Music News MonthlyNews, Reviews and Interviews Direct from Dublin and London’s West End, Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners, the original and world’s No.1 celebration of Ireland’s most iconic band, will return to UK and Ireland theatres in 2025 for its biggest and best ever tour. In partnership with Tourism Ireland and in association with Dublin’s legendary Irish pub O’Donoghue’s - the iconic venue where The Dubliners first began performing together in 1962 – Seven Drunken Nights is a spectacular show honouring the legacy of Ireland’s favourite musical sons in authentic style, invoking the spirit of the great Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, John Sheahan, Ciaran Bourke and Jim McCann. Having enjoyed over 1000 standing ovations at sold out shows around the world since its launch in 2017, Seven Drunken Nights is renowned as the ultimate feel-good Irish show. Driven by a hugely talented cast of outstanding musicians and singers, the show stars its charismatic writer and director Ged Graham, who warmly guides fans through the show with anecdotes and reminisces in between stunning performances of so many of The Dubliners’ celebrated classics, including The Irish Rover, The Leaving of Liverpool, Belle of Belfast City, Dirty Old Town, The Banks of the Rose, Star of the County Down and The Town I Love So Well. Featuring an all-new production for 2025 that boasts the show’s most lavish set to-date, Seven Drunken Nights’ 72-date tour will begin in Newark on 1st March 2025 and includes dates at Manchester’s Opera House on 17th March (St. Patrick’s Day) and the Dominion Theatre in London on 23rd March, before the tour ends with a run of three shows at the iconic Dublin 3Olympia on 5th, 6th and 7th June. Tickets are on sale now, available from all venues and www.sevendrunkennights.com Recognised by fans of The Dubliners as one of the group’s biggest champions, Dublin-born Ged Graham said, “Performing the music of The Dubliners around the world truly is a real privilege for everyone involved with the Seven Drunken Nights show. The connection we’ve built with the audience over the years is incredible; they know we’re keeping the iconic music of The Dubliners alive with the same passion that they have for it. I think it’s why the show has become the world’s biggest celebration of The Dubliners over the past decade.”
In addition to glowing reviews, Seven Drunken Nights has also received praise from the families of The Dubliners. Ged said, “It was very nerve-racking meeting relatives of The Dubliners, as I didn’t know how they would react. But meeting Luke Kelly’s brother, Paddy, early on during the first tour was just brilliant. He and his family have been so supportive of the show. Likewise, Barney McKenna’s sister came to see the show when we toured Ireland and was very complimentary of how we told the story. Their support means so much to everyone involved with the show.” The 2025 tour of Seven Drunken Nights follows a record-breaking year for the show, spending 42 weeks on the road to perform over 300 shows around the world. Such success has been a life-changing experience for Ged, who said, “The music of The Dubliners was the soundtrack to me growing up in an Irish family. Every Sunday my Dad would put on his Dubliners records and our home would be filled with this incredible sound. For me every night on stage is like stepping back to my childhood and being eleven years old again. It’s genuinely a labour of love and, as a fan of The Dubliners, it’s the greatest privilege.” Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners will play the following dates across the UK and Ireland in 2025: March 01 Newark Palace Theatre 02 Lichfield Garrick Theatre 03 Lichfield Garrick Theatre 05 Potters Bar Wyllyotts Centre 06 Chatham Central Theatre 07 Dunstable Grove Theatre 09 Stockton Globe Theatre 10 Buxton Opera House 11 Ayr The Gaiety Theatre 12 Perth Concert Hall 14 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 15 Aberdeen Tivoli Theatre 16 Edinburgh Usher Hall 20 Sheffield City Hall 22 Swindon Wyvern Theatre 23 London Dominion Theatre 25 Birmingham Alexandra 28 Bradford St George’s Hall 29 Scunthorpe Baths Hall 30 Leicester De Montford Hall April 01 Epsom Playhouse 02 Redditch Palace Theatre 03 Bridgwater McMillan Theatre 04 Bromley Churchill Theatre 05 Southend Cliffs Pavilion 08 Woking New Victoria Theatre 09 Folkstone Leas Cliff Hall 10 Stevenage Gordon Craig Theatre 11 Lowestoft Marina Theatre 12 Hull City Hall 13 Sunderland Empire 16 Coventry Belgrade 17 Ipswich Regent Theatre 18 Skegness Embassy Theatre 19 Ramsgate Granville Theatre 20 Northampton Royal & Derngate 22 Lincoln New Theatre Royal 23 Basildon Towngate Theatre 24 Crawley The Hawth 25 Blackpool Grand Theatre 26 Worthing Pavilion 27 Aylesbury Waterside 29 Taunton Brewhouse May 01 Swansea Grand Theatre 05 Cromer Cromer Pier & Theatre (5.00pm show) 07 Hayes Beck Theatre 08 Kings Lynn Corn Exchange 09 Doncaster Cast 10 Wimbledon New Wimbledon Theatre 13 Southport The Atkinson 14 Southport The Atkinson 15 Poole Lighthouse 17 Tewkesbury Roses Theatre (matinee) 17 Tewkesbury Roses Theatre (evening) 18 Cardiff New Theatre 20 Dartford Orchard West 21 Oxford New Theatre 22 Llandudno Venue Cymru 23 Shrewsbury Theatre Severn 24 Portsmouth Kings Theatre 25 Clacton West Cliff Theatre 28 Wexford National Opera 29 Belfast Waterfront 30 Drogheda Thomas Leadley Theatre 31 Derry Millennium Forum (on sale 18th Sept) June 1 Waterford Theatre Royal 3 Limerick Lime Tree Theatre 4 Cork Opera House 5 Dublin 3Olympia Theatre 6 Dublin 3Olympia Theatre 7 Dublin 3Olympia Theatre Website: www.sevendrunkennights.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/SevenDrunkenNights Instagram: www.instagram.com/7drunkennights X: www.x.com/7drunkennights / @7drunkennights |
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