mxdwn.co.uk » The Cranberries https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Tue, 12 May 2026 22:27:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Sombr Shares The Stage With The Cranberries In Dublin https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/sombr-shares-the-stage-with-the-cranberries-in-dublin/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/sombr-shares-the-stage-with-the-cranberries-in-dublin/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:27:33 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=118177 New York born Sombr took to the stage last night with a special guest appearance from The Cranberries to perform ‘Linger’. The show which took place at Dublin’s 3 Arena saw a special guest appearance from members of the Irish rock band Mike and Noel Hogan, to commemorate both St Patrick’s Day and the final date of the European leg of Sombr’s ‘The Late Nights & Young Romance Tour’. Attending fans took to X to convey their surprise and excitement over the cameo from The Cranberries.

‘Linger’ from The Cranberries’ debut album ‘Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We’ peaked at number 3 in Ireland and number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Initially made up of Mike and Noel Hogan, Fergal Lawler, Niall Quinn and Dolores O’Riordan, The Cranberries were formed in 1989 but officially broke up September 2018 following the death of lead vocalist Dolores O’Riordan. The band released their final album ‘In The End’ in March 2019 which was subsequently nominated for Best Rock Album at 2020 Grammy Awards.

Sombr is no stranger to guest appearances during his performances, earlier this year the young singer was in the headlines following his Brit’s performance where he was seemingly attacked during his performance of ‘Back To Friends’ although it was later confirmed to be a staged interruption as part of promotion for his latest single ‘Homewrecker’.

Fans can regularly expect to see guests on tour with Sombr as ‘The Late Nights & Young Romance Tour’ has had support from Anna Leah, Blu De Tiger and Devon Gabriella as well as guest appearances from Foster the People, Laufey, Sam Smith.

The tour which began in May 2025 also started in Dublin. He then visited London, Amsterdam and Cologne before embarking on the North American leg of the tour and then visiting New Zealand and Australia. Sombr then returned to Europe in February continuing the tour before its last date in Dublin on March 16th. This string of performances with end with Sombr’s first appearances at the US’s famed music festival Coachella in April.

Otherwise on the night, fans were treated to the live renditions of Sombr’s debut album ‘I Barely Know Her’ which was released in August 2025 and was popularised by singles such as ‘Back To Friends’, ‘Undressed’ and ’12 to 12’. The intimate self written album peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart and was eventually selected as part of the 50 Best Albums of 2025 by Billboard and The 100 Best Albums of 2025 by Rolling Stone.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/sombr-shares-the-stage-with-the-cranberries-in-dublin/feed/ 0 The Cranberries Release Special Playlist and New Music Video to Celebrate Dolores O’Riordan’s 50th Birthday https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/the-cranberries-release-special-playlist-and-new-music-video-to-celebrate-dolores-oriordans-50th-birthday/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/the-cranberries-release-special-playlist-and-new-music-video-to-celebrate-dolores-oriordans-50th-birthday/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:07:51 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=41422 Irish rockers The Cranberries have released a special playlist in memory of what has been the late frontwoman’s Dolores O’Riordan 50th birthday. The band also shared the new music video for “Never Grow Old”.

The band took to Facebook to share selected songs from their discography called Remembering Dolores. “In order to celebrate all that she inspired and the joy that she has given on her 50th Birthday, her bandmates, friends and family, have pulled together a brand new playlist called ‘Remembering Dolores’ which is available now on all streaming platforms” reads the Facebook note.

20 years old song “Never Grow Old” from the album Wake Up And Smell The Coffee, starts the playlist. The track is accompanied by brand new video footage of never seen before archival videos. The video starts with O’Riordan polishes a beam wearing rubber gloves and the bandmates ss behind her. She says looking at the camera: “Sorry we can’t be with you but, as you can see, we’ve got work to do”. Watch the full video below.

The singer Dolores O’Riordan passed away on January 15th 2018 in a London hotel room. The investigation showed that she died by drowning due to alcohol intoxication. Her 50th birthday would have been on 6th September. 

Singers mother Eileen O’Riordan spoke about her daughter on the Late Late Show on RTE. “She always wanted to be a singer/rockstar/a musician. She played the organ in the local church and I remember we had confirmation — not our confirmation. She sang for the Archbishop. When he came out everyone wanted a photograph and he said ‘I am not having any photographs until I see the girl who sang Panis Angelicus.‘ Twas then I knew she had something special. She was about 12 at the time. She sang after (as an adult) for the Pope. I was very proud” she told the host, Ryan Tubridy. 

Remembering Dolores is available on all streaming platforms here.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/the-cranberries-release-special-playlist-and-new-music-video-to-celebrate-dolores-oriordans-50th-birthday/feed/ 0 The Cranberries React To Miley Cyrus’ ‘Zombie’ Cover https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/the-cranberries-react-to-miley-cyrus-zombie-cover/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/the-cranberries-react-to-miley-cyrus-zombie-cover/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2020 16:19:55 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=24843 The Cranberries have commented on Miley Cyrus’ cover of their hit song Zombie. They took to Twitter to say; “We were delighted to hear of Miley Cyrus’ cover of Zombie at the Whisky a Go Go #SOSFEST in LA at the weekend. It’s one of the finest covers of the song that we’ve heard. We think Dolores would be very impressed!” 

Miley Cyrus performed the cover as a part of the #SaveOurStages festival, at the famous LA venue Whisky a Go Go, which was a fundraiser to preserve grassroots music venues affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the US. She also did a cover of The Cure’s Boys Don’t Cry and performed her single Midnight Sky.

Fans were obsessed with the cover as they saw it as two worlds colliding. One fan replied to The Cranberries’ tweet saying; “covering Zombie and all my fave Cranberries songs is what I need RN – give us an album sis. A fresh take on the classics, with some delicious nostalgia thrown in.” Other artists have also commented on the cover. Kacy Musgraves commented on Miley Cyrus’ Instagram saying; “slaying the gd game, woman.” Jessie J added; “superstar.”

This isn’t the first time Miley showed off this rocker personality, she recently covered Heart of Glass by Blondie at the iHeart Music Festival earlier this month. The cover got such a huge reaction from fans that she decided to release it on Spotify.

The Cranberries were also in the news recently after they paid tribute to Dolores O’Riordan on what would have been her 49th birthday. Dolores passed away at a London hotel in 2018, with her death subsequently ruled as a result of accidental drowning in a bath, caused by alcohol intoxication. The band shared a picture of the late singer with the caption: “Happy Birthday Dolores, you’re in our thoughts and in our hearts, always. Ferg, Mike & Noel.”

You can watch Miley Cyrus’ cover of Zombie below. Her forthcoming seventh studio album, She is Miley Cyrus, will be out in November with collaborations from Dua Lipa and Billy Idol.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/the-cranberries-react-to-miley-cyrus-zombie-cover/feed/ 0 The Cranberries Announce Release of their Final Album https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/the-cranberries-announce-release-of-their-final-album/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/the-cranberries-announce-release-of-their-final-album/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:08:55 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=9891 Irish rock band, The Cranberries have announced that their final album, ‘In the End’, will be released, on the 26th of April 2019. Precisely one year to the day (January 20) after the death of, Cranberries frontwomen, Dolores O’Riordan, the band shared the first single, ‘All Over Now’, from their forthcoming final album.

The release of the single coincides with the first anniversary of the sudden death of their lead singer, Dolores O’Riordan, who died on January 15 last year, aged 46. The band was already working on the record before O’Riordan passed away, and they say there was enough material to finish the work.

Having already written and demoed eleven songs prior to O’Riordan’s death, guitarist and co-founder of The Cranberries, Noel Hogan said: “Dolores was so energised by the prospect of making this record and [to be] getting back out on the road to play the songs live. We knew this had to be one of the, if not the, best Cranberries album that we could possibly do.

Hogan continued, “The worry was that we would destroy the legacy of the band by making an album that wasn’t up to standard. Once we had gone through all the demos that Dolores and I had worked on and decided that we had such a strong album, we knew it would be the right thing and the best way that we could honour Dolores.”

Working once again with producer Stephen Street, who has worked on four of the Cranberries previous albums, the band went back to the studio to work on songs, which were all in various stages of completion. Building the music around O’Riordan’s vocals, Hogan said it was a difficult time for the band.

“It was a bitter sweet time. The joy of recording new tracks is always exciting and one of the best parts of being in a band. At the end of every day when we’d laid down our parts, there was a sense of sadness knowing that Dolores wouldn’t be in that evening to work on that day’s track,” says Hogan, speaking about the completion of their final album.

Speaking about the release to ITV, Hogan confirmed that this will be the final album for The Cranberries, saying that it was “unthinkable” for them to carry on without O’Riordan. He also said the release of the album will give the band the “closure” they need following her sudden passing.

Hogan said: “I think we’re just excited for it to be out there and for people to hear it because we’ve lived with it for so long under secrecy. People will be really really impressed with the vocals, especially the lyrics, they’re really from Dolores’ heart.

“She left such a massive collection of songs, such huge iconic songs…For anybody to leave even one is a great thing but to have the collection you know, and it’s great to see that people have focused on her music after her death.”

The Cranberries reportedly sought the blessing of O’Riordan’s family before moving ahead with the project. After the release of the single, ‘All Over Now’ and the announcement of their final album O’Riordan’s mother released a statement conveying her gratitude towards the band. In the statement O’Riordan’s mother, Eileen, spoke about her support of the band in their completion of the album.

Eileen began the statement, “I miss her awfully, specially today, as does the entire family. That said, I can’t think of a more fitting way to commemorate the first anniversary of her passing and to celebrate her life than to announce to the world the release of her final album with the band. She was very excited about this new album and was really looking forward to its release. I have no doubt that she is happy now and would be delighted with today’s announcement.”

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