loving the anticipation,  it was just like being back in the early 80s when the guys were filling every venue they played. The band played some classic tracks starting with ‘Running’ followed by…  ‘Homelife’,  ‘Tin Soldier’,  ‘Light up the sky part 1’,  ‘Me and know one else’,  ‘The outsider’,   ‘Stay’, ‘Tonight’,  ‘She's so right’  and ‘Davie Jones.  Cammy was back on form musically and back again with his bravado wit in between songs.  One classic line was when he said "You're probably looking at us and thinking my fuck they've aged!!  but there is only five of us, you ought to see the fucking state of you guys! seriously, it's like something out of  Cocoon!”     The sound was as expected excellent with Cammy's brother ‘Ski’ on the mixing desk, George was solid on bass, Davie Edgar handled the guitar and vocals well (especially since he was the original drummer)  Drew Phillips had to cover Cammy's piano parts as well as his own keyboard duties and did a great job and young Gordon McNeil was flawless on drums.

Hopefully this is just the start of The Dolphins part 2....with more gigs on the way - (Review from 2012) 

                                                                                                                                                                        IVORY BLACKS.... December 2012

The Dolphins Played a Blinder of a gig at Ivory Blacks in Glasgow on December 28th 2012 with Davie Edgar back on drums and Scott (Stixx Diamond) Ramsey taking over on lead guitar. Scott's guitar work on Best Years of my Youth was amazing and one of the highlights of the gig along with the dual guitar riff with Cammy on The opening song ‘Running’.  This time The Band had more time and the chance to play a more varied repertoire with Cammy playing piano on ballads such as ‘Hold on’, ‘Stay’ and ‘Best Years of my Youth' . They also performed the instrumental - ‘Song for the Japanese Dolphin’ (when was the last time you saw a band play an instrumental?)     with an introduction to how the song/tune came about. (and a wee dedication...Thanks Cammy)  The crowd loved every minute of the gig judging by the noise they made after every song and as usual there was the in between song banter with the crowd. Songs played were... ‘Running’. ‘Hijacked’. ‘Homelife’, ‘The Outsider’,  ‘Light up the Sky part 1’,  ‘Stay’, ‘Next Time Around’,  ‘Paradise Lost’, Hold On’,  ‘Davie Jones’, ‘Tin Soldier’,  ‘She's So Right’,  ‘Song for the Japanese Dolphin’,  ‘Best years of my Youth’, ‘Tonight’, ‘Slow Down’  and  ‘Me and no-one Else’.

The band worked hard and put a lot of effort into putting these gigs together and they are not sure if they will play again which, would be a shame.  Thanks to Cammy Forbes and The Dolphins for showing us again how it should be done with great songs and exquisite musicianship. If you do play again I will be there along with the newly converted Dolphins fans from the last two outstanding gigs. - (Review from 2012)