Down ‘n’ Outz are an English band featuring members from Def Leppard, The Quireboys, and Raw Glory. The group cover bands and artists related to Mott the Hoople including Mott, British Lions, and Ian Hunter.Their debut album, My ReGeneration Vol. 1, was released on July 13, and followed by a DVD release of the band’s show in the Hammersmith Odeon.
The band was formed by Joe Elliott from Def Leppard, Ronnie Garrity from Raw Glory, and Paul Guerin, Guy Griffin, and Keith Weir from The Quireboys, to open for Mott the Hoople on the last night of the ensemble’s tour at London’s Hammersmith Apollo in 2009.The band then decided to record an album, produced by Elliott and Ronan McHugh, which was recorded in Elliott’s personal studio and basic tracking done at Moor Hall studio Bedfordshire by engineer Chris Corney.A festival apperance later followed at the first ever High Voltage festival at Victoria Park,London.