Dubliners 50 Years Anniversary Tour

2012 concert tour by the Dubliners

50 Years TourWorld 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.

The Dubliners live at Vicar Street 2012

## Setlist

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1. The Fermoy Lassies / Sporting Paddy
2. Seven Drunken Nights (Archive Video featuring Ronnie Drew)
3. The Rare Auld Mountain Dew
4. The Ferryman
5. Fiddler's Green (Archive Video featuring Barney McKenna)
6. The Belfast Hornpipe / The Swallow's Tail
7. Poem for Luke (Poem, recited by John Sheahan)
8. Kelly the Boy from Killan (Archive Video featuring Luke Kelly)
9. Dirty Old Town
10. The Rare Auld Times
11. When the Boys Come Rolling Home
12. Fáinne Geal an Lae
13. Poem for Barney (Poem, recited by John Sheahan)
14. Banjo Solo
15. Billy In The Lowground / The Moving Cloud
16. The Monto (Archive Video featuring Luke Kelly)
17. All for Me Grog
18. Remembering Ciarán (Poem, recited by John Sheahan)
19. Bainne na mBó (Archive Video featuring Ciarán Bourke)
20. Peggy Lettermore
21. Farewell to Harstad
22. Feathered Gael / Jackie Coleman's Reel
23. I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me (Archive Video featuring Barney McKenna)
24. The Rocky Road to Dublin
25. A Pint of Plain (Archive Video featuring Ronnie Drew)
26. Finnegan's Wake
27. Sketch of a Dubliner (Poem, recited by John Sheahan)
28. McAlpine's Fusiliers (Archive Video featuring Ronnie Drew)
29. Cooley's Reel / The Dawn / The Mullingar Races
30. The Black Velvet Band / Dicey Reilly / The Marino Waltz / The Irish Rover
31. Whiskey in the Jar

Encore:

1. The Wild Rover
2. Molly Malone

## Tour dates

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Date[4] | City  | Country  | Venue

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27 January 2012  | Dublin | Ireland | Christ Church – Temple Bar TradFest
28 January 2012
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 | Millennium Forum
9 June 2012  | Drogheda | Ireland  | TLT Concert Hall & Theatre
23 June 2012  | Westport | 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 | 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
Live in Vienna 2012

## Line up

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### The Dubliners

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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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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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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