Noel Burke (ex Echo and the Bunnymen) and St Vitus Dance perform Reverberation.
After his band St Vitus Dance went on extended hiatus at the tail end of the 80s, West Belfast born singer-songwriter Noel Burke was recruited by the remaining members of Echo And The Bunnymen to replace Ian McCulloch who had left to pursue a solo career. Burke spent three years fronting the post-punk legends, touring Europe and America and releasing the album Reverberation and several singles before that lineup was dissolved in 1992.
Although unfairly dismissed by UK critics at the time, the Geoff Emerick produced album did well in America and has gone on to quietly achieve cult status among Bunnymen fans as a psychedelia tinged classic.
St Vitus Dance reformed in 2005 and continue to perform and record.
In November 2024 Noel and St Vitus Dance triumphantly performed Reverberation in full for the first time ever to a sold out Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room. Now, to celebrate 35 years since its original release, Burke and the band take Reverberation on the road with shows in Belfast (Errigle 6th September), London (West Hampstead Arts Club 20th September), Manchester (Night and Day 1st October), Glasgow (McChuill’s 3rd October and Liverpool (Rough Trade 29th November).
Support for the Belfast gig comes from Donal Convery (ex Asterix) and Derry’s amazing Bam Bam
and the Calling making their first Belfast appearance in over 30 years.
