Remembering Joe: Dolan Family Band Announce 20th Anniversary Tour
By “There’s No Show Like A Joe Show”
THE DOLAN FAMILY BAND
Announce ‘Remembering Joe’ Tour
Marking 20th Anniversary Of Joe Dolan’s Passing
Following sell-out shows nationwide, The Joe Dolan Family Band have announced the ‘Remembering Joe’ tour, marking the 20th anniversary of Joe Dolan’s passing next year.
Tickets for the ‘Remembering Joe’ tour, which features Ben Dolan, his children Adrian, Ray and Sandra Dolan alongside Karen Caroll and members of the original Joe Dolan backing band, are on sale now from joedolan.com
2027 DATES
16th January: Mount Errigal Hotel – Letterkenny
22nd January: Sligo Park Hotel – Sligo
23rd January: Solstice Arts Centre – Navan
6th February: The Landmark Hotel – Carrick-on-Shannon
12th February: Talbot Hotel – Clonmel
20th February: Hotel Kilkenny – Kilkenny
27th February: UCH – Limerick
5th March: Keadeen Hotel – Newbridge
6th March: National Opera House – Wexford
12th March: Cork Opera House – Cork
19th March: Glor – Ennis
20th March: Tullamore Court Hotel – Tullamore
2nd April: Royal Theatre – Waterford
9th April: Mullingar Park Hotel – Mullingar
10th April: Headfort Arms – Kells
16th April: TLT Theatre – Drogheda
17th April: Hillgrove Hotel – Monagahan
24th April: Helix – Dublin
30th April: Town Hall Theatre – Galway
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”.
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, Gable Records, and built 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.
Joe Dolan is the only Irish singer to have had hits across five consecutive decades — the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. In the ’80s came ‘More and More’, ‘It’s You, It’s You, It’s You’ and ‘Goodbye Venice Goodbye’. Even into the ’90s he remained highly relevant, releasing albums where he covered contemporary indie and rock bands like Blur, Oasis and U2, while his best-loved song, ‘You’re Such A Good Looking Woman’, featured in the Disney hit film Cruella.
Chiefly known in Ireland for his association with the showband and cabaret scene, with the advent of the internet and YouTube, it only became more known just how popular Joe’s music was worldwide. He was celebrated for his innovative style and distinctive high tenor voice, earning him a devoted following both at home and internationally.
To mark his life and legacy, the Dolan family now bring their show, ‘Remembering Joe’, to venues nationwide.
Tickets for the ‘Remembering Joe’ tour are on sale now from from joedolan.com