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The Trip Back To Tipp - the weekend is here

Ahead of The Trip Back To Tipp this Wednesday at 11.30pm on RTÉ 2, watch Hothouse Flowers, The Stunning, Something Happens, An Emotional Fish, The 4 Of Us, The Frank And Walters, Michael Lowry and the People of Thurles take a trip down memory lane to remember the Feile madness that descended on Thurles. and how the youth of Ireland turned it into the devil's playground...

Féile revelers on the streets of Thurles (Pic: Wally Cassidy)

Below, Féile veterans recall the electric feeling of walking out on stage in front of thousands and thousands of Irish fans...

With stellar performances from Hothouse Flowers, The 4 of Us, The Stunning, Something Happens, The Frank and Walters and An Emotional Fish, all performing with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, plus some amazing archive and interview footage from some of the colourful characters around Feile now and then, the Trip Back To Tipp documentary airs this Wednesday at 11.30pm on RTÉ 2 - days before this weekend's 2nd Trip back to Tipp with Sultans of Ping, Therapy, Sinead O'Connor, Horslips, EMF and a host of other rock legends, returning to Semple Stadium for a weekend of music and festivities - find out more here.

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