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Remembering Joe - Celebrating the Life & Music of Joe Dolan
The 2027 nationwide tour will mark the 20th anniversary of Joe Dolan's passing in 2007 - his music remains as popular as ever.
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Joe's brother, Ben Dolan, who shared the stage with his younger brother for 47 fun-filled
years will headline the celebration of Joe's remarkable singing career. "I still miss Joe
every day, but his music and meeting the fans at our shows keeps me going, I don’t feel
92", says brother Ben.
He will be joined on stage by Joe's niece Sandra, nephews Adrian and Ray, singer Karen
Carroll, and members of Joe's original backing band, a 9-piece line-up bringing his
sound to life once again.
Billed as a nostalgic evening of hit after hit, the tour revives Joe's famous
catchphrase: "There's No Show Like a Joe Show" - the words that once summed up the
joy and energy of his live performances, and the mood he left audiences in long after the
final note.
First hitting the Irish top ten in 1964 with a Del Shannon cover, ‘The Answer to Everything’,
he continued his success in the charts with a string of hits including, ‘I Love You More and
More Everyday’, ‘My Own Peculiar Way’, ‘Aching Breaking Heart’, ‘Pretty Brown Eyes’, ‘Tar and Cement’, ‘The House with the Whitewashed Gable’, ‘Love of the Common People’,
and ‘The Westmeath Bachelor’.
Joe’s big international break came in 1969 when his track ‘Make Me an Island’ peaked at
number 3 in the UK charts and topped the charts in an incredible 14 countries. His
success grew during the 1970s and included a five times gold record hit, ‘Lady in Blue’,
which sold over one million copies. He went on to establish his own record label, Gabel
Records and build a recording studio in his beloved Mullingar.
Joe made history in 1978 as the first Irish artist and one of the first Western acts to tour the
USSR, playing 23 sold-out concerts in 23 nights. He also sold out 64 shows during a
landmark residency at the Silverbird Casino in Las Vegas in 1980.