Reeling in the Showband Years

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The Helix, Friday 6th March

Reeling In the Showband Years – Live at The Helix Dublin, for it's record breaking 11th year!

The Ronan Collins Showband Show, Reeling In the Showband Years, has been a smash hit for the past 10 years, and we are delighted to say it returns once again to The Helix for its amazing 11th year touring and filling theatres all around Ireland. And what a line-up it is this year! RTÉ's Ronan Collins is host and compère, and will sing his renowned tributes to the great Joe Dolan, The Eurovision and much more!

Red Hurley – a living legend of showbiz for the past 40 years, one of the superstars of The Showband Era, has had a huge international career and has been feted from Las Vegas to the deep South of the USA. His soaring voice has captivated audiences since he hit the stage with The Nevada Showband. Still a major force in Irish showbiz, hear his stunning voice on How Great Thou Art and When, to up tempo songs like Tennessee Special and others off his hit records.

Linda Martin – a superstar of showbiz. Lead singer with that great band Chips, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992 with Why Me?, and TV presenter on multiple shows for RTÉ. All the smash hit songs of this world renowned performer will be in the line-up for the 11th Anniversary Tour!

Keith and Lorraine McDonald, the great brother and sister combination from one of the oldest musical families in Ireland – their father, Frankie, was trumpet player with Joe Dolan for many years. Lorraine is one of the brightest talents to emerge from the late Showband Era and Keith is a star in his own right!

Shaun O'Dowd returns with his band Ding-A-ling. He was one of the biggest drawing acts in Ireland right through the 70's having topped the charts for weeks with his smash hit records You Are No Angel and It's Good To See You – all you could ask for in an entertainer.

The Conquerors Showband – one of the greatest Showbands of them all, and still packing them in everywhere they go. The Galway boys sang Baby Blue and many more hits.

Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg sing their Euro Songs amongst other massive hits! If Ma Could See Me Now, Looking Through the eyes of a Beautiful Girl,  and much more to be announced.

The show's exciting finalé is an All-Cast Salute to the Showband Era. All of the stars join in for a medley of songs from the unique Showband Years! Bringing you back in time to this magical musical period. It will send you home with great memories of a wonderful, and never to be repeated, time in Irish popular music


Date:
Friday 6th March
Time:
8.00pm
Price:
€26+
Address:
DCU, Collins Avenue, Dublin 9, Ireland

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