Ben Ottewell

While having had no new material recorded as Gomez since 2011, Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball are carrying the torch for the band while continuing to record solo and together – most recently with tour support Buddy on their 'Handbags' LP.

Crown and Anchor, Adelaide, Australia

He’s just released his third album and, last night, he presented a good portion of that record to a live audience at Auckland’s Tuning Fork…his second solo show there in three years.

People may know him as the vocalist and lead guitarist from 90's rock indie band Gomez, but Ben Ottewell has certainly made a name for himself. Having gone solo almost 15 years after the band split, releasing two hit albums Shapes and Shadows and Rattlebag

So imagine our surprise when he told us that his bandmates treat him like the new boy because he was the last one to join.

The Basement, Sydney, Australia

After several Covid related rescheduling impositions, Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball of Mersey Delta bluesmen Gomez take to the basement stage at a long sold-out gig at Jimmy’s, Liverpool. Armed with acoustic and electric guitars with Ball on additional keys and beats supplied by a laptop, after Ball’s introductory “Let’s h