Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah! from; Howth Active; 1980 – 1983
Style; Pop
Line Up;
Vocals; Neil McCormick
Guitar; Ivan McCormick
Bass; Declan Peat
Drums; Leo Regan
By the time that Yeah! Yeah! got together Neil was also working for Hot Press.
Formed after the breakup of the Modulators in 1980. Neil & Ivan had also been in Frankie Corpse & the Undertakers.
It’s believed that Yeah! Yeah! were offered a recording deal with U2’s forth coming record company Mother Records. The McCormick brothers turned this down as they did not want to wait until U2’s own recording and touring commitments had been completed.
Yeah! Yeah! have been together for a year, but only began playing live in October 1981 due too two of the band being hurt in a car crash, the drummer broke his hip & lead singer cut his forehead. Some of the support acts the band used included Doodle a comedian and a country trio called the Hickson Sisters. During December 1980 Yeah! Yeah! & the Myster Men had a Thursday residency at McGonagles, this was before the car crash. During November 1981, Yeah! Yeah! had a Tuesday night residency at the Magnet Bar. Sometime during 1981 the band recorded a video for their song Is That You?. I believe the band may have played some dates in England a France during 1982.
Gig Guide
Gig Guide
26/12/1980 Community Centre, Howth with Deaf Actor, Sub Routines, Spitting Image
04/11/1981 Ivy Rooms, O’Brien’s Hotel, Dublin with Alternative Entertainment Inc, Real Log Fire
06/11/1981 Kevin St College, Dublin
07/11/1981 Magnet Bar, Dublin with Big Self
10/11/1981 Magnet Bar, Dublin With Oh Yeah & Yeah Sure
11/11/1981 St Pats, Drumcondre
12/11/1981 Sportsmans Inn, Dublin with Rhythm Kings
14/11/1981 Magnet Bar, Dublin with Big Self
18/11/1981 Ivy Rooms, Dublin
21/11/1981 Milestone, with Bogey Boys
26/11/1981 Belfield UCD lunchtime
26/11/1981 Rockalls, Bray Yeah with Deaf Actor & The Hicksons
29/11/1981 Ivy Rooms, Dublin with Resisdance aft
28/12/1981 Howth with Deaf Actor
01/04/1982 Trinity College, Dublin with The Departure, Exile In the Kingdom
In 1981 Yeah! Yeah! supported English group Teardrop Explodes on their Irish tour.
Where Are They Now?
<p>After Yeah! Yeah! the McCormick brothers formed "All Shook Up". Leo Regan would later join Those Handsome Devil's.</p>Ivan is now manager of a successful party band 29 Fingers.
Neil now writes for the Telegraph newspaper in the UK, he is also a TV music pundit.
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