They really were great fun and, apart from Feargal, never took themselves too seriously.
The O'Neill brothers could certainly write a tune or 6 and, given their upbringing in Derry, I can't recall any of their songs referring to The Troubles; they were mostly about teenage angst and boy meets...
Yes, at The Concorde 10 or so years ago. Musically, they were as great as they always were and the singer was ok but wasn't a patch on Feargal.
My favourite ever gig was the Undertones at the Suite in 1980/81. It lasted 2.5 hours which included a bomb scare and evacuation and they were...