Derry band The Undertones are set to mark the 45th anniversary of their biggest hit Teenage Kicks with a show with Buzzcocks this November in Dublin.
The seminal punk acts will play The Academy on 26 November with tickets priced €39.05 including booking fee on sale Wednesday 3 May at 10am.
The Undertones were formed in Derry in 1976 by friends John O'Neill, Damian O’Neill, Feargal Sharkey, Billy Doherty and Michael Bradley.
They recorded John O’Neill’s Teenage Kicks in 1978 on Terri Hooley's Good Vibrations label in Belfast and BBC DJ John Peel liked it so much that he famously played it twice in a row on his radio show.
The Undertones signed with Sire Records and the song was re- released, resulting in the band's first appearance on Top Of The Pops.
Over the next five years, O’Neill, crafted further pop gems such as Here Comes The Summer, Jimmy Jimmy, You’ve Got My Number (Why Don’t You Use It?) and Wednesday Week whilst Damian O’Neill and Michael Bradley contributed My Perfect Cousin.
They also recorded four highly acclaimed albums before they split in 1983 when Sharkey left the band to pursue a solo career.
In 1999 The Undertones reformed with fellow Derryman and broadcaster Paul McLoone on vocals.
2023 also marks the 44th anniversary of their self-titled first album.
