THE UNDERTONES TOUR - 3rd January 2011

Seminal Derry band The Undertones are set to celebrate their 35th anniversary with a new double CD of their greatest ‘A’ and ‘B’ sides; a 10-date UK tour when they will play their debut album, ‘The Undertones’, in its entirety – and an appeal for members of their original fan club to get in touch.

Union Square Music will reissue the double CD ‘True Confessions: A's + B's’ on 4th April, 2011.  The release is to be accompanied by a set of 10 shows – the ‘True Confessions Tour’ – which will call at most major cities over the month. It’s been a long road from their first show in February 1976 at St Mary’s Scout Hall in Derry. Further shows in the UK, Europe and the USA will be announced soon.

The band is keen to reacquaint themselves with members of their former fan club, the Rocking Humdingers Club, and have put out a Missing Persons Search. Mickey Bradley of the band said: ‘‘We recently came across the original membership book containing the names of the Rocking Humdingers and thought it would be good to make contact again.”

The band hope to hear from these long-time fans and has promised the first 50 who get in touch free entry into a show of their choice, a copy of the record and a tour t-shirt. They should contact the band via at: andy@theundertones.com

31/03/2011Glasgow    King Tuts

01/04/2011Birmingham        O2 Academy 2

02/04/2011York    Fibbers

07/04/2011Nottingham    Rescue Rooms

08/04/2011Southampton     The Brook

09/04/2011Plymouth    White Rabbit

10/04/2011Bristol    Thekla

14/04/2011Liverpool    O2 Academy 2

15/04/2011Manchester    Academy 3

16/04/2011London    The Garage

For more information visit: www.theundertones.com

The Undertones are:

John O’Neill – Guitar

Damian O’Neill – Guitar

Paul McLoone – Vocals

Michael Bradley – Bass

Billy Doherty - Drums

THE UNDERTONES CELEBRATE THE TREBLE- Saturday 14th November 2009

On the 7th of May 1989, Derry City FC completed the historic ‘treble’, winning the 1988/89 League Championship, the League Cup and the FAI Cup.

Twenty years on there have been several commemorative events held both off and on the pitch and details have now been confirmed for one of the highlights of this anniversary in an event organised by Northland Broadcast and the Nerve Centre.

The Undertones will headline a ‘Treble 1989 Celebration’ gig at Derry’s Nerve Centre on Saturday 14th November, their first Derry gig in almost two years. As well as music from one of the greatest live bands around, video footage of that incredible 1988/ 89 season will be continually displayed throughout the Nerve Centre on various screens. Members of the treble-winning squad will also be in attendance.

Confirming details of the gig, Michael Bradley of The Undertones said:

‘It's great to be able to celebrate the treble at last. Derry City has featured many times in the life of The Undertones - from the picture sleeve of Get Over You, to the cover of My Perfect Cousin, to the singing of Teenage Kicks at the Brandywell. For someone like me, who remembers Danny Hale and who sold programmes at the Texaco Cup game against Wolves, it's great to be associated with the club. We’re really looking forward to the night on the 14th November’

All profits will go the Derry City FC Development Committee.

LIVE SHOWS-THREE TONES GO DUTCH

Fine Fine Music is a twice a year tour by upcoming bands in Holland supported by a ‘name’ artist. This year three of The Undertones are that name.

27 May: Tilburg 013

28 May Nijmegen Doornroosje

29 May Oss Groene Engel

30 May Zwolle Hedon

31 May Rotterdam Watt

2 June Amsterdam Paradiso

3 June Utrecht Helling

5 June Groningen Vera

6 June Enschede Atak

7 June Delft Speakers

I’d stress that it is NOT the full Undertones line up, but John, Damian and Paul from the band with a luxury assortment of acoustic versions of Undertones classics and a sprinkling of delicious and surprising treats from the sweet shop of rock and roll. Cover versions, in other words. And that the rehearsals are so far sounding splendid. It's all going to be delicious yet kind to teeth.

THIRTY YEARS OF TEENAGE KICKS

The Undertones are happy to announce that new arrangements have been made with Union Square Music for the re-issue of the first four albums. All four albums will be remastered and reissued on the Salvo / Ardeck imprint with bonus tracks and new booklets. The re-issue campaign will also feature a 56 track 2CD anthology including 27 previously unreleased demos, live, session and rehearsal tracks.

The campaign will kick off on August 31st with a 30th anniversary digital `vingle’ release of the original Teenage Kicks plus a previously unreleased live version and the original promotional video. That will be followed by a physical re-release of the original 4 track Good Vibrations Teenage Kicks single complete with original fold-out poster booklet on September 8th. The 2CD anthology will be released on September 22nd the same day as the band (including vocalist Paul McLoone) headline London’s Dingwalls. Further releases will follow throughout 2008 and 2009.

THE UNDERTONES CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF GOOD VIBRATIONS

On April 25, The Undertones will headline a unique concert to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Belfast based record label, Good Vibrations. The event will take place at the Mandela Hall, and tickets are £20.

The label was founded by Terri Hooley in April 1978 and was based in his record shop on Great Victoria Street, Belfast.  Perhaps the most famous release on the label was ‘Teenage Kicks’.

Good Vibrations was more than just another record shop and label. It enabled young people to believe in the power of self expression and understanding at a time when society in N. Ireland was tearing itself apart. To this end, the concert is billed as “Good Vibrations – A Light in the Darkness”

As Michael Bradley from the Undertones says, "Good Vibrations proved to me that great things can arise when a one eyed anarchist, running an uneconomic record shop in the 1970s, decides that bands from Belfast and Derry could make records as good as anyone else!"

Prior to the concert, a bus tour of Terri Hooley’s Belfast has been arranged as well as a special screening of John T Davis’ Ulster punk documentary “Shellshock Rock”.

Venue – Mandela Hall
Date – Friday 25 April 2008-03-03
Artists – The Undertones, Shame Academy, The Panama Kings + Very Special Guests
Tickets - £20 available from www.gotobelfast.com

06 Mar 08, Arthur Magee

UNDERTONES ON LATE LATE SHOW

The Undertones recently appeared on RTE's Late Late Show. Click here to watch the performance.

21 Nov 07, Wesley

DIG YOURSELF DEEP NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDERING

The new album is now available for pre-ordering at www.digyourselfdeep.com

Thanks to the team at Cooking Vinyl for creating the new site for the album

26 Sep 07, Wesley

MIDNIGHT MICKEY

Mickey Bradley presents weekly BBC radio show.

On Thursday 15th February Mickey Bradley, an Undertone and BBC Producer, went back to a presenting role with this Radio Ulster programme. It is part of a new weekly series dedicated to punk rock classics.
 
Playing everything from the New York punk of The Ramones and The Heartbreakers through to the London scene of the Sex Pistols and The Clash, to the one hit wonders and the influential icons of the genre.

Mickey says: "This programme will be an unashamed wallow in the best punk records of 1977, before and beyond. Thirty years after they played, the influences and effect of bands like the Clash, Buzzcocks and the Sex Pistols are more widely felt than they were at the time."

To check out the programme on line and listen again to the most recent show just visit the shows website.

UNDERTONES ON MYSPACE

The Undertones have finally caught up with the rest of the E-World and have got themselves a nice new shiny MySpace page.

You can check out the page at http://www.myspace.com/theundertonesmyspace.

We will be keeping the page up to date with all the latest band news and announcements and we hope to be adding some more photos and audio clips shortly. 

31 Jan 07, Wesley

SPANISH GIGS IN MARCH

The band are undertaking a short Spanish tour which kicks off on 28th March in Madrid.

Four dates have been confirmed, with the possibility of a fifth being added. The dates so far are:

.Wednesday, 28 March 2007
El Sol - Madrid

.Thursday, 29 March 2007
Venue TBC - Bilbao

.Friday, 30 March 2007
Venue TBC - A Estrada

.Saturday, 31 March 2007
Parque del Piles – Gijon

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29 Dec 06, Wesley

TWO GIGS IN ONE DAY AT THE NERVE CENTRE

In response to the huge numbers of new fans The Undertones have generated amongst under-18 age group, the band have decided to stage a special 'family friendly' show on the afternoon of the 29th of December at Derry’s Nerve Centre.

Specifically aimed at those too young to attend their now traditional Christmas show the band and Vigilante Events have combined to bring a special one-off event, where all ages will be welcome and there will be no alcohol on sale. This promises to be a great gig for the band’s youngest fans and a perfect warm up for the night show later that day. 

Friday, 29th December 2006
Doors: 3pm and 9pm
All ages show: £8
Evening show (18+): £15

Contact:
The Nerve Centre
7-8 Magazine Street
Derry
Tel: 028 71260562
http://www.nerve-centre.org.uk

14 Dec 06, Wesley

PAUL ON TODAY FM

Paul will be doing an interview on the Today FM Breakfast Show just after 8.30 am on Wednesday, 22nd of November.

He will be chatting to Tom Dunne and playing an exclusive brand new Undertones track. You can find the show on 100-102FM, and at www.todayfm.com

15 Nov 06, Wesley

MICKEY TALKS TO THE BBC

Mickey was recently interview by the BBC about his recent illness.

You can read the full article here and you can also watch the interview video.

08 Nov 06, Wesley

The Undertones have been in the studio doing some demos for the much anticipated next album release.

The songs which have been demoed so far include:

Dig Yourself Deep

Him Not Me

Precious Little Wonder

She's So Sweet

Easy Way Out

Everything You Say Is Right

So Close

Damian and Mickey have been working on a further joint effort and John has a few more songs that the band are hoping to demo very shortly.

Hopefully we will all get a chance to get a preview of the new tracks at the forthcoming gigs.

02 Nov 06, Wesley

NEW SHOWS 2006

After a quiet year, The Undertones are back gigging again and have just announced a list of gigs for November and December.

The list of confirmed gigs so far are:

Thursday, 12 October 2006
Sandinos DERRY, IRELAND

Friday, 24 November 2006
The Terrance Hotel Magherafelt, IRELAND

Saturday, 25 November 2006
The Tripod DUBLIN, IRELAND

Friday, 1 December 2006
The Ice Factory PERTH, SCOTLAND

Saturday, 2 December 2006
The Lemon Tree ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND

Sunday, 3 December 2006
Spring and Airbrake BEFAST, IRELAND

Friday, 29 December 2006
The Nerve Centre DERRY, IRELAND

Keep an eye on the website for further updates.

12 Oct 06, Wesley