The Subterraneans From; Artane, Dublin Active; 1982 1992
Style; Rock
Vocals & Bass; Derek Barter
Guitar; Paddy Brady
Keyboards; Brian Murphy
Drums; Colm Coughlan
1986 Carling/Hot Press Battle of the Bands Competition
The competition is held at Sir Henry’s, in Cork over 5 weeks. With the winner each week going on to the final.
Heat 1, 8th May The Subterraneans (Dublin), The Chapterhouse (Cork), Sixteen Tons of Jive (Limerick), The Experiment (Dublin)
Winner; The Subterreaneans
Heat 2, 15th May Shimpu Zig Zag (Cork), 3pm Echoes of Pink Whispers, Forbidden Colours
Winner: Shimpu Zig Zag
Heat 3, 22th May Azure Days (Carlow), Burning Embers (Cork), Child’s song, Urgent (Dun Loughaire)
Winner; Thrupenny Opera
Heat 4, 29th May Guernica (Dublin), Empty Space, Violet Sky (Belfast), What Next?
Winner;
Heat 5, 31st May Train Walkers, Just A Philistine (Naas), Trenchtown (Drogheda), New Hollande (Dublin)
Winner; Just A Philistine
Final 7th June The Drive, Just A Philistine, Thrupenny Opera, Out Patients Trenchtown, The Surrealists
The Judges, George Byrne (Irish Independent), Richie Taylor (Sunday Press)Jackie Hayden (Hot Press), Niall Stokes (Hot Press), Emmett O’Reilly (Hot Press)
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