Dubliners 50 Years Anniversary Tour

50 Years Tour
World tour by The Dubliners
Location	Europe
Associated album	50 Years
Start date	27 January 2012
End date	31 December 2012
The Dubliners concert chronology
	; A Time To Remember ; (2009–11); ; 50 Years ; (2012); ; ;

The Dubliners 50th Anniversary Tour was a tour in 2012 by the Dubliners celebrating 50 years. The group was awarded a lifetime achievement award by BBC Radio 2 in February.^[1] However, in April, founding member and tenor banjo player Barney McKenna died.^[2] Banjo player Gerry O'Connor filled his place until the end of the tour. In November the group released the album 50 Years charting in the Irish Top 10.^[3] John Sheahan after 48 years decided he could no longer continue with the band due to the death of Barney McKenna. In December the group played its final concerts at Vicar Street and were joined on stage by Jim McCann. The band met with President Michael Higgins in the presidential palace in Dublin. The group appeared on BBC's Jools Holland Annual Hootenanny on New Year's Eve. With the exception of John Sheahan, the rest of the group continues touring as The Dublin Legends – Spirit of the Dubliners.

Setlist

The Fermoy Lassies / Sporting Paddy
Seven Drunken Nights (Archive Video featuring Ronnie Drew)
The Rare Auld Mountain Dew
The Ferryman
Fiddler's Green (Archive Video featuring Barney McKenna)
The Belfast Hornpipe / The Swallow's Tail
Poem for Luke (Poem, recited by John Sheahan)
Kelly the Boy from Killan (Archive Video featuring Luke Kelly)
Dirty Old Town
The Rare Auld Times
When the Boys Come Rolling Home
Fáinne Geal an Lae
Poem for Barney (Poem, recited by John Sheahan)
Banjo Solo
Billy In The Lowground / The Moving Cloud
The Monto (Archive Video featuring Luke Kelly)
All for Me Grog
Remembering Ciarán (Poem, recited by John Sheahan)
Bainne na mBó (Archive Video featuring Ciarán Bourke)
Peggy Lettermore
Farewell to Harstad
Feathered Gael / Jackie Coleman's Reel
I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me (Archive Video featuring Barney McKenna)
The Rocky Road to Dublin
A Pint of Plain (Archive Video featuring Ronnie Drew)
Finnegan's Wake
Sketch of a Dubliner (Poem, recited by John Sheahan)
McAlpine's Fusiliers (Archive Video featuring Ronnie Drew)
Cooley's Reel / The Dawn / The Mullingar Races
The Black Velvet Band / Dicey Reilly / The Marino Waltz / The Irish Rover
Whiskey in the Jar

Encore:

Tour dates

Date^[4]	City	Country	Venue
27 January 2012	Dublin	Ireland	Christ Church – Temple Bar TradFest
28 January 2012	Dublin	Ireland	Christ Church – Temple Bar TradFest
1 February 2012	Bern	Switzerland	Theater National
2 February 2012	Basel		Stadtcasino
3 February 2012	Zürich		Neues Theater Spirgarten
4 February 2012	St. Gallen		Tonhalle
7 March 2012	Cardiff	Wales	St. David's Hall
8 March 2012	Plymouth	England	Plymouth Pavilions
9 March 2012	Cheltenham		Town Hall
10 March 2012	Nottingham		Royal Concert Hall
11 March 2012	Leicester		De Montford Hall
12 March 2012	Norwich		Theatre Royal
13 March 2012	London		Royal Albert Hall
14 March 2012	Manchester		Opera House
15 March 2012	Reading		The Hexagon
17 March 2012	Birmingham		Town Hall
18 March 2012	Leeds		Grand Theatre & Opera House
19 March 2012	Liverpool		Philharmonic Hall
18 April 2012	Copenhagen	Denmark	Tivoli, Tivolis Koncertsal
19 April 2012	Ringsted		Kongrescenter
20 April 2012	Nykøbing Mors		Morsø Arena
21 April 2012	Frederikshavn		Arena Nord
22 April 2012	Esbjerg		Musikhuset
24 April 2012	Skjern		Kulturcenter
25 April 2012	Aalborg		Skråen
26 April 2012	Sørvad		Kultur & Idrætscenter
27 April 2012	Viborg		Tinghallen
28 April 2012	Aarhus		Musikhuset
4 May 2012	Ingelmunster	Belgium	Labadoux festival
10 May 2012	Paris	France	La Cigale
2 June 2012	Listowel	Ireland	Kerry
3 June 2012	Cork		Opera House
4 June 2012	Limerick		UCH
7 June 2012	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Waterfront Hall
8 June 2012	Derry	Northern Ireland	Millennium Forum
9 June 2012	Drogheda	Ireland	TLT Concert Hall & Theatre
23 June 2012	Westport	Ireland	Westport Festival
30 June 2012	Tønsberg	Norway	Oseberg kulturhus – Vestfoldfestspillene
8 July 2012	Skagen	Denmark	Skagen Folk Festival
6 September 2012	Vienna	Austria	Metropol
7 September 2012
8 September 2012
9 September 2012
10 September 2012
11 September 2012
12 September 2012
13 September 2012	Graz		Orpheum
14 September 2012	Zagreb	Croatia	Tvornica kulture
15 September 2012	Ljubljana	Slovenia	Krisanke
16 September 2012	Oslip	Austria	Cselley Mühle
28 September 2012	Ettelbruck	Luxembourg	Daichhalle
29 September 2012	Turnhout	Belgium	Warande Turnhout
30 September 2012	Brussels	Belgium	Paleis voor Schone Kunsten
1 October 2012	Tilburg	Netherlands	013
3 October 2012	Utrecht		Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn
4 October 2012	Rotterdam		De Doelen
5 October 2012	Rijssen		Lucky & co
6 October 2012	Leeuwarden		World Trade Center
7 October 2012	Amsterdam		Paradiso
1 November 2012	Munich	Germany	Cirkus Krone
2 November 2012	Stuttgart		Theaterhaus
3 November 2012	Beckingen		Deutschherrenhalle
4 November 2012	Bamberg		Bamberger Konzert- und Kongresshalle
5 November 2012	Frankfurt		Alte Oper
7 November 2012	Hanover		Theater am Aegi
8 November 2012	Bremen		Glocke
9 November 2012	Aurich		Stadthalle
10 November 2012	Bielefeld		Ringlokschuppen
11 November 2012	Dortmund		Konzerthaus
2 December 2012	Dresden		Alter Schlachthof
3 December 2012	Braunschweig		Stadthalle
4 December 2012	Cloppenburg		Stadthalle
5 December 2012	Kiel		Kieler Schloss
6 December 2012	Lübeck		Musik und Kongresshalle
7 December 2012	Flensburg		Deutsches Haus
8 December 2012	Hamburg		CCH
28 December 2012	Dublin	Ireland	Vicar Street
29 December 2012
30 December 2012
31 December 2012	London	England	BBC Studios – Jools Holland Annual Hootenanny

Line up

The Dubliners

Seán Cannon – Lead Vocals, Guitar
Patsy Watchorn – Lead Vocals, Banjo
John Sheahan – Fiddle, Mandolin, Tin Whistle
Eamonn Campbell – Guitar
Barney McKenna – Tenor Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals (January–April, died 5 April)

Guest Musicians

Gerry O'Connor – Tenor Banjo, fiddle (April–December)
Christy Sheridan – Tenor Banjo (May)
Chris Kavanagh – Vocals, banjo (February)
Jim McCann – Guitar (December)

Featured in Archive Videos

Luke Kelly: "Kelly, the Boy from Killan", "The Monto"
Ronnie Drew: "Seven Drunken Nights", "McAlpines Fusiliers", "A Pint of Plain"
Ciarán Bourke: "Bainne na mBó"
Barney McKenna (April–December): "Fiddler's Green", "I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me"

References

^ "BBC – Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012 – Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk.
^ Schofield, Derek (6 April 2012). "Barney McKenna obituary". The Guardian.
^ "50 Years by The Dubliners – Music Charts". acharts.us.
^ "The Dubliners – 50th Anniversary Tour 1962–2012". www.thedubliners.org.

[1] "BBC – Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012 – Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk.

[2] Schofield, Derek (6 April 2012). "Barney McKenna obituary". The Guardian.

[3] "50 Years by The Dubliners – Music Charts". acharts.us.

[4] "The Dubliners – 50th Anniversary Tour 1962–2012". www.thedubliners.org.

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v t e The Dubliners
Ciarán Bourke Ronnie Drew Luke Kelly Barney McKenna John Sheahan Bobby Lynch Jim McCann Seán Cannon Eamonn Campbell Paddy Reilly Patsy Watchorn
Studio albums	A Drop of the Hard Stuff More of the Hard Stuff Drinkin' and Courtin' At It Again At Home with The Dubliners Revolution Double Dubliners Plain and Simple Now A Parcel of Rogues 15 Years On Together Again Prodigal Sons 25 Years Celebration The Dubliner's Dublin 30 Years A-Greying Further Along
Live albums	The Dubliners In Concert Finnegan Wakes Live at the Albert Hall Hometown! Live Live at Montreux Live in Carré 21 Years On Alive Alive-O Live from the Gaiety Live at Vicar Street A Time to Remember An Evening with The Dublin Legends: Live in Vienna
Compilation albums	The Best of The Dubliners It's The Dubliners A Drop of The Dubliners Spirit of the Irish: Ultimate Collection The Best of the Original Dubliners 40 Years A Night Out with The Dubliners Too Late to Stop Now: The Very Best of the Dubliners Live at Vicar Street The Late Late Show Tribute The Very Best Of: The Dubliners Original Dubliners 50 Years 20 Greatest Hits Drinking and Wenching Home, Boys, Home
Irish chart singles	"Nelson's Farewell" "The Black Velvet Band" "All For Me Grog" "Seven Drunken Nights" "Never Wed An Old Man" "Dirty Old Town" "Hand Me Down My Bible" "Free the People" "Raglan Road" "Don't Get Married" "The Irish Rover" "Jack's Heroes" "The Rose" "Red Roses for Me" "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" "The Rocky Road to Poland" "The Auld Triangle"
Other singles	"The Wild Rover" "Whiskey in the Jar" "Four Green Fields"
DVDs	Live from the Gaiety Live at Vicar Street
Tours	Dubliners 50 Years Anniversary Tour
Related articles	Discography Ronnie Drew discography Gerry O'Connor
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