Undertones reunion at The Limelight

Punk legends The Undertones will stage a 40th Anniversary Belfast show at The Limelight 1 on May 20, next year.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Dec 2015, 07:00 BST
The Undertones set for reunion gig.The Undertones set for reunion gig.
The Undertones set for reunion gig.

The Northern Irish four piece, known for their hit single, Teenage Kicks will be celebrating their 40th anniversary with a variety of scorching live performances at festivals and clubs throughout the world along with 
some very special record releases.

Tickets are now on sale Friday, December 11, at 9am from www.limelightbelfast.com, www.ticketmaster.ie Katy’s Bar & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. Northern Ireland customers 0844 277 44 55 & Republic of Ireland customers 0818 719 300

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The Undertones emerged from Derry in 1976, the result of five friends learning how to play basic rock and roll.

Practicing in their bedrooms eventually led to the band recording ‘Teenage Kicks’ in 1978 on Terri Hooley’s Good Vibrations label in Belfast. The legendary DJ John Peel received a copy and liked it so much he played it twice in a row on his 
radio show.

The Undertones signed with Sire Records and ‘Teenage Kicks’ was re-released, resulting in the band’s first appearance on Top Of The Pops. Over the next five years, John O Neill, his younger brother Damian, Feargal Sharkey, Billy Doherty and Michael Bradley crafted further numerous punkpop gems such as `Here Comes The Summer`, ‘Jimmy Jimmy`, `My Perfect Cousin`, `You’ve Got My Number (Why Don’t You Use It)’ and ‘Wednesday Week’.

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