Undertones mural derry

The Undertones have influenced major bands around the world, including one of Germany's most popular ones. That is according to punk rockers Die Toten Hosen lead singer Campino, who was in Londonderry at the weekend to perform with the iconic Northern Ireland band in their home city. Members of both bands visited a new mural undertones mural derry The Undertones in Derry.

Enjoy our award winning photos and picture galleries taken in Derry and County Derry. Enjoy our latest and up to date motoring review and news in Derry and County Derry. Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist. An Undertones mural is to be completed in Derry this week, commissioned by two local men who say 'it's time something was done' to honour the iconic group in the city. I certainly would have been a regular at their gigs in the late 70s.

Undertones mural derry

TERRI Hooley, the man who released their iconic debut single Teenage Kicks, got his very own mural in Belfast earlier this week - so it's only right that Derry pop punks The Undertones should now be adorning a wall in their native city. It's a rendering of a photo by Laurence O. Doherty from the late s which captured the young Feargal Sharkey-fronted band in the city's Bull Park. Another photo from the same session was used for the cover of the band's eponymous debut album. The former Undertones man and solo singer turned environmental campaigner gave the mural his seal of approval yesterday with a post on X, formerly Twitter, in which he described it as "an absolute honour". Mr Sharkey enthused: "WOW! How fantastic is that, what an absolute honour. My applause and appreciation to everyone involved, never thought for one second I would ever see myself staring down from Derry walls. Totally brilliant bit of work", before capping the statement with a trio of 'clapping hands' emojis and a 'smiling face with sunglasses' emoji. Totally brilliant bit of work. I have the answer, ladies and gentlemen meet Karl uvartscic creator and painter of The Undertones mural. A tumultuous round of applause please.

Mr Hooley championed Northern Ireland's punk music bands at the height of the Troubles in the s and, undertones mural derry founder of Good Vibrations, he helped to bring to prominence bands including The Undertones and Rudi and the Outcasts.

Some of Northern Ireland's best known punk era figures have been immortalised in new street art. In Londonderry, the cover of The Undertones' eponymous debut album has been recreated on a city centre wall. In Belfast, Northern Ireland's 'godfather of punk' Terri Hooley is now looking over the site of his original Good Vibrations record shop. Former Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey has tweeted his approval for the "totally brilliant bit of work". This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies.

Enjoy our award winning photos and picture galleries taken in Derry and County Derry. Enjoy our latest and up to date motoring review and news in Derry and County Derry. Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist. An Undertones mural is to be completed in Derry this week, commissioned by two local men who say 'it's time something was done' to honour the iconic group in the city. I certainly would have been a regular at their gigs in the late 70s. Mr McCartney said the project has been years in the making with a few setbacks and scheduling issues pushing the project back. So we just stuck with that for the 45th anniversary.

Undertones mural derry

Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist. An Undertones mural is to be completed in Derry this week, commissioned by two local men who say 'it's time something was done' to honour the iconic group in the city. I certainly would have been a regular at their gigs in the late 70s. Mr McCartney said the project has been years in the making with a few setbacks and scheduling issues pushing the project back. So we just stuck with that for the 45th anniversary. It's just from coming up with a concept and deciding on what you were going to do and then by the time we got around to doing it. Greg said UV Arts was commissioned for the project due to his 'very strong reputation for delivering quality workmanship'.

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View original content on Twitter. The hope is they enhance "the streetscape and encouraging urban ecology". UV Arts worked on the Derry Girls mural and many other murals in the city. Local News. Derry Death Notices - Monday, 26th February, That EP was Teenage Kicks. Accept and continue. He said it was "more than a record shop and music label". Another photo from the same session was used for the cover of the band's eponymous debut album. End of twitter post by Feargal Sharkey. TERRI Hooley, the man who released their iconic debut single Teenage Kicks, got his very own mural in Belfast earlier this week - so it's only right that Derry pop punks The Undertones should now be adorning a wall in their native city. The city, she added, is developing a "modern and vibrant new visual legacy that will take visitors on a unique journey". Greg said he's glad the Derry icons will finally be honoured in a public space in Derry.

TERRI Hooley, the man who released their iconic debut single Teenage Kicks, got his very own mural in Belfast earlier this week - so it's only right that Derry pop punks The Undertones should now be adorning a wall in their native city.

We've got Donegal Covered Totally brilliant bit of work", before capping the statement with a trio of 'clapping hands' emojis and a 'smiling face with sunglasses' emoji. Mr McCartney said the project has been years in the making with a few setbacks and scheduling issues pushing the project back. A new mural dedicated to the Undertones is set to be revealed soon. By David Wilson. Mr McCartney said the idea started to take shape back in , when he and Mr Casey were having the office painted. Email: toby. Derry celebrations from The Undertones mural recreates the cover of the band's debut album - released 45 years ago - in Londonderry city centre. By Keiron Tourish. Belfast mayor Ryan Murphy said paying homage to "cultural leaders like Terri Hooley, who have played such an essential role in our city's musical story, is important in building our reputation as an arts and culture destination". Register Now. Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. Skip twitter post by Feargal Sharkey Allow Twitter content? We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies.