For those who wanted to see the giant sign “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?” in the streets of Limerick it’s too late! The sign has now moved and found a new home at the Limerick Institute of Technology also known as LIT.

Last Friday, June 16 at 4pm, there was a special presentation/ceremony with special guests Tom Collins (the local artist who created the sign) and a famous drummer named Fergal Lawler to unveil what has become the new sign on LIT’s campus.
Here below some pictures:

Sources: LIT Facebook, LIT Twitter, Ken Coleman, Oliver Smith

Since the band had to cancel the remaining European shows due to take place this summer, many fans have commented their social media, whether to support the band and send good vibes to Dolores or to express their disappointment.

Concerned by these comments, the band just posted a message a moment ago on their socials to explain into more deep why Dolores’ back problems do not allow her to perform on stage.

Indeed, it appears that the pain does impact her singing which increases the problem.
We strongly encourage everyone to read their below post, which is very clear and will be much appreciated by those who were seeking for an explanation.

Again, we’d like to underline that Dolores health is paramount, as the band already explained earlier, and wish her to get well soon with fond thoughts.

BREAKING NEWS: Following Wednesday announcement by French Promoter -GDP- that the May/June shows will in fact NOT be rescheduled, the Swiss promoter -Opus One- just emailed customers who had bought tickets for the show in Genève to let them know that “all dates due to take place between May 20th and August 30th are cancelled“. Here below a screen capture of their email in French:

Opus One then quotes the band as Ticketmaster.nl did earlier:

“We have really been thrilled to be back on the road and sharing our music with everyone and it’s with a heavy heart that we have had to pull these shows. Dolores is making good progress though we understandably do not want to jeopardise a full recovery. “

We can’t help but being saddened by the news, but as the band mentioned late May, Dolores health is paramount. Let’s note the band has not made any official statement yet regarding the situation.

Source: Opus One

UPDATE

A fan sent an email through the official website a moment ago to be confirmed the announcement from Swiss concert promoter and was told pretty much the opposite as: “all shows are still going ahead apart from those that were cancelled a couple of weeks ago“.
Here’s a screen capture of his email below:

Whatever is going on, one can really question communication between management and promoters here…
Could the webmaster of the band’s official website possibly not be aware of these cancellations?
And could a local promoter make such an announcement up?
The situation is quite confusing…

We strongly advise fans to wait for official announcement from the band’s official website and socials. Also, if ever you receive an email from a promoter/ticket retailer we could have missed, please feel free to let us know so that we can keep everyone updated.

Source: F Andrew Matus

UPDATE – 17 JUNE

The band just released an official statement on their Facebook page to confirm full cancellation of the European shows due to take place between May 22nd to August 30th. Let’s note that the US tour starting on September 11th will go ahead as planned.

BAND’S OFFICIAL STATEMENT:

***** The Cranberries – Statement *****

Most regrettably, Dolores O’Riordan has been instructed by her doctors to not resume touring as planned to help facilitate a full recovery to an ongoing back problem that she is currently receiving treatment for.

The Cranberries commented “It is with a heavy heart that we have had to pull these shows. Dolores is making good progress however we understandably don’t want to jeopardise a full recovery. We have really been thrilled to be back on the road and sharing our music with everyone, and so look forward to seeing everyone as soon as possible”.

All the band’s shows from 30th May to 30th August have been cancelled.
Where The Cranberries were playing a headline show, this event will now not take place and ticket holders should seek refund at point of purchase. These are marked with a (*) on the list below. The Festival Appearances that the band were due to undertake have also been cancelled, these events will go ahead without The Cranberries present.

30 May – Le Vinci, Tours FRANCE (*)
31 May – Amphitheatre de la Cite International, Lyon FRANCE (*)
2 June – Cite des Congres de Nantes, Nantes FRANCE (*)
4 June – Auditori Forum, Barcelona SPAIN (*)
5 June – Barclaycard Centre – The Ring, Madrid SPAIN (*)
7 June – Le Silo, Marseille FRANCE (*)
9 June – Palais des Congres, Salle Erasme Strasbourg FRANCE (*)
10 June – Theatre Du Leman, Geneve SWITZERLAND (*)
12 June – Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milano ITALY (*)
16 June – Rai Theatre, Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS (*)
23 June – Anfiteatro Camerini, Piazzola sul Brenta ITALY (*)
24 June – Firenze Rocks (Arena Visarno), Florence ITALY
26 June – Auditorium Cavea, Rome ITALY (*)
27 June – Arena della Regina, Cattolica, ITALY (*)
29 July – Trollrock, Beitostølen NORWAY
3 August – Expofacic Festival, Cantanhede PORTUGAL
5 August – Starlite, Marbella SPAIN (*)
7 August – Cambrils Festival, Cambrils SPAIN
8 August – Summer Sporting Festival, Monte Carlo MONACO (*)
11 August – Fete du Bruit, Landernau FRANCE
13 August – Theatre Antique, Orange FRANCE (*)

The previously cancelled UK dates in May will also not be rescheduled; ticket holders should seek refund at point of purchase.

22 May – Colston Hall, Bristol UK
24 May – Sage, Gateshead UK
25 May – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow UK
27 May – Barbican, York UK
28 May – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester UK

The North American tour dates starting 11 September will go ahead as planned.

For those who have missed our post on Wednesday, French fans who had bought tickets for the shows in May and June that were to be postponed in the upcoming months received an email two days ago from French promoter -GDP- to inform them these shows “could not be rescheduled in the end“

UK, Spanish, Italian, Swiss, and Dutch promoters had not given any news on their side yet, though Ticketmaster.nl just sent customers who were owning tickets for the show due to take place tonight at RAI the below email (screen captured):

None of our team members at Cranberries World can speak Dutch language though here’s an approximate translation made through Google:

We hereby inform you that the The Cranberries concert has been definitively canceled. As you may know, this even was already rescheduled once to a different venue before it got postponed indefinitely due to singer Dolores O’Riordan’s health issues.

Unfortunately, today, Dolores health does not allow her to be back on stage to perform (CW note: we’re not quite sure of the translation here). She needs time to recover from a back injury, and going back on tour prematurely could bring back the medical issues. Therefore, we can not guarantee to reschedule the concert in the short term and thus do not have any other choice but to cancel the show.

Below you can read the statement of the band:
“We have really been thrilled to be back on the road and sharing our music with everyone and it’s with a heavy heart that we have had to pull these shows. Dolores is making good progress though we understandably do not want to jeopardise a full recovery. “

We understand that you were looking forward to a nice performance, and we’re really annoyed to bring this news. We apologize for any inconvenience.

How can you get your money back?
You do not have to do anything. We will automatically refund the amount to the bill or credit card used to pay for the tickets. Within 14 days, the money will be credited by the credit card company. You can only expect a refund if you have purchased the tickets through Ticketmaster.

This new pieces of information are quite worrying and may imply that some more dates could be cancelled in the upcoming days. Indeed, the band is expected to play four electric shows in Italy next week to start their European summer festivals tour. It now looks very unlikely that these shows will take place.

We’ll keep you updated as soon as we know more on Dolores’ current state and if the situation is to impact -or not- the other European dates starting on July 29th in Norway up to August 13th in Orange, France.

Again, the CW team wishes Dolores a speedy recovery.

It seems that things do not look good for European fans who are awaiting for the 15 cancelled shows to be rescheduled.

Indeed, on May 24th, the band stated that they were working hard with local promoters to reschedule these shows.

This message was then quoted by the different promoters such as Opus One in Switzerland, who emailed customers to inform them that the rescheduled date would be announced “mid June”.

Later on, Spanish promoter – Doctor Music – posted on their Facebook page that both Spanish shows would take place and that the rescheduled dates would be known during the second week of June – which did not happen.

Today brings a much more worrying news as French promoter – GDP – emailed customers to explain that none of the French shows would be rescheduled in the end, as opposed to what they had stated on May 24th. Below the screen capture of the email in French:

Here’s our translation:

Dear customers,
Following our email dated Wednesday May 24th, we regret to inform you that, unfortunately, the concerts of The Cranberries that were due to take place in May and June could not be rescheduled. The below concerts are thus cancelled:

30 may: Tours – Le Vinci
31 may: Lyon – Amphithéâtre – Cité internationale
2 june: Nantes – Cité des Congrès
7 june: Marseille – Le Silo
9 june: Strasbourg – Palais des Congrès – Salle Erasme

Fans are invited to ask for a refund as per info below:

– Will-call tickets or e-tickets: Please send us your order number by e-mail and confirm that we can make the refund on the credit card used for the payment. If you changed your credit card, please send us your new credit card number and expiration date only (no security code needed for refunds). We will refund you within 2 to 3 business days.

– Tickets received by mail or DHL: please send us your tickets by mail at our address hereunder together with your bank account information. We will refund you by bank transfer within 2 to 3 weeks.

Please note the refunds will be closed after 09/09/2017
(no refunds after this date)

Thank you very much, kind regards

It would not be surprising if UK, Spanish, Italian, Swiss and Dutch promoters were to announce the same in the upcoming days.

We can’t help but hope this is not due to Dolores health but a schedule conflict, as this would imply that her medical issues have gotten worse.

Time will tell if the band will perform or not at the four Italian shows due to take place next week. As a reminder, Dolores doctors have advised her on May 22nd “to immediately cease work for the next 4 weeks” so one may imagine that Dolores is to meet her doctors again in the upcoming days to decide whether she can go back on tour or not.

As announced on May 24th, The Cranberries were forced to cancel 15 dates of their European semi acoustic tour with String Quartet due to take place in May & June as Dolores had “been instructed by her doctors to immediately cease work for the next 4 weeks for medical reasons associated with a back problem.“

The band immediately explained that her health being paramount, they would work hard to try and reschedule these shows and advised fans to “hold on to [their] ticket until [they] can update further“.

While some promoters have already processed to refund the customers with no more delay, hope comes back today as the Spanish promoter – Doctor Music – just announced that the rescheduled dates would be known next week!
Let’s note Doctor Music is refunding everyone at the moment, stating that tickets bought for June 4th and 5th won’t remain valid, which means that fans will be invited to buy some brand new tickets for the rescheduled shows later on.

Here’s their statement below:

Earlier this week, fans who had bought their ticket for the concert in Genève, Switzerland had also received an email from the local ticket retailer to explain the new date would be announced “mid June”.

We’ll keep you updated as soon as we know more.
In the meantime, we wish Dolores a prompt recovery.

More awesome pro pics of The Cranberries in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg at Rockhal by 3 different photographers:

Claude Piscitelli on Flickr:

David Robson/ARA City Radio on Facebook:

Simon Engelbert/Photogroove on Facebook:

Following the cancelation of the Bristol and Gateshead shows, the band just announced a minute ago on Facebook that all the upcoming concerts due to take place in May and up to June 16th would not go ahead:

Following the cancellation of Bristol’s concert at Colston Hall this Monday, the Sage just announced on their socials that tonight’s show in Gateshead (Newcastle) would be postponed too “due to illness” :

Regretfully, due to illness, @The_Cranberries show at Sage Gateshead tonight will not go ahead…https://t.co/tPc4c4ik5G

— Sage Gateshead (@Sage_Gateshead) 24 mai 2017

As a reminder, here’s the complete announcement from Colston Hall in which they explain that “Doctors have ordered lead vocalist Dolores O’Riordan to take ”immediate rest” leaving the band with no option but to postpone this show while she gets further medical opinion and advice on treatment options.“

EDIT : The band just confirmed the cancellation on the below Facebook statement :

We strongly advise all the fans who are travelling to keep checking the band’s official page as well as venues websites for some more news.

D.A.R.K. LIVE PA – CHINA GIRL

THE CRANBERRIES – ANIMAL INSTINCT

Two signed copies of the new @The_Cranberries album are up for grabs over on The Breakfast Show FB page. Full interview on the way. @todayfm pic.twitter.com/w9FSo0uUvV

— Ian Dempsey (@IanDempsey) May 19, 2017

Live feed from Waterfront Belfast

Amsterdam remaining tickets for the rescheduled show RAI Amsterdam Theater to go on sale tomorrow at 10:00 am.

Following Bruxelles concert, last week was affected by a cancellation in Amsterdam: the show that was due to take place at Koninklijk Theater had to be postponed in the afternoon after Dolores was diagnosed as ill with a heavy cold and related symptoms. The show will be rescheduled on June 16th at RAI theater.
Let’s note some fans got to meet Dolores on that day at the venue, as you can see on the below video in which she explains she’s got a virus:

It seems the cancellation was a wise decision as it turned out Dolores was able to come back on stage on Friday 12th in Lille. As often, the audience in Northern France did not disappoint and was, as expected, one of the loudest on the tour so far, enhancing the show and leading Dolores to speak a lot in French in between songs as she used to in the old days, letting the audience know “vous êtes le mieux” (you are the best) several times. She used the occasion to thank the crowd for their singalong and explain she had a “croaky voice” because she was sick, though she nonetheless managed to deliver an impressive performance, especially on the three new acoustic songs, with alternative lyrics on Why.

Same for the following crowded Paris show that took place on Saturday 13th, where the audience however got to hear a regular version of Why. One may note that the violinists were the same as on the first Paris play. Taking the situation into account, no surprise, the setlist remained unchanged for both these shows, though we may witness some changes once Dolores will be feeling better on the tour.
Like all shows so far on this “acoustic tour”, these two were sold out.

Here’s a cool pic of Dolores arriving at the Olympia in Paris in the afternoon (thanks to Danny and JeJe):

Below, our usual vids taken during the shows, please note that people in the stalls were not allowed to film AT ALL in Lille – and security guys took it very seriously – which explains why we don’t have any vid of The Cranberries on that date. However security was taking it easier during the D.A.R.K. Live PA performance so you can watch one of their songs below:

LILLE – D.A.R.K. Live PA – MONEY(?)

LILLE – THE CRANBERRIES – ZOMBIE (incomplete)

(Not our video)

PARIS #3 – D.A.R.K. Live PA – THROUGH THE DARKNESS(?)

PARIS #3 – THE CRANBERRIES – CONDUCT

Our team is back to sum up these two gigs we attended!
Luxembourg saw the same 19 tracks setlist as in Paris #2, whereas Belgium was lucky enough to be added a 20th song: Loud And Clear!

ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE – ROCKHAL

01. Analyse
02. Animal Instinct
03. Linger
04. Just My Imagination
05. Ode To My Family
06. Wanted
07. When You’re Gone
08. Free To Decide
09. I Can’t Be With You
10. Conduct
11. Desperate Andy
12. Salvation
13. Ridiculous Thoughts
14. Zombie

15. Why?
16. The Glory
17. Rupture
18. You And Me
19. Dreams

BRUXELLES – CIRQUE ROYAL

01. Analyse
02. Animal Instinct
03. Linger
04. Just My Imagination
05. Ode To My Family
06. Wanted
07. When You’re Gone
08. Free To Decide
09. Loud And Clear
10. I Can’t Be With You
11. Conduct
12. Desperate Andy
13. Salvation
14. Ridiculous Thoughts
15. Zombie

16. Why?
17. The Glory
18. Rupture
19. You And Me
20. Dreams 

In terms of sound, both concerts appeared to have a much better sound than the Olympia shows, with a brilliant rendition of the chords! One may note that only one violonist is touring with the band, the 3 other members of the quartet are local instrumentalists who Dolores thanks every night and asks the crowd to applaud, though those in Belgium were privileged to be introduced in details by Dolores who gave their names.

Now in terms of emotion, it seemed to us that the lack of enthousiasm coming from the (huge) audience in Luxembourg -that was very calm- did not trigger a very dynamic set, as opposed to the overwhelming concert in Bruxelles where Dolores got more talkative than on the beginning of this tour, letting the crowd know that she had a lovely walk in a park in the afternoon, and dancing Irish steps as she used to on Liar back in the good ol’days etc…

Last, Dolores sang the -beautiful- “alternavie lyrics” of Why in Luxembourg but rendered the regular album version in Bruxelles, that was unusually played a little fast on that night 😉

Fans may also be interested in knowing that, in Bruxelles, for the first time of the tour, some signed vinyls were sold at the merch and actually sold out by the end of the show.

As for the D.A.R.K. live PA set featuring Olé Koretsky and DJ Wool, the setlist has not been identified yet as some song titles are still unknown and the boys do not have any setlist on stage for fans to grab. Maybe Olé will let fans know soon… 😉
Here’s a preview of the setlist with the tracks we can recognize (in running order):

Animal (? unidentified D.A.R.K. song feat. Dolores vocals)
Watch Out
Miles Away
China Girl (David Bowie cover)
Money (?)
Heartbreaker (?)

And for those who are still hoping for a featuring of Dolores on the D.A.R.K. set, it has not happened yet… but who knows what will happen next?

ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE – ROCKHAL

RTL Radio:

Tom Maggio:

DR26:

Deadly Sexy Carl:

BRUXELLES – CIRQUE ROYAL

Giggoers:

Skynet:

Roisin McDonnell:

More great pics on these links below:
Carlo Verfaille
Charlotte Ferrara
Valerie De Pever
Fabio Sciamannini
AVD Photography (shared by doloresoriordanspain on Facebook)

Here are our videos of both The Cranberries and D.A.R.K. Live PA sets (1 song each per show), which are available on the CW Youtube page, as usual:

ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE – ROCKHAL

D.A.R.K. LIVE PA

THE CRANBERRIES

BRUXELLES – CIRQUE ROYAL

D.A.R.K. LIVE PA

THE CRANBERRIES

No live review on our website on May 4th and May 5th for The Cranberries shows in Paris as most of our team members were attending the shows, so here we are now!

If the first night wasn’t too surprising as the band played the same setlist as in Berlin, the second night was much more special as we were lucky enough to enjoy the world premiere of Rupture.
Here’s the video below:

SETLIST MAY 4TH
01. Analyse
02. Animal Instinct
03. Linger
04. Just My Imagination
05. Ode To My Family
06. Wanted
07. When You’re Gone
08. Free To Decide
09. I Can’t Be With You
10. Conduct
11. Desperate Andy
12. Salvation
13. Ridiculous Thoughts
14. Zombie

15. Why?
16. The Glory
17. You And Me
18. Dreams

SETLIST MAY 5TH
01. Analyse
02. Animal Instinct
03. Linger
04. Just My Imagination
05. Ode To My Family
06. Wanted
07. When You’re Gone
08. Free To Decide
09. I Can’t Be With You
10. Conduct
11. Desperate Andy
12. Salvation
13. Ridiculous Thoughts
14. Zombie

15. Why?
16. The Glory
17. Rupture
18. You And Me
19. Dreams

Let’s note that the band gave a live interview on FB from the Olympia on May 4th in which they confirmed what Dolores had previously mentioned in some recent interviews: the shows won’t actually be fully acoustic but a blend between acoustic and electric versions.
Also Dolores explained on stage on May 4th that they had decided to add some more electric parts to the show not to turn it into a “too boring” performance. This decision to make the set “more dynamic” was probably taken during the rehearsals for the European acoustic tour with String Quarters.

As a consequence, only the new songs from the album are fully performed acoustically on live. This might explain why the North American tour is not promoted as “acoustic”, as opposed to the headline shows in Europe starting from May to mid June.

The Olympia happened to be the first all seated venue on this tour, one may note that Dolores entered the stage on both night asking the crowd to stand up so as to rock the place, which everyone did.

Let’s also emphasise that on the first night, the quartet left the show before Dreams, whereas the song was played with the quartet on the second night!

If it seems that the setlist was “shortened” on the first evening, second evening left more space for the band to play longer outros on their songs, which was very appreciable.

Last, we should note that Dolores sang some alternative lyrics on “Why?” on both night (which did not happen in Berlin) with the lines below :

Somewhere at the crossroads of life
Somewhere in another dimension
Life it really hurts like a knife

In the meantime, here are the first pro pics that can be found on the Internet as well as some cool fans pics, we’ll update this post with some more in the upcoming days.

MAY 4TH

Photos Concerts :

Getty Image :

Adeline’s pics :

Indo_Matt’s pics :

MAY 5TH

Giggoers :

Dan’s pics :

Adeline’s pics :

Indo_Matt’s pics :

Shooting Idols:

Title says it all!!
Just one thing to notice: there’s no lyrics.

FRONT – SEALED WITH STICKER

FRONT

INNER

BACK

INNER SLEEVE 1 – FRONT

INNER SLEEVE 1 – BACK

SIDE A

SIDE B

INNER SLEEVE 2 – FRONT

INNER SLEEVE 2 – BACK

SIDE C

SIDE D

Yesterday The Cranberries played an electric show in Wroclaw, Poland. it was the very first show of the European tour but tonight in Berlin at Admiralspalast is the real debut of the Acoustic Tour.
***WORLD PREMIERE***

Just like yesterday, this post will be updated all day and night long

VENUE

#admiralspalast #theater #friedrichstrasse #berlin

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#admiralspalast #theater #friedrichstrasse #berlin

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TICKETS FOR TONIGHT

VENUE’S UPCOMING EVENTS

FANS ENTERED THE VENUE
POSSIBLY THE ONE AND ONLY STANDING SHOW OF THE EUROPEAN ACOUSTIC TOUR!!!

#konzert #cranberries #travel #vacation #bulletjournal #scrapbook #pl #planner only #sun #music #berlin #admiralspalast #germany #deutschland #musik #timeforus #photooftheday #travel #urlaub #nofilter #thecranberries

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OPENING ACT: “D.A.R.K. Live P.A.” COMING NEXT

"I don't like dreams or reality. I like when dreams become reality because that is my life." #deutschland #berlin #stadt #admiralspalast #konzert #musik #thecranberries #cranberries #träume #akustik #ich #germany #city #concert #music #zombie #dreams #accoustic #me #myself #memyselfandi #enjoy #exited #letsgo

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A BIT OF “D.A.R.K. Live PA” – Click on PLAY button below – Video recorded by Johanna (Whiteprism/Instagram Story)

8:50PM – THE CRANBERRIES JUST ENTERED THE STAGE – STRING QUARTET ON STAGE!

Getting neurotoxinated with Beer and The Cranberries.

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VIDEO FIRST 2 SONGS…

9:25PM – ANOTHER NICE PHOTO

I feel like i'm 15 years old again. Wearing my first pair of #drmartens and listening to #thecranberries! #thecranberries #concert #admiralspalast #berlin #favoriteband #dreams #linger #zombie #ridiculousthoughts #iloveit #picoftheday #doloresoriordan #livemusic #feels

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9:55PM – ANOTHER PHOTO

Cranberries at Admiralspalast #Admiralspalast #Berlin #concert #music #pop #90er

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WHEN YOU’RE GONE – Video – Sounds great!

http://www.instagram.com/p/BTmlJ9IBLa3/

10:10PM – DIFFERENT OUTFIT

#TheCranberries beim Best of #Concert #musicofthe90s #Jugend #Konzert #Zombie #Dreams #Imagination #Salvation

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ZOMBIE – Video

Und jetzt alle: "it's in your heaaaaaaad…." The Cranberries!!! _____________________________ FB: facebook.com/RockatSageBerlin HP: sage-club.de _____________________________ #rockatsage #rockatsageberlin #sageclub #thecranberries #cranberries #zombie #liveband #rockcity #sageontour #femalefronted #ireland #doloresoriordan #itsinyourhead

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#thecranberries #berlin #liveconcert #zukurz #rs7 #admiralspalast #audi #urlaub

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SHOW IS NOW OVER
COMPLETE SETLIST STILL TO COME…

00:05 – FIRST PROFESSIONAL PHOTO!

The Cranberries live at Admiralspalast Berlin 2017 © Markus Werner #thecranberries #cranberries #doloresoriordan #linger #somethingelse #noneedtoargue #thecranberriestour #konzertfotografie #concertphotography #concertlife #concerts #musiclover #livemusicphotography #myconcertpic #concertphoto #igersberlin #vscocam #vscoberlin #dreams #gigphotography #show #liveshow #markuswerner #berlinlive #tourstart

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00.20 – ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL PHOTO (HQ) AND COMPLETE SETLIST

Photo Credit: Adina Scha/Facebook

SETLIST
01. Analyse
02. Animal Instinct
03. Linger
04. Just My Imagination
05. Ode To My Family
06. Wanted
07. When You’re Gone
08. Free To Decide
09. I Can’t Be With You
10. Conduct
11. Desperate Andy
12. Salvation
13. Ridiculous Thoughts
14. Zombie

15. Why?
16. The Glory
17. You And Me
18. Dreams

That’s all folks!!

Good news for those who want to go to the shows wearing a brand new shirt: the Something Else merch is now available on the band’s official online store

Tshirts are sold at £20
Hoodie at £35
Sofa mug at £8
Tote bag at £10
Sofa keyring at £5
2017 European tour poster at £5

The U.S. and Canadian presales are now on sale. All direct links available on our previous post. Don’t forget to enter promo code/password SOMETHINGELSE

Unfortunately it seems there are no VIP package for Montréal and Chicago, just a presale access but there sure are great limited VIP packages for all other shows, make it fast:

11-Sep – Nashville, TN – Schermerhorn Symphony Center
The Cranberries – Something Else VIP Package – $190 – (update: VIP PACKAGE SOLD OUT)
Package includes one premium reserved or general admission ticket- VIP early entry into the venue- VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck- Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!)- Collectible- silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered- limited print)- Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag- The Cranberries button set and Official VIP laminate.

13-Sep – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
The Cranberries – Something Else VIP Package – $175
Package includes one premium reserved or general admission ticket- VIP early entry into the venue- VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck- Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!)- Collectible- silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered- limited print)- Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag- The Cranberries button set and Official VIP laminate.

15-Sep – New York, NY – Terminal 5
VIP PACKAGE – $140
One general admission ticket
VIP early entry into the venue
VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck
Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!)
Collectible, silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered, limited print)
Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag
The Cranberries button set
Official VIP laminate
Limited availability

16-Sep – New York, NY – Terminal 5 – SOLD OUT
VIP PACKAGE – $140 – (update: VIP PACKAGE SOLD OUT)
One general admission ticket
VIP early entry into the venue
VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck
Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!)
Collectible, silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered, limited print)
Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag
The Cranberries button set
Official VIP laminate
Limited availability

18-Sep – Washington, DC – The 9:30 Club
The Cranberries – Something Else VIP Package – $159.50
Package includes: One general admission ticket – VIP early entry into the venue – VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck – Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!) – Collectible, silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered, limited print) – Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag – The Cranberries button set – Official VIP laminate – Limited availability

20-Sep – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
The Cranberries – Something Else VIP Package – $145
Package includes one premium reserved or general admission ticket- VIP early entry into the venue- VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck- Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!)- Collectible- silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered- limited print)- Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag- The Cranberries button set and Official VIP laminate.

21-Sep – Boston, MA – House of Blues
The Cranberries – Something Else VIP Package – $150 – (update: VIP PACKAGES SOLD OUT)
Package includes one premium reserved or general admission ticket- VIP early entry into the venue- VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck- Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!)- Collectible- silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered- limited print)- Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag- The Cranberries button set and Official VIP laminate.

23-Sep – Montreal, QC – Place des Arts
Presale access only, No VIP package (or maybe not available yet!)

24-Sep – Toronto, ON – Rebel
The Cranberries – Something Else VIP Package – CA$207.00
Package includes one premium reserved or general admission ticket, VIP early entry into the venue, VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck, Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!), Collectible, silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered, limited print), Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag, The Cranberries button set and Official VIP laminate.

26-Sep – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
The Cranberries – Something Else VIP Package – $175
Package includes one premium reserved or general admission ticket- VIP early entry into the venue- VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck- Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!)- Collectible- silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered- limited print)- Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag- The Cranberries button set and Official VIP laminate.

28-Sep – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater
The Cranberries – Something Else VIP Package – $145
Package includes: • One general admission ticket • VIP early entry into the venue • VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck • Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!) • Collectible, silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered, limited print) • Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag • The Cranberries button set • Official VIP laminate • Limited availability

29-Sep – Council Bluffs, IA – Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino
The Cranberries – Something Else VIP Package – $160
Package includes one premium reserved or general admission ticket- VIP early entry into the venue- VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck- Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!)- Collectible- silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered- limited print)- Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag- The Cranberries button set and Official VIP laminate.

Bud Light VIP Party Deck Tickets – $88
Bud Light VIP Party Deck tickets are the best seats in the house. Enjoy your favorite artist from our side stage viewing area! You will receive one up-close ticket on our Bud Light viewing deck- access to our VIP lounge and restrooms- and Beat the Line access to get into the venue first. Be sure to arrive early so you can choose the best spot in General Admission to catch the show!

VIP Party Pit Tickets – $78
The VIP Party Pit is guaranteed front of the stage access to see your favorite artist up close. You will receive one up-close ticket in the party pit- access to our VIP lounge and restrooms- and Beat the Line access to get into the venue first. Be sure to arrive early so you can choose the best spot in General Admission to catch the show!

1-Oct – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
The Cranberries – Something Else VIP Package – $190
One premium general admission ticket – GA PIT is standing room only/no chairs
VIP early entry into the venue
VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck
Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!)
Collectible, silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered, limited print)
Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag
The Cranberries button set
Official VIP laminate
Limited availability

4-Oct – San Francisco, CA – Masonic Auditorium
The Cranberries – Something Else VIP Package – $180 – (update: VIP PACKAGES SOLD OUT)
One premium reserved or general admission ticket
VIP early entry into the venue
VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck
Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!)
Collectible, silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered, limited print)
Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag
The Cranberries button set
Official VIP laminate
Limited availability

6-Oct – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
The Cranberries – Something Else VIP Package – (update: VIP PACKAGES SOLD OUT)
One premium reserved or general admission ticket
VIP early entry into the venue
VIP access to The Cranberries preshow soundcheck
Specially designed The Cranberries tour shirt (exclusive to VIP packages only!)
Collectible, silkscreened tour poster autographed by The Cranberries (numbered, limited print)
Exclusive The Cranberries tote bag
The Cranberries button set
Official VIP laminate
Limited availability

UPDATE May 9th:
Chicago has now a VIP package as well, they finally added it!
Another NYC show is on sale, same VIP packages.
A lot of VIP packages are now sold out.

The Cranberries European tour 2017 starts today in Poland. Just like the European Tour last year, the Polish fans have the chance to see the band in concert first.
It’s still unclear whether this show is part of the acoustic tour or not. Probably not… we will know soon.
It’s hard to understand why the band doesn’t communicate more on this point as there clearly are 2 different types of show in Europe this year.

Anyway this is the day and this post will be updated all day and night long on what’s happening now in Poland. The band arrived yesterday in Wrocław and some of the band members posted photos of the city on their Instagram accounts. Here’s one pic by whiteprism/Johanna Wiseley (backing vocals) who, by the way, just announced she was pregnant. The CW team would like to wish her all the best!

Here’s the poster:

and 2 tickets for tonight’s show

First fans in town:

Bikemy rekordy! @matylda_mati @wweclawowicz @gokatarzyna #rekord #heyjoe #music #guitar #majowka #wroclove #thecranberries

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NEW MERCH!!!!!!!!
3 TSHIRTS/1 HOODIE/1 POSTER/1 MUG/1 TOTE BAG/CRANBERRIES CD/D.A.R.K. CD

Today's office. #TheCranberries #Merchandise #Tour #Wroclaw #Poland

A post shared by Roisin McDonnell (@roisinmcdx) on May 1, 2017 at 7:21am PDT

VENUE

Będzie się działo ;)) #3majówka #majówka #pergola #Wrocław #wroclove #koncerty #thecranberries #aciddrinkers

A post shared by dominika (@domi_zzz) on May 1, 2017 at 8:01am PDT

3-majówka #3majowka #weekend #longweekend #may #gig #concert #aciddrinkers #thecranberries #wroclaw

A post shared by Mateusz Kluba (@infernal_photo) on May 1, 2017 at 7:47am PDT

#wroclove #3majówka #fajnieco #slabehasztagi #aciddrinkers

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Enter Shikari en Wrocław… no los conozco… demasiada maquinitas para mi gusto… post hardcore? Que quedo del hardcore que supimos conseguir?. En fin.

A post shared by Hernán José García (@chinodesaavedra) on May 1, 2017 at 9:37am PDT

BANNER

#3majówka

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8:45pm – 15 minutes to go!!
Same backdrop as last shows.
Not the “Roses Tour” backdrop seen during the band’s rehearsals in Limerick.

9:15 PM – Show just started. 15 minutes late. First photo.

#thecranberries #wroclaw #3majowka

A post shared by piotr skotnicki (@kulawplot) on May 1, 2017 at 12:19pm PDT

Very few pictures for now… 
No live feed either. #EveryonesEnjoyingNotRecording
The show seems electric, not acoustic. #FirstAcousticShowTomorrow

#thecranberries #ilovemywork #3majowka #3majowka2017 #wrocław #wroclove #pergola #workworkwork #majowka

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10:20 pm, Closest pic for now 🙁

So sorry to say that it was definitely the worst The Cranberries gig that I have ever seen. Maybe it's time to retire? #thecranberries #cranberries #gig #concert #music #livemusic #rock #wroclaw #wroclove #poland #ireland

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10:35pm, first professional photos on this link.
2 of them below:

Show is now over.
No audio or video broadcast during the concert.
Setlist still to come…

00.10am – WHEN YOU’RE GONE – VIDEO

FREE TO DECIDE – VIDEO

00:50am – 2 HQ photos shared by Piotr on the Polish Facebook group “Forum The Cranberries”

01:15am – A lot more professional photos on muzyka.dlastudenta.pl
3 of them below:

That’s all folks!!
Tomorrow, first show of the Acoustic Tour in Berlin, Germany.

SETLIST:
01. Analyse
02. Animal Instinct
03. Wanted
04. Linger
05. When You’re Gone
06. Just My Imagination
07. Ode To My Family
08. Loud And Clear
09. Free To Decide
10. I Can’t Be With You
11. Conduct
12. Desperate Andy
13. Schizophrenic Playboys
14. Salvation
15. Ridiculous Thoughts
16. Zombie

17. Empty
18. You And Me
19. Promises
20. Dreams

Some of our readers are asking if there are presales for the upcoming North American Cranberries shows. The answer is yes and it seems there are lots of them! To be honest, this looks like a real mess as some shows feature 10 different presales between May 2nd and May 5th (like VIP packages, Spotify presales, cardmember preferred tickets, The Cranberries fan presale, mobile app presale and more…)

Also, one may note that in their recent interviews, Dolores and Noel have always spoken about 18 dates, which means that 4 more shows might remain to be announced. We may imagine that they’re planning to double some shows (such as NYC as Dolores mentioned several times they would be giving 2 shows there) when the 1st one will be sold out.

Here’s our attempt at listing the presales below:

11-Sep – Nashville, TN – Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Ticketmaster / First presale on May 3rd, general onsale on May 5th

13-Sep – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
Live Nation / First presale on May 2nd, general onsale on May 5th / Floor: standing GA, balcony: reserved seating

16-Sep – New York, NY – Terminal 5
Axs / General onsale on May 5th

18-Sep – Washington, DC – The 9:30 Club
Ticketfly / First presale on May 2nd, general onsale on June 22nd

20-Sep – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
Live Nation / First presale on May 2nd, general onsale on May 5th / General admission only

21-Sep – Boston, MA – House of Blues
Live Nation / First presale on May 2nd, general onsale on May 5th

23-Sep – Montreal, QC – Place des Arts
Place des Arts (English version) / First presale on May 2nd, general onsale on May 5th

24-Sep – Toronto, ON – Rebel
Ticketmaster / First presale on May 4th, general onsale on May 6th

26-Sep – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
Live Nation / First presale on May 2nd, general onsale on May 5th

28-Sep – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater
Ticketfly / First presale on May 2nd, general onsale on May 5th

29-Sep – Council Bluffs, IA – Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino
Ticketmaster / First presale on May 2nd, general onsale on May 5th

1-Oct – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
Altitude Tickets / First presale on May 2nd, general onsale on May 5th

4-Oct – San Francisco, CA – Masonic Auditorium
Live Nation / First presale on May 2nd, general onsale on May 5th

6-Oct – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Live Nation / First presale on May 2nd, general onsale on May 5th / Standing pit, loung, mezzanine: reserved seating

Most of the venues appear to have an “artist presale” for fans. No clue yet who these presales will be made available to but we can imagine that a link/code will be sent to people who subscribed to the band’s official website newsletter by preordering Something Else? Or maybe the Live Nation subscribers?

Feel free to let us know if you find out more!

UPDATE – 1 MAY

The Cranberries just published on their socials about the fan presale.
PASSWORD: SOMETHINGELSE
Here’s their Facebook message:

Our USA & Canadian dates go on general sale on Friday 5th of May….BUT followers of this page will get access to an exclusive pre-sale from 10am local time on Tuesday May 2nd.

 

All gigs are listed, along with the relevant ticket links at:
http://www.cranberries.com/site/gigs

 

To access the pre-sale you will need to enter the password:
SOMETHINGELSE

Today’s the day, “Something Else” was released this morning to our greatest delight.
Here’s the official promo video posted by the band.

Let us use the occasion to do a small recap of all the promo appearances that are surfacing today. First, keep in mind we’re listing all the interviews given by the band in this section of our website, while their promotional performances are listed here.

Today 4 new interviews were broadcast/published:
– Dolores and Noel on “Gerry Kelly” on BBC Radio Ulster, Podcast available HERE starting at 14:50
– Dolores and Noel chatting to Paul McKenna on AudioBoom.com, audio available HERE
– Dolores for the Huffingtonpost.co.uk
– Dolors and Noel on Paste Magazine

The band also played their new acoustic version of Linger live on “The One Show” on BBC One TV which you can watch below (720p):

The One Show posted a picture with the band on their Facebook page

Some lucky fans attended the soundcheck and managed to meet the band.
Thanks to all of them for sharing!
“The Cranberries Newspaper” posted on their Facebook page a few pictures:

Jordan Oliveira also shared on his Instagram a nice picture of the 4 Cranberries as well as a video of the soundcheck.

And I have been lingering around for 25 years!! #uk #london #thecranberries #rehearsal #theoneshow #bbc1 #soundtrackofmylife #linger #doloresoriordan #noelhogan #mikehogan #fergallawler

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And a second soundcheck video on YouTube uploaded by MrNoseyman61

As a reminder the band is to give an interview tomorrow morning at 6:00 am on BBC News TV. The show is called “BBC Breakfast”. And Dolores will also appear on BBC Radio 6 Music at 1:00 PM on Liz Kershaw.

UPDATE APR.29:
A fifth interview by Max Foizey was published today on ktrs.com

The Cranberries just announced on their socials and website the U.S./Canadian dates.
The tour is called “something else tour”:

We are very pleased to confirm that our ‘Something Else’ tour will be heading to North America and Canada in September & October 2017. These very special shows will feature our Greatest Hits, performed with a String Quartet! Don’t miss it!

 

All dates are on general sale from Friday 5th May!

 

11-Sep – Nashville, TN – Schermerhorn Symphony Center
13-Sep – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
16-Sep – New York, NY – Terminal 5
18-Sep – Washington, DC – The 9:30 Club
20-Sep – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
21-Sep – Boston, MA – House of Blues – Boston
23-Sep – Montreal, QC – Place des Arts
24-Sep – Toronto, ON – Rebel
26-Sep – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
28-Sep – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater
29-Sep – Council Bluffs, IA – Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino
1-Oct – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre – Denver
4-Oct – San Francisco, CA – Masonic Auditorium
6-Oct – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

A few more dates might be announced soon as the band said in their recent interviews that the U.S./Canadian tour was counting 18 dates including 2 in New York.

Let’s also note that, still according to the recent interviews and to the fact this announcement does not mention any “acoustic” show, it all tends to show that this “something else tour”, unlike the European tour, will be performed with a string quartet, but not acoustically.
Also, Dolores and Noel previously mentioned that in those cities, they should not be touring with ICO members but some local strings musicians.

Last, the band also confirmed earlier today during the “Gerry Kelly” radio show on BBC Radio Ulster that a South American tour will follow in the fall including Brazil, Argentina, Chile etc… They’re also hoping to perform in Australia by the end of the year.
They added that they are planning on working on some new material during this leg of the tour so as to release a new album afterwards.

A few hours ago the 4 members of The Cranberries were on Irish Radio RTE 2fm on “The Nicky Byrne Show with Jenny Greene” show. The interview was prerecorded yesterday during their press day in Dublin and broadcast around noon today. Just before the broadcast, Nicky Byrne posted a photo with the whole band on his Twitter account.

Still before the broadcast RTE2FM also posted a multiview photo on their Twitter account.

The interview is about 15 minutes long and starts with questions about The Bachelorette, the music industry being different today, the early years when sending demo tapes and receiving record companies letters/answers, the day when and where Zombie was written.

Then one of the hosts asks about Linger.
Dolores: “it’s about first kiss and how the guy broke my heart”
“Does he know the song’s about him?” replies one of the host
Dolores: “I actually got a letter from him about 10 years later, he just said, you know I’m sorry”

About Irish shows coming up soon, are they nervous or is it exciting.
Noel: “A bit of both, you’re far more aware of it, a lot of family out there and at the same time you can’t wait to do it because we do this a lot all over the world and a lot of people aren’t aware of that so it’s nice to kind of come home, we don’t do it that often so it’s always special when we do it”

About more Irish dates.
Noel: “We never say never”
Dolores: “but after this tour it’s the U.S. in September and then they want us to go in South America“

About the I.C.O. and the NYE gig and if they had already worked with an orchestra before.
Dolores: “Actually Linger, the original recording, there was a quartet used on that”

About the upcoming shows and the kind of songs they’re gonna be performing.
Noel: “Mainly the album that’s coming out, they’re kind of a semi acoustic with the quartet, a lot of the songs in this album I guess were singles over the years so we’ll be doing those. There’s some new songs written for this album … it may change a bit as we go along then add in and take out songs as the weeks go by but there’s enough to cover… the set is an hour and a half, an hour and twenty minutes.”

About another studio album.
Dolores: “Noel writes more on the road cos he has more time so he sends me bits and pieces so it’s good going on tour cos we get to write for a bit.”

About D.A.R.K.
Dolores: “…the material is very interesting, kind of electronic and it’s also very ambiant, very different to what i’ve done before. Olé is opening up for us on his own but then probably when we swing over to America Andy will probably come on stage and do a few gigs with him. “

Special thanks to the fabulous Jackie Hogan for letting fans know about this broadcast just on time.
You Rock!

EDIT: Podcast now available on this link.

For those who missed the band signed copies from The Cranberries official store, you can still preorder Dolores signed copies from Newbury Comics
Price: $14.99

Some of you might remember that in the past Newbury already sold signed CD’s of The Cranberries and Dolores solo (Roses, No Baggage). Customers received a brand new CD still factory sealed and a signed CD booklet apart. Yes it makes 2 booklets. Even if there never is details about that, it might be the very same today.

Please note that CD booklet will be autographed by Dolores only and not the whole band in comparison to the no longer available signed copies from the band’s official store.

Thanks to Cranberryesque for this valuable information!!

One of our readers just shared the Radio Mix Instrumental of “Why?”.
This rare version is not included on the upcoming album “Something Else” (released in 2 days now!!!) and is only available on the UK Promo CD. So thanks to Cranfan for sharing this gem!

Download the track by clicking this WeTransfer link:
File is 8MB MP3

On the other hand, the “Something Else” signed CDs are no longer available to purchase.
No doubt you already all preordered yours, right, otherwise it’s too late now!

After “Why?” promo cd this weekend now it’s the new album’s turn to surface.
Here comes the first image of “Something Else” UK promo CD on eBay.
Reference PROMOBMG1343

Today appeared on the internet 2 new interviews with Dolores. Both are quite long.
The Songfacts.com interview is very focused on “Tell me about this song and that one”
and the ArtistDirectInterviews.com interview is more classic with the usual questions about Bachelorette, Chamber Orchestra, 25th anniversary celebration, the 3 new songs, tours etc..

HOWEVER:

One question in the ArtistDirectInterviews concerns the next US tour still to be announced soon. It looks like the acoustic shows won’t happen over there. The Cranberries will play ONLY ELECTRIC SHOWS.

Here’s what Dolores answers:

D O’R: Well, those venues – I still like performing in those venues. I prefer having electric guitars in the small and crowded, packed venues. So we’re doing the quartet – we’re bringing some electric guitars so it’s blend of electric and acoustic. We were looking at coming over to the States in September – but that will be full live electric, because the venues seem to be more catering a full live electronic show… so those two thousand seaters – the venues are more appropriate than putting a string quartet into a rock venue.

Also to notice in her answer: the European acoustic shows will feature an electric part when she says “it’s blend of electric and acoustic” she is talking about the upcoming acoustic shows in Europe!
Tricky…

Crazy times!! After the translucent red reissue available exclusively on Barnes & Noble, here comes a second reissue of EEIDISWCW on vinyl, this time it will be a 180 grams standard color (black) vinyl. Release date is the same as the B&N one (May 26) but this really is a different pressing:

>Cut from the original stereo tapes by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios
>180-gram LP plated and pressed at QRP
>Housed in a Stoughton old style tip-on gatefold jacket 

You can preorder now on AnalogSpark.com
Price: $25

Thanks to Cranberryesque for the info.

UPDATE – 26 APRIL

New release date announced: June 16, 2017
The album is now also available for preorder on AMAZON

UPDATE – 17 JUNE

New new release date announced: June 30, 2017
Just like the red vinyl reissue, this other reissue has been delayed as well and both vinyls are now expected for the same date.

“Why?” UK promo single surfaced on discogs. Price asked is $128 which is totally insane for something that will end up on eBay for just a couple of dollars.

The card sleeve promo CDR is made by BMG (reference PROMOBMG1342) and contains 3 tracks:

1. Why? (Radio Mix)
2. Why? (Album Version)
3. Why? (Radio Mix Instrumental)

The instrumental track still being unreleased to this day!!
Also interesting to note: title of the song is “Why?” with a question mark which never appeared anywhere before. Is it a mistake or the real title, we should know soon…

Thanks to Cranberryesque for the info!

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EDIT: According to credits on the back cover Noel and Fergal are not playing on these tracks. Dan Brodbeck is credited as lead guitarist and Corey Thompson as drummer.
Thanks to Francois for noticing. Maybe the most important information!!!

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On the other hand, The Cranberries updated their store and you can now preorder “Something Else” on Double Heavyweight Vinyl for €23.99
Release date is April 28 as well.

The Cranberries posted a photo on their Instagram account of the physical LP (whose hand is it?):

And for those who preordered the signed CD, it should be in your hands soon. Band members are signing booklets these days, here’s a short video posted on The Cranberries Instagram today to prove it:

CD signing

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