Drums
Toby Ferguson
“No Click Required”
Electric Outlawz
Band & Story
Meet the Warrington rock covers band that grew from Acoustic Outlawz into a full electric live act.
Where it started
2017-ish Oct 2023Before the Band Had Electricity
Electric Outlawz started life as Acoustic Outlawz.
Wayne Shaw, Jon Montgomerie, Dave Oliver and Chris Mayor spent roughly six years playing the retirement-home circuit together — acoustic, close-up and a long way from the full-band setup they use now.
That changed in October 2023 with the arrival of Toby Ferguson, formerly of The Sunz, on drums. The sound got bigger, the gigs got louder and the Acoustic Outlawz story moved into its next chapter: Electric Outlawz.
The band then played as a five-piece from October 2023 through to New Year’s Eve 2024, when Chris played his final gig at Porters. Rather than replace him, Electric Outlawz carried on through 2025 without a dedicated rhythm guitarist, until Dave left the band in September 2025.
Fortunately, Neil Isherwood, from Dogbone UK, had already been helping the band out for several months before officially joining as a full-time member on bass guitar in 2026. During the later part of summer 2026, Paul Livett, from Yellow Hammer Legacy, also joined as a multi-instrumentalist, playing bass, lead and rhythm guitar, as well as backing vocals.
With Jon also being the guitarist in Copperworm this officially makes Electric Outlawz a five-piece supergroup. Probably.
ElectricSince 2023
Current lineup
The Outlawz.
Five seasoned musicians Four seasoned musicians and Wayne, playing everything from classic rock, blues and southern rock to country, punk, alternative and hard rock — with plenty of personality and just enough chaos to keep things interesting.
Guitar
Jon Montgomerie
“I've Always Played It This Way”
Bass Guitar / Guitar / 2nd Vocals
Paul Livett
“Shiny Like New”
Bass Guitar
Neil Isherwood
“Love You Jon”
Vocals
Wayne Shaw
“Is the Mic Definitely On?”
Previous members
Outlawz past.
Rhythm Guitar · Former Member
Chris Mayor
“Punk’s Not Dead”
Bass Guitar · Former Member
Dave Oliver
“It's Too Fast”
Temps & deps
Guns4Hire.
Guitar / Vocals
Alan Smith
“Invoice Attached”
Special appearances
And occasionally...
Harmonica
Derek Farley
“Suck, Blow, Gasp”
With sporadic appearances from Derek on harmonica.
Production
PA & stage lighting.
Electric Outlawz have an extensive PA system and stage lighting setup, giving the band flexibility to bring a complete live sound and lighting package to suitable venues and events across Warrington and the North West. The band also have their own sound engineer, with PA systems, stage lighting and production equipment supplied by our friends at Soundtech PA Hire, with systems suitable for crowds of up to around 500 people.
Bookings
Book Electric Outlawz.
For band bookings, venue dates and suitable private events, contact Wayne directly. Electric Outlawz can bring an extensive PA system and stage lighting setup where required.
Wayne · 07999 508252