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
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
