Joyrider were a rock band from Portadown, Northern Ireland.
The band consisted of Phil Woolsey (guitar, vocals), Cliff Mitchell (guitar), Simon Haddock (bass) and Keith Irwin, Buc Hamill / Carl Alty (drums).
The band's biggest hit was a cover of the Jane Wiedlin song, "Rush Hour".
Woolsey later played in the bands Ninebar International and Roque Junior.
[1] and now fronts Papa Luna Haddock is now a member of Trucker Diablo, who played the Download Festival in June 2011, toured with Black Stone Cherry and were booked for Hammerfest in March 2012 on the same bill as Anthrax, Skindred and Evile.