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Some of Northern Ireland's best known punk era figures have been immortalised in new street art.

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 of The Undertones in Derry. The image shows the young band sitting on a wall in a local park in the late s. The painting is taken from a photograph by the late Derry Journal photographer Larry Doherty. The photo coincided with the launch of the record Teenage Kicks, which propelled The Undertones on the road to stardom. Die Toten Hosen - who have sold 19 million records since they formed in - have recorded their own version of Teenage Kicks.

Undertones mural 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. 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'. They all come together, and help tourists and visitors to the city get a feel for the city's history on a number of different levels. To continue reading this article, please subscribe and support local journalism! Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles.

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

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.

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.

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.

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End of twitter post by Feargal Sharkey. Merkel apology to German rock star. The photo coincided with the launch of the record Teenage Kicks, which propelled The Undertones on the road to stardom. Derry Sport. You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter s to keep up to date with your latest local news! Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. UV Arts worked on the Derry Girls mural and many other murals in the city. Another photo from the same session was used for the cover of the band's eponymous debut album. The image shows the young band sitting on a wall in a local park in the late s. Doherty from the late s which captured the young Feargal Sharkey-fronted band in the city's Bull Park. Reaction is 'great'. But Teenage Kicks would be the one song everybody would suggest as first choice of The Undertones. This article contains content provided by Twitter. 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". Police pictured at the scene of the security alert on the Foreglen Road.

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 image shows the young band sitting on a wall in a local park in the late s. The Undertones have influenced major bands around the world, including one of Germany's most popular ones. Greg said he's glad the Derry icons will finally be honoured in a public space in Derry. In Londonderry, the cover of The Undertones' eponymous debut album has been recreated on a city centre wall. Register Now. Accept and continue. 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". Skip twitter post by Feargal Sharkey Allow Twitter content? Drummer Billy Doherty said he was "honoured and humbled" to be immortalised on a wall in his home city but admits it is the band members' parents who would be even more "honoured and thrilled to have their children painted on the wall in Derry". Email: toby. I have the answer, ladies and gentlemen meet Karl uvartscic creator and painter of The Undertones mural. My applause and appreciation to everyone involved, never thought for one second I would ever see myself staring down from Derry walls. So impressed was Mr Hooley, the story goes, that he invited them to record their debut EP the following day.