The Undertones to play homecoming gig at Derry's Millennium Forum
The Millennium Forum has announced that The Undertones will return to its stage on Friday February 14, 2025.
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The Millennium Forum has announced that The Undertones will return to its stage on Friday February 14, 2025.
Immortalised in a mural, the Teenage Kicks band pointed the way for Green Day and more, says German star.
Plans are being made for a special civic reception to mark the 45th anniversary of the launch of iconic Undertones’ song, “Teenage Kicks”.
Late 1974, 16-year-old John O’Neill and younger brother Vinny were playing no-frills songs on guitars in their front room at No 22, Beechwood Avenue on Derry’s Bogside. They soon formed what could be loosely termed a band, with friends Billy Doherty and Mickey Bradley from the Creggan estate, on drums and bass respectively.
Late 1974, 16-year-old John O’Neill and younger brother Vinny were playing no-frills songs on guitars in their front room at No 22, Beechwood Avenue on Derry’s Bogside. They soon formed what could be loosely termed a band, with friends Billy Doherty and Mickey Bradley from the Creggan estate, on drums and bass respectively.