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Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.


Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time.


Guests include Sir Bob Geldof, Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, super-producer Trevor Horn, Chris Difford of Squeeze and their bandmate from A Saucerful of Secrets, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason


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Interviews Music Rock Pop
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
62 minutes
Episodes
216
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Best of…90s and 00s

Best of…90s and 00s

This week Gary and Guy are in Italy as their European tour with ‘Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets’ continues and they are playing some stunning venues. They share tales of a special sightseeing trip…

01:01:55  |   Sat 20 Jul 2024
Best Of... Drummers

Best Of... Drummers

This week Gary and Guy are in Munich as their European tour with ‘Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets’ continues. They share tales of their jaunt round Germany and seeing as they are touring with one o…

01:02:24  |   Sat 13 Jul 2024
Best Of... Icons of the 80s 2

Best Of... Icons of the 80s 2

This week Gary and Guy continue their tour around Europe with ‘Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets’ and share some of the tales from a life on the road and how touring has changed for them both over th…

01:10:07  |   Sat 06 Jul 2024
Best Of... Producers

Best Of... Producers

Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt continue their UK tour this week with Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets – but found time to spend even more time together to record a special episode where they chat about wor…

01:04:55  |   Sat 29 Jun 2024
Best Of... On Tour Summer 2024

Best Of... On Tour Summer 2024

Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt continue to tour the UK this week with Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets – so here is a ‘Best Of’ episode that features some of our favourite guests who are also on tour this …

01:06:06  |   Sat 22 Jun 2024
S7E9: Guy Garvey

S7E9: Guy Garvey

This week on Rockonteurs we welcome a true National Treasure to the series, a songwriter, a musician, broadcaster and all-round lovely bloke, it’s Guy Garvey. Guy shares his story of his working-clas…

01:09:35  |   Sat 15 Jun 2024
S7E8: Alan Edwards

S7E8: Alan Edwards

This week on the podcast Gary and Guy chat to the legendary music PR Alan Edwards.

Alan is the man who is responsible for keeping some of the biggest names in music in (and sometimes out) of the paper…

01:07:44  |   Sat 08 Jun 2024
S7E7: John Oates

S7E7: John Oates

This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Gary chat to singer, songwriter, and record producer John Oates.

John, with his former co-writer Daryl Hall produced some of the greatest songs of the 70s and 80s ma…

01:12:24  |   Sat 01 Jun 2024
S7E6: Brian Auger

S7E6: Brian Auger

This brilliant Brian Auger joins Gary and Guy this week for another must listen episode of Rockonteurs.

Brian is a total gent and was there from the earliest days of Rock and Roll as the go to organ a…

01:06:50  |   Sat 18 May 2024
S7E5: Jimmy Webb

S7E5: Jimmy Webb

This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Guy welcome one of the greatest ever songwriters to the podcast, in fact Jimmy Webb is the only artist ever to receive a Grammy Awards for music, lyrics and orchest…

01:17:46  |   Sat 11 May 2024
S7E4: Joe Elliott 2

S7E4: Joe Elliott 2

This week we welcome Joe Elliott back to the podcast. Joe is in town to talk about the reissue of Pyromania and it doesn’t take long before Guy, Gary, and Joe are discussing their favourite artists a…

01:07:49  |   Sat 04 May 2024
S7E3: Phil Manzanera 2

S7E3: Phil Manzanera 2

This week on the podcast we welcome Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera to the show.

Chatting about his incredible childhood of island hopping that lead to his diverse musical influence. Phil also chats to Gu…

01:17:15  |   Sat 27 Apr 2024
S7E2: Woody Woodmansey

S7E2: Woody Woodmansey

This week we welcome Woody Woodmansey to the podcast. Woody is the last man standing from Bowie's band ‘The Spiders From Mars’ and Woody shares some incredible stories with us this week from his firs…

01:31:40  |   Sat 20 Apr 2024
S7E1: Dave Wakeling

S7E1: Dave Wakeling

Rockonteurs returns, and this week Guy and Gary are chatting to Dave Wakeling from The Beat.

Chatting about a life on the road, his influences, those politically orientated lyrics of the 1980s, being …

01:01:07  |   Sat 13 Apr 2024
S6E7: Robin Trower

S6E7: Robin Trower

This week on Rockonteurs we chat to guitarist Robin Trower. Robin talks about his early guitar influences, his love of James Brown, his time with Procol Harum and as the bandleader in his own power t…
00:52:49  |   Sun 31 Mar 2024
S6E6: Mark Knopfler

S6E6: Mark Knopfler

This week on Rockonteurs, we welcome Mark Knopfler to the podcast. Where on earth do you start with a man whose career is so extensive, eclectic, and compelling? Mark shares some incredible stories o…

01:10:54  |   Sun 24 Mar 2024
S6E5: Joe Boyd

S6E5: Joe Boyd

This week on Rockonteurs we are joined by the American writer and producer Joe Boyd. Joe has worked with a stunning array of artists from Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, REM and, of course Pink Floy…

01:13:40  |   Sun 17 Mar 2024
S6E4: Duff McKagan

S6E4: Duff McKagan

This week Guy and Gary are joined by another legendary bassist, from Guns n Roses, we welcome Duff McKagan to Rockonteurs. There is so much more to Duff than that incredible band. We dig into his pas…

00:57:18  |   Sun 10 Mar 2024
S6E3: Steve Howe

S6E3: Steve Howe

This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Guy get to meet a real-life guitar hero of theirs – the wonderful Steve Howe.

Steve takes us through his journey from psychedelia to prog, from the Syndicats to Yes,…

01:05:05  |   Sun 03 Mar 2024
S6E2: Sophie Ellis-Bextor

S6E2: Sophie Ellis-Bextor

This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Guy are joined by our good friend Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Sophie has evolved from an indie darling to a global pop princess and in this episode she talks about her fir…

01:10:27  |   Sun 25 Feb 2024
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