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Edinburgh Live
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh gangster Robert Kelbie hangs out with Noel Gallagher on Oasis tour
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Notorious hood Robert Kelbie has been snapped backstage with Oasis stars and A-listers at the band's reunion gigs in Cardiff this week. The 41-year-old, from Edinburgh, was beaming wearing a VIP pass as he rubbed shoulders with Noel Gallagher, guitarist Gem Archer, and former Doctor Who star Matt Smith. He also shared a clip of himself on Instagram at the gig to the soundtrack of the Oasis hit Stay Young alongside the caption: "#oasis #oasismania what a great night. They're definitely a must see." Now a successful boxing promoter, Kelbie, is a known enemy of caged cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson, 38. Richardson is currently behind bars, while his associates - including the notorious Daniel Clan - are in a bloody turf war with Dubai-based Ross "Miami" McGill and a group known as Tamo Junto. Kelbie, who in 2012 admitted to a £145k mortgage fraud, previously met Noel at pal Tyson Fury's world title fight at Wembley Stadium in 2022. He also hung out backstage with the rock star in January 2023, when he was pictured chatting to him. He had captioned that post "Main man" alongside an electric guitar emoji. Then in 2024 Kelbie was again pictured with Noel and boxer Josh Taylor at a swanky event. Previously an underworld source told the Record: "Seeing Kelbie hanging out with Noel Gallagher you would think he was a rock star himself. They know each other from watching boxing before. "Robert is well connected in that world so he's often to be found hanging out with celebs. Who says crime doesn't pay?" Kelbie was shot in the back outside a Bannatyne's Health Club in Edinburgh in 2010. In 2013, a volley of bullets were fired at the hood's home, which was fortified with spiked railings and CCTV cameras. He was again targeted by a shooter in Ratho Station in September 2016. His new red carpet lifestyle comes as Scotland's gangland war involving enemy Mark Richardson explodes. The ongoing feud was sparked after Richardson's men bought £500k of cocaine from McGill with fake cash. Homes, cars and businesses belonging to associates of Richardson have been hit in a series of firebombings - with enforcers also going after the Glasgow Daniel crime clan. Police have arrested 52 people so far in connection with the escalating turf war.
Daily Record
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Gangster Robert Kelbie hangs out Noel Gallagher backstage at Oasis tour
Robert Kelbie, 41, was pictured all smiles wearing a VIP pass in a series of pictures shared on Instagram. Gangster Robert Kelbie has been pictured hanging out with Oasis stars and A-list celebrities at the band's reunion gigs in Cardiff this week. The 41-year-old fraudster, from Edinburgh, was pictured all smiles wearing a VIP pass as he rubbed shoulders backstage with Noel Gallagher, guitarist Gem Archer, and former Doctor Who star Matt Smith. He also shared a video of himself on Instagram at the gig to the soundtrack of the Oasis hit Stay Young alongside the caption: "#oasis #oasismania what a great night. They're definitely a must see." Kelbie, now living it up as a flashy boxing promoter, is a known enemy of caged cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson, 38. Richardson is currently behind bars, while his associates - including the notorious Daniel Clan - are in a bloody turf war with Dubai-based Ross 'Miami' McGill and a group known as Tamo Junto. Kelbie, who in 2012 admitted to a £145k mortgage fraud, previously met Noel at pal Tyson Fury's world title fight at Wembley Stadium in 2022. He also hung out backstage with the rock star in January 2023, when he was pictured chatting to him. He had captioned that post "Main man" alongside an electric guitar emoji. Then in 2024 Kelbie was again pictured with Noel and boxer Josh Taylor at a swanky event. Previously an underworld source told the Record: 'Seeing Kelbie hanging out with Noel Gallagher you would think he was a rock star himself. They know each other from watching boxing before. 'Robert is well connected in that world so he's often to be found hanging out with celebs. Who says crime doesn't pay?' Kelbie was shot in the back outside a Bannatyne's Health Club in Edinburgh in 2010. In 2013, a volley of bullets were fired at the hood's home, which was fortified with spiked railings and CCTV cameras. He was again targeted by a shooter in Ratho Station in September 2016. His new red carpet lifestyle comes as Scotland's gangland war involving enemy Mark Richardson explodes. The ongoing feud was sparked after Richardson's men bought £500k of cocaine from McGill with fake cash. Homes, cars and businesses belonging to associates of Richardson have been hit in a series of firebombings - with enforcers also going after the Glasgow Daniel crime clan. Police have arrested 52 people so far in connection with the escalating turf war.
Scottish Sun
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Inside notorious Scots gangster's glitzy night backstage at Oasis cosying up to Noel Gallagher & massive BBC star
GNAGSTER Robert Kelbie has been snapped cosying up to Oasis stars and A-listers backstage at the Britpop legends' huge reunion gigs in Cardiff this week. The playboy Scots fraudster. 41. wore a VIP pass and a wide grin in the brazen snap shared on Instagram. 7 Robert Kelbie brazenly shared pics of himself hobnobbing backstage with Noel Gallagher 7 The gangster with former Doctor Who star Matt Smith 7 Kelbie, who is living it up as a boxing promoter, with Oasis guitarist Gem Archer He brazenly shared pics of himself hobnobbing backstage with Noel Gallagher, Oasis guitarist Gem Archer, and former Doctor Who star Matt Smith. And in veiled dig at rivals - he posted video of himself at the gig on Instagram to the soundtrack of the Oasis hit Stay Young which includes the lyrics: 'Stay young and invincible, come what may we're unstoppable.' Kelbie, now living it up as a flashy boxing promoter, is no stranger to the high life and is a known enemy of caged cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson, 38. Richardson is currently behind bars, while his allies - including the feared Daniel Clan - are in a bloody turf war with Dubai-based Ross 'Miami' McGill and a group known as Tamo Junto. 7 Kelbie, now living it up as a flashy boxing promoter is a known enemy of caged cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson (pictured) Credit: SCOTTISH SUN 7 Dubai-based Ross 'Miami' McGill is waging war on Mark Richardson and his associates Sources say Kelbie is revelling in the carnage ripping through his rival's empire. A rival hit out: 'Kelbie makes out that he's some sort of socialite and pals with the Gallagher brothers and most of these people won't know his past. 'He's an enemy of Mark Richardson and will be loving all the violence that's been directed towards his empire in Edinburgh. 'Kelbie and his crew swig champagne in the VIP area and try to legitimise himself by being a boxing promoter but if some of these stars Googled who they were posing for pictures with then they might think twice about it.' McGill, an ex-Rangers ultras chief, is now living in the UAE but was left raging after fake cash was used in a £500,000 drugs deal. Hundreds gather for double funeral of slain Scots gangsters Eddie Lyons Jr & Ross Monaghan He ordered blade attacks, shootings and firebombings across the Central Belt sparking a seemingly unstoppable gang feud. Kelbie - who was once filmed being floored by a rival more than a decade younger in a bareknuckle building site scrap - has links to fugitive Irish kingpin and ex-fight promoter Daniel Kinahan. He fled his home at Ratho Station, Edinburgh, in 2016 after it was blasted by Gerard Docherty, 45 — who was caged for 10½ years in 2018 alongside Richardson and other members of a £200million supergang. His appearance back stage at the Oasis gig is not the first time Kelbie has been seen in the company of the rich and famous. He's close pals with Tyson Fury, and even gave the champ, 35, a tour of Scotland last year — stopping off in trendy Edinburgh bars and taking in the sights. He's also been seen posing backstage with Noel Gallagher on other occasions. 7 Robert Kelbie has previously been pictured with Tyson Fury 7 Kelbie has been pictured alongside footie legend Sir Alex Ferguson Kelbie's celeb selfie stash also includes shots with Sir Alex Ferguson, 82, Wayne Rooney, and boxing legend Mike Tyson. His latest social media spree shows him mingling backstage as Oasis kicked off their hotly-anticipated reunion tour — but not everyone's impressed by his A-list antics. The gangster's red carpet lifestyle comes as Scotland's gangland war explodes, with two men arrested in connection with firebombings and attempted murder. The busts bring the total arrests to 52 as cops ramp up their crackdown on the on the escalating gang feud across the central belt. In a feared revenge for the gang war focusing on the Daniel and Richardson empires, the execution of two members of the rival Lyons group of hoods was ordered in Spain. Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were shot dead as they watched the Champions League final in Monaghan's Irish Bar in the resort of Fuengirola. We told how hundreds of mourners gathered on Friday for their double funeral. Lyons, 46, and Monaghan, 43, were laid to rest by loved-ones in a joint ceremony just over one month after they were gunned down. The solemn occasion comes days after we revealed authorities in Spain handed over the pair's bodies to relatives to be repatriated to Scotland. More than 500 friends, family and underworld figures gathered at Bishopbriggs Crematorium in north Glasgow to show respect to Monaghan and Lyons Jnr - son of Godfather Eddie, 67, and brother of Dubai-based mob boss Steven Lyons, 44.
Daily Record
04-07-2025
- Daily Record
Gangland funeral for gunned down hoods Eddie Lyons and Ross Monaghan takes place in Glasgow
Mob land mourners gathered at Bishopbriggs Crematorium in the north of the city as the hoods were given a double send off. Slain gangsters Eddie Lyons and Ross Monaghan are being laid to rest together as a double funeral takes place in Glasgow. Mob land mourners began arriving at Bishopbriggs Crematorium in the north of the city ahead of the service at 3pm on Friday before two silver funeral cars carrying two coffins arrived at the site. A huge crowd, dressed in black and draped in designer gear, queued to gain entry into the building as they waited for the cortege to arrive. Women cried and held each other while a number of male associates of the pair stood together to form two parallel lines at the entrance to the crematorium in "guard of honour". More than 100 cars were seen at the premises, many of them large, dark SUVs with blacked out windows. Dozens of vehicles were also dumped on the road outside the crematorium as people flocked in to pay their respects to the hoods. Two private security guards in yellow jackets were also spotted monitoring the scene as they moved around the perimeter of the car park. Senior mob member Eddie Lyons Jnr and key lieutenant Ross Monaghan were shot dead in a targeted assassination at Monaghan's bar in Fuengirola, Costa Del Sol, on May 31. The pair were brutally executed in front of horrified tourists who were enjoying a drink after the Champions League final. Lyons Jr, 46, was on a sunshine holiday with golf buddies from Dullatur Golf Club in Cumbernauld. The group later headed to the Irish boozer owned by long-time pal Monaghan when he was shot dead outside after a masked gunman emerged from a car. The assailant then stormed the boozer and fired bullets into Monaghan as pub-goers scrambled to flee the scene. Footage shared in the aftermath showed a woman trying to administer CPR to Lyons on the pavement as a panicked pal shouted "save him". Horrific CCTV from inside the bar showed Monaghan attempting to flee from the gunman inside the bar. In the distressing clip, he was seen crawling across the floor in his bid to escape as blood from a stomach wound poured from his t-shirt. The 43-year-old quickly succumbed to his injuries. A nurse told how she held his hand as he lay dying. Harrowing images later showed Monaghan and Lyons ' bodies covered by white sheets following the fatal attack. The shootings took place after an explosive gang war erupted in Scotland earlier this year after. The feud was sparked when cronies of cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson ripped off Dubai-based Ross McGill, a former Rangers 'ultras' fan leader, in a £500,000 drug deal. Richardson's henchman Michael Heeps orchestrated the transaction that ripped off McGill after he was paid in fake notes. McGill retaliated by launching a relentless and violent vendetta of shootings an firebombings led by his sinister 'Tamo Junto' group - dragging anybody associated with Richardson into the feud - including the notorious Daniels crime clan. Both Monaghan and Lyons were senior members of the Lyons crime clan who have been involved in a long-running feud with the rival Daniel family dating back almost 25 years. Spanish police chiefs investigating the double murder said it was linked to a rivalry with the Daniel family. This claim has been refuted by Police Scotland, who insist the double deaths are "not linked" to the ongoing gang war on home turf. When asked earlier this month if the gunman belonged to the Daniels crime family, Malaga -based police chief, Pedro Agudo Novo, told reporters: "Yes. Absolutely." He then added: "The double murder was carried out by a professional killer and member of one of the victims' rival gangs. "In this case, we are not talking about an independent hired killer, but an internal member of the rival Daniels gang who ends up assassinating two members of an enemy gang." Miley Riley, 44, from Liverpool, has since been charged in connection with the incident. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court last month and faces an extradition hearing later this year. Hood Eddie Lyons Jnr survived a previous attempt on his life some 18 years ago when he was ambushed by Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll in Bellshill, Lanarkshire. Trusted pal Monaghan also brushed with death a number of times throughout the course of his life. He was cleared of the murder of notorious Glasgow hood Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll, who was shot dead in a brutal gangland assassination in Asda Robroyston carpark in 2010. Monaghan was tried for the killing of the Daniels enforcer, but was acquitted in May 2012 after it emerged there was no evidence which placed him at the supermarket at the time of the shooting. He later fled to Malaga in 2017 after he was shot twice in a gun attack outside St George's Primary School in the Penilee area of Glasgow. When the gunman opened fire, he was pushing a child's buggy.
Daily Record
03-07-2025
- Daily Record
Gangster who ordered drug deal that sparked Scotland's turf war caged over machete attack and firebombings
Michael Heeps orchestrated the drug deal with fake bank notes from his jail cell. A thug caged over a series of gangland attacks this week has been named as the man who ordered the drug deal that sparked Scotland's turf wars. The Record can reveal that mob boss Mark Richardson's henchman Michael Heeps orchestrated the transaction that ripped off Dubai-based Mr Big Ross McGill after he was paid £500k in fake notes for a haul of cocaine. Heeps, 34, was one of six men convicted at the High Court in Glasgow on Tuesday over a series of of a series of crimes, including a machete attack that left a man's hand hanging off and torching the cars of prison officers at HMP Addiewell. A judge branded their actions as 'out of control gangsterism.' John Murray, 25, Lee Ridgway, 32, Dale Bauld, 33, Damien Mullen, 26, and Ryan McGovern, 33, were also jailed and all of the men will be sentenced next month. An underworld source told the Record that Heeps is one of Edinburgh kingpin Richardson's most trusted lieutenants. He explained how Heeps organised the drug deal in the United Arab Emirates from his jail cell while he was on remand in prison. The source said: "Heeps sent a wee guy over to be introduced to Ross McGill through a middleman from Edinburgh and told him to build up some trust and buy smaller weights of cocaine from him. "Once he had McGill onside, he was told to buy five kilos of cocaine and use the fake bank notes. "Heeps obviously thought McGill was just a new guy on the scene who he could bump and that he'd get away with it. "But McGill vowed revenge went after everyone involved in ripping him off." First, McGilll went after the Edinburgh middleman who introduced him to the small time player Heeps had sent over. The Record previously reported how McGill learned that the middleman had fled to Thailand and had his gang abduct him off the street before he was brutally slashed across the face. The small-time player vanished and is believed to be currently hiding out in Dubai, but McGill's gang have targeted his family in recent weeks. The source explained how going after the people involved in the drug deal was not enough for McGill and he decided anyone with a connection to Richardson would be attacked. "Heeps had obviously told Richardson he was going to do this because none of their crew do anything without the boss giving his approval, but they seriously underestimated Ross McGill. "He had no real enemies in Scotland at that point and nobody really knew about his capabilities. "But now he has unleashed the biggest gang war Scotland has ever seen." McGill launched the feud on the streets of Scotland by ordering his Tamo Junto gang (TMJ) to firebomb and shoot bullets at businesses and homes in Edinburgh and East Lothian linked to Richardson throughout March. In April, the war spread to Glasgow as McGill targeted the notorious Daniel crime clan over their long term association with Richardson. Head of the family Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel and his uncle Norman had their homes torched in Bishopbriggs. Towards the end of May, the feud escalated when two men were attacked with machetes in a garage in East Kilbride owned by Robert Daniel. Just days later top Richardson associate David McMillan was attacked with a blade outside his home in Edinburgh by four thugs. A truce was reported to have been agreed on May 30, but the following day Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons were shot dead outside a bar in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. Last month Spanish cops blamed an 'internal member' of the Daniel clan for the double murder. In recent weeks, chilling footage released by TMJ promised the war against Richardson will 'continue for many years to come.'
