The Band, founded by long time school friends Harry Hamilton (vocals) and John (Click) Cleland (Bass), had been playing rock music since the mid 1980's and is today much transformed from its modest beginnings in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. The break came in 1992 when Harry and Click decided to pay homage to the then recent passing of Freddie Mercury by performing, for one night only, a set of Queen songs to anyone who would come along and bring their own drink! So Flash Harry, a group of 5 musicians, took a giant leap of faith and courage with an inaugural gig on 13th March 1992 at the local Town Hall. The 270 strong capacity crowd went as daft then as the audiences do today. A few more local gigs followed, after which time Stevie Shanks joined the Band as Drummer. The future of Flash Harry was cemented with their big break when, on the first anniversary of Freddie's death, the guys plus support Band, performed at the Ulster Hall in Belfast; and the rest, as they say, is history.
