# The Late Late Tribute Shows

The Late Late Tribute Shows are a series of special editions of the world's longest-running chat show, The Late Late Show broadcast on RTÉ One in Ireland each Friday evening.

## History

Over decades the shows have featured a broad range of well-known public figures including Micheál Mac Liammóir, Joe Dolan, Maureen Potter, Michael O'Hehir, Brian Lenihan, Jimmy Magee, Christy Moore, Mike Murphy and Paul McGrath.
In 1999, there was a special programme marking six months since the Omagh bombing and there was also a special show in the wake of 9/11. There were also tribute shows celebrating Irish music and a Late Late Show special devoted to Irish comedians. Individual bands and musicians to have been given a tribute show include The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, The Chieftains, The Dubliners, U2, Westlife and, most recently, Ronnie Drew himself.
The Tribute Shows, along with the Toy Show, tends to be one of the few editions of The Late Late Show to require advance preparation before the week of broadcast.

## Tribute list

| Date | Tribute/Special | Guests |
| 13 May 1967 | The Clergy | |
| 16 March 1968 | The London Irish | Eamonn Andrews |
| 25 October 1969 | Micheál Mac Liammóir | Maureen Potter and Hilton Edwards |
| 31 May 1975 | Michael O'Hehir | |
| 6 January 1973 | Seán Keating | |
| 18 December 1976 | Maureen Potter | |
| 21 January 1984 | Seán MacBride | |
| 28 April 1984 | The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem | Ronnie Drew, Barney McKenna, John Sheahan, Seán Cannon and Paddy Reilly |
| 22 September 1984 | Gaelic Athletic Association | |
| 1987 | The Chieftains | Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Guo Brothers, Van Morrison, Maire Brennan, Dolores Keana, John Faulkner and Gary Moore |
| 6 March 1987 | The Late Late Show Tribute to The Dubliners | Luke Kelly, Ciarán Bourke, Eamonn Campbell, The Fureys & Davey Arthur, Charles Haughey, Jim McCann, Christy Moore, The Pogues, Stockton's Wing and U2 |
| 20 January 1989 | Jimmy Magee | |
| 30 March 1990 | Brian Lenihan | |
| 18 December 1992 | Sharon Shannon | |
| 29 April 1994 | Noel V. Ginnitty | Sonny Knowles, Tony Kenny, Danny Doyle and Deirdre O'Callaghan |
| 7 October 1994 | Christy Moore | |
| 17 March 1995 | John O'Shea | Olivia O'Leary, Mick O'Dwyer, Jimmy Magee |
| 19 April 1996 | Dónal Lunny | Sharon Shannon |
| 20 December 1996 | Daniel O'Donnell | |
| 27 March 1998 | Michael Flatley | The Chieftains, Van Morrison |
| 6 November 1998 | Joe Dolan | |
| 20 November 1998 | Omagh | U2, The Corrs, Bob Geldof and Mary McAleese |
| 19 May 2000 | Mike Murphy | Gay Byrne, Joe Duffy |
| 12 December 2007 | Westlife | Bertie Ahern |
| 22 February 2008 | Ronnie Drew | U2, Andrea Corr, The Dubliners, Sinéad O'Connor and Kíla |
| 1 December 2008 | Joe Dolan | |
| 19 December 2008 | Boyzone | Louis Walsh and Eoghan Quigg |
| 27 December 2008 | Joe Dolan | Johnny Logan, Dustin the Turkey, Niamh Kavanagh, Paul Brady, Shane MacGowan, Ben Dolan, Larry Gogan and Sam Smyth |
| 9 January 2009 | Gaelic Athletic Association | The Saw Doctors and the Artane Boys Band, Bertie Ahern, Eamon Dunphy, Oliver Callan, Pat Spillane, Eileen Dunne, Brush Shiels and Tommy Fleming |
| 5 November 2010 | Johnny Giles | Nobby Stiles, Norman Hunter, Ray Houghton, Paul McGrath, Ronnie Whelan, Eamon Dunphy, Liam Brady and Bill O'Herlihy |
| 18 November 2011 | Brendan Grace | Red Hurley, Dickie Rock, Michael Flatley and Burt Reynolds |
| 9 December 2011 | Daniel O'Donnell | Pat Shortt, Jason Byrne, Sinitta, Aled Jones and Rebecca Ferguson |
| 1 June 2012 | The Late Late Show | Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny, Liam Neeson, Bono, Horslips, Patrick Kielty, Pat Shortt, Twink, Sinéad O'Connor and Imelda May |
| 5 November 2019 | Gay Byrne | Mary Black, Mary McAleese, Michael D. Higgins, Tommy Tiernan, Pat Kenny, Joe Duffy, Jon kenny, Frank McNamara, Pat Shortt, Finbar Furey and Bob Geldof |