The Undertones

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The Undertones are an Northern Irish punk band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1975. The original band consisted of: * Feargal Sharkey (lead vocals), * John O'Neill (guitar), * Damian O'Neill (guitar, keyboards and vocals), * Michael Bradley (bass and vocals), and * Billy Doherty (drums). John O'Neill was the original main song writer, with his brother Damian and Mickey Bradley writing in various solo & combined variations for most of the remainder. Sharkey's power pop tenor was distinctive, and the band regarded a tight ensemble. By 1977 they were performing their own three-chord pop punk material influenced by Nuggets-type material and Ramones, and in 1978 released their debut four-song EP Teenage Kicks on Good Vibrations. It became a hit with support from DJ John Peel, who considered that EP's title song (Teenage Kicks) his all-time favourite. The song has been covered by many including boyband Busted (at the 2003 Brit Awards), American group The Raconteurs, Swedish band [aritst]Sahara Hotnights and French band Nouvelle Vague. The original band released four studio albums: * The Undertones (1979) * Hypnotised (1980) * Positive Touch (1981) * The Sin Of Pride (1983). Falling sales linked to their changing musical direction and tensions within the band, leading to their split in 1983. A compilation album titled All Wrapped Up featured a woman dressed in lunch meats wrapped in clear plastic on the (non band approved) cover. Several other compilations including the superb BBC sessions CD Listening In (named after a song on their first album) (2004) exist. The O'Neill brothers went on to form That Petrol Emotion. The Undertones reconvened in 1999, initially to play a few shows in their hometown of Londonderry, replacing singer Feargal Sharkey with a similarly warbling new recruit, Paul McLoone. Since this time, the band has continued to play a small number of gigs each year in various places around the world. The band have also released two further studio albums: * Get What You Need (2003) * Dig Yourself Deep (2007) NOTE: There is another band with this name - The Undertones, a subset of the University of Notre Dame Glee Club who sing a capella arrangements of popular songs. For more information on these guys, check out www.nd.edu/~utones. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Stiff Little Fingers, Buzzcocks, The Skids, The Ruts, The Jam

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punk,punk rock,new wave,irish,rock,uk,power pop,pop punk,northern irish,northern ireland,classic pop and rock,pop soul,irish punk,mod revival,northern irish punk,proto-punk,

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country: GB

City: Derry

Begin Date: 1975

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Song Kick

Sex Pistols, Dr John Cooper Clarke, and The Undertones at Castlefield Bowl (July 12, 2026)

Manchester - Castlefield Bowl

12/Jul

2026

Rewind Festival 2026

Henley-on-thames - Temple Island Meadows

22/Aug

2026

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Last FM

Hard To Beat

Jul/2018

Singles

Apr/2018

Hypnotised (2016 Remastered)

Hypnotised (2016 Remastered)

Oct/2016

The Undertones (2016 Remastered)

The Undertones (2016 Remastered)

Oct/2016

Keep It Tight - EP

Keep It Tight - EP

Sep/2013

An Introduction to The Undertones

An Introduction to The Undertones

Jun/2013

Teenage Kicks - The Very Best Of

Teenage Kicks - The Very Best Of

Jan/2010

Positive Touch / The Sin of Pride

Positive Touch / The Sin of Pride

Aug/2009

The Undertone

May/2009

An Anthology

Sep/2008

Dig Yourself Deep

Dig Yourself Deep

Oct/2007

Overworked And Underpaid

Overworked And Underpaid

Jan/2005

The Best Of The Undertones Teenage Kicks

The Best Of The Undertones Teenage Kicks

Jul/2004

Listening In: Radio Sessions 1978–1982

Listening In: Radio Sessions 1978–1982

Jan/2004

Listening In (Radio Sessions 1978-1982)

Listening In (Radio Sessions 1978-1982)

Jan/2004

Listening In. Radio Sessions 1978-1982

Listening In. Radio Sessions 1978-1982

Jan/2004

The Story Of The Undertones: Teenage Kicks

The Story Of The Undertones: Teenage Kicks

Jan/2004

Teenage Kicks: The Best of the Undertones

Teenage Kicks: The Best of the Undertones

Jan/2003

Get What You Need

Get What You Need

Jan/2003

Thrill Me

Jan/2003

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