# Dubliners 50 Years Anniversary Tour

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. However, in April, founding member and tenor banjo player Barney McKenna died. 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. 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:
* The Wild Rover
* Molly Malone

## Tour dates

| Date | 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 | Switzerland | Stadtcasino |
| 3 February 2012 | Zurich | Switzerland | Neues Theater Spirgarten |
| 4 February 2012 | St. Gallen | Switzerland | Tonhalle |
| 7 March 2012 | Cardiff | Wales | St. David's Hall |
| 8 March 2012 | Plymouth | England | Plymouth Pavilions |
| 9 March 2012 | Cheltenham | England | Town Hall |
| 10 March 2012 | Nottingham | England | Royal Concert Hall |
| 11 March 2012 | Leicester | England | De Montford Hall |
| 12 March 2012 | Norwich | England | Theatre Royal |
| 13 March 2012 | London | England | Royal Albert Hall |
| 14 March 2012 | Manchester | England | Opera House |
| 15 March 2012 | Reading | England | The Hexagon |
| 17 March 2012 | Birmingham | England | Town Hall |
| 18 March 2012 | Leeds | England | Grand Theatre & Opera House |
| 19 March 2012 | Liverpool | England | Philharmonic Hall |
| 18 April 2012 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Tivoli, Tivolis Koncertsal |
| 19 April 2012 | Ringsted | Denmark | Kongrescenter |
| 20 April 2012 | Nykøbing Mors | Denmark | Morsø Arena |
| 21 April 2012 | Frederikshavn | Denmark | Arena Nord |
| 22 April 2012 | Esbjerg | Denmark | Musikhuset |
| 24 April 2012 | Skjern | Denmark | Kulturcenter |
| 25 April 2012 | Aalborg | Denmark | Skråen |
| 26 April 2012 | Sørvad | Denmark | Kultur & Idrætscenter |
| 27 April 2012 | Viborg | Denmark | Tinghallen |
| 28 April 2012 | Aarhus | Denmark | 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 | Ireland | Opera House |
| 4 June 2012 | Limerick | Ireland | 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 | Vienna | Austria | Metropol |
| 8 September 2012 | Vienna | Austria | Metropol |
| 9 September 2012 | Vienna | Austria | Metropol |
| 10 September 2012 | Vienna | Austria | Metropol |
| 11 September 2012 | Vienna | Austria | Metropol |
| 12 September 2012 | Vienna | Austria | Metropol |
| 13 September 2012 | Graz | Austria | 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 | Netherlands | Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn |
| 4 October 2012 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | De Doelen |
| 5 October 2012 | Rijssen | Netherlands | Lucky & co |
| 6 October 2012 | Leeuwarden | Netherlands | World Trade Center |
| 7 October 2012 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso |
| 1 November 2012 | Munich | Germany | Cirkus Krone |
| 2 November 2012 | Stuttgart | Germany | Theaterhaus |
| 3 November 2012 | Beckingen | Germany | Deutschherrenhalle |
| 4 November 2012 | Bamberg | Germany | Bamberger Konzert- und Kongresshalle |
| 5 November 2012 | Frankfurt | Germany | Alte Oper |
| 7 November 2012 | Hanover | Germany | Theater am Aegi |
| 8 November 2012 | Bremen | Germany | Glocke |
| 9 November 2012 | Aurich | Germany | Stadthalle |
| 10 November 2012 | Bielefeld | Germany | Ringlokschuppen |
| 11 November 2012 | Dortmund | Germany | Konzerthaus |
| 2 December 2012 | Dresden | Germany | Alter Schlachthof |
| 3 December 2012 | Braunschweig | Germany | Stadthalle |
| 4 December 2012 | Cloppenburg | Germany | Stadthalle |
| 5 December 2012 | Kiel | Germany | Kieler Schloss |
| 6 December 2012 | Lübeck | Germany | Musik und Kongresshalle |
| 7 December 2012 | Flensburg | Germany | Deutsches Haus |
| 8 December 2012 | Hamburg | Germany | CCH |
| 28 December 2012 | Dublin | Ireland | Vicar Street |
| 29 December 2012 | Dublin | Ireland | Vicar Street |
| 30 December 2012 | Dublin | Ireland | Vicar Street |
| 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"