THEY were handed the same slot Glasgow superstar Gerry Cinnamon owned two years ago at TRNSMT – and The Dunts simply smashed their festival debut.

The Glaswegian rockers are being tipped for big things on the back of their King Tut’s stage performance on Saturday, and it is a responsibility they take seriously.

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“We are feeling pretty confident at the moment but we do realise there is still a lot of hard work to do this year,” explained frontman Rab Smith.

“The slot we had at TRNSMT is called the ‘Gerry slot’ referring to everything it did for him two years ago. 

“He played the same slot on the same stage and it worked as a good platform for him to go on to massive success.

“The way it went on Saturday it definitely looks like we could follow in that but we have a lot of hard work to do.

“There have been some mentions about going back to do TRNSMT next year already but we just need to focus before we can realistically dream about main stage success.”

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The Dunts are four friends who formed the band almost three years ago over a love of music. Bassist Div McFarlane, drummer Kyle McGhee, and guitarist Colin McGachy all met at school. While frontman Rab joined the band after a chance meeting with Colin at a house party.

Unsigned with an appetite for success, they describe their style as “punk music with the occasional indie twist”.

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Through drawing inspiration from the likes of The Arctic Monkeys, they have created a handful of songs which earned them accolades including Best Newcomer at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMAs) last year.

Rab said: “I look back at who won the best newcomer at the SAMAs in previous years 
and it was the likes of Gerry Cinnamon.

“It is good to see that people who have won SAMAs have gone on to do absolutely amazing. It is really good just for your image. 

“It also does you a good turn in terms of where you stand within the Scottish music industry.”

He added: “We are all big on bands like the Arctic Monkeys. We like making punk music but we like injecting a wee bit of pop sensibilities into it – a big chorus which people can sing along to. When we are playing live, it is really energetic. It is energetic, erratic controlled chaos.” 

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Playing TRNSMT at the weekend has also done the band a good turn, which is something the promoters have cashed in on with the immediate release of a tour.

Summer festival dates in France aside, they will begin a Scottish tour at The Caves in Edinburgh on October 23 before finishing off with a hometown date at The Garage in Glasgow on December 14. 

“Touring is probably the best part of the band thing,” Rab said.

“It lets me take my mind off everything that is going on. It is good to get away and play gigs.”

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Div added: “I don’t know how much of the country we get to see mind you. But being away with your best pals, having a laugh and doing that for days on end it still feels like you are on holiday.”

New single Bad Decisions and self-released EPs Not Working Is Class and Self Proclaimed Council Punk will no doubt make up the setlist for the shows later in the year.

But the band promised there is more to come as they continue to work on fresh material. 

Rab said: “We are just focused on making music that we like and it seems to continually resonate with the people who show up at our gigs 

“The ultimate goal is just to be able to do this for a living, to be honest. It would be good if we could get to the heights of, for example, Gerry Cinnamon or even what the band The Snuts are getting at the moment.

“But for us, it is just about making music that we like and people like as much as they have been and hopefully it gets to a point that is all we need to do.”

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