The Cranberries posted on Instagram today 2 photos of the test pressings of NNTA 25th Anniversary Edition. There is no information about the tracklist yet.

These are test pressings for the band. Official vinyl, cd, boxset etc… made for the 25th Anniversary Edition are still soon to be released (possibly September/October Fergal said in the interview for LíR Media TV).

Catalog numbers: 5391296, 5391297

New interview with Fergal Lawler published on Facebook and YouTube just a few days ago.

Dear fellow fans and collectors of The Cranberries,

We’re calling upon your help today as we have recently come upon what could be considered a priceless eBay listing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Cranberries-VHS-Concert-Collection-1990-2003-92-concerts-inc-masters/313107213106

Useless to say, we immediately got interested in this treasure which we believe is worth A LOT given how many rare and never-heard-of-before bootlegs it features.
We thus got in touch with the seller to ask for more details before putting so much money into this, we asked for screenshots to check on the quality of these shows and verify if the content listed on eBay corresponds to what really is on these tapes, but the seller fails to send any and states he can’t manage to play the tapes himself.

So we would like to know if any of you, any collectors, have ever known of the existence of these boots or ever traded with this woman from Massachusetts before, and could therefore confirm that if we were to buy these tapes, we would get the shows the seller states are featured on them?

We don’t want to take any risk spending a huge amount of money on something whose content we can’t verify before buying, so we would also like to ask all of you who trust us, not to bid on this auction to help us win it, in return for which we commit to freely and openly share these boots with the fan community if they turn out to be the valuable gems listed here that all of us would surely like to own.

If you have any information or would like to discuss this with us, please feel free to contact us at:
contact [ at ] cranberriesworld [ dot ] com

UPDATE ON WHY WE CRANBERRIES WORLD ARE SO SUSPICIOUS:

• this ebay seller is new to ebay (never a good sign)
• seller says he has no way of verifying the content of the tapes as the VCR he is giving away in the listing is not working – how can he thus affirm the tapes are in good condition ?
• not only can’t the seller provide any sample or screenshots, but he also won’t send pics of his sister’s notes or the tags on the tapes – these must exist otherwise how would he know what’s on the tapes ?
• the seller states his sister’s UK friends filmed the 2 star ** shows, which makes it very surprising these persons would have attended and filmed some early days gigs in Ireland, when the band was still a support act then and had actually never put anything out. As UK citizens, how would these UK friends know about The Cranberries at all at the time ?
• how could her tapers friends, who are UK citizens, not be aware that Coventry is in England and not in Scotland, especially if they attended these shows themselves to film them ?
• seller states the Feile 91 concert features on these tapes, though it’s very unlikely the band actually ever played Feile festival in 1991 !!!
• this person was obviously a major collector of Cranberries bootlegs, trading with some friends abroad, yet her list does not feature bootlegs that were very common and easy to find in the trading circle back then. Why would she only own super rarities and not be interested in commonly shared shows ?
• if this person was trading with other bootleggers, how come some of the biggest Cranberries collectors who were involved in the 1990s trading circle have never heard of most of these bootlegs before, nor even exchanged with these traders in the past (the sister, or her UK friends) ?

Happy to hear everyone’s thoughts to help us find out if this is all genuine or not.
Please note that whatever happens, we’re still willing to buy these tapes and make sure by ourselves what’s the content on there, to share it with the Cranberries fan community if this happens to be a gold mine.

UPDATE – 10 JUNE

The seller just added 8 more pics on eBay. Don’t hesitate to let us know what you think about them (Authentic? or Fake?)

Pink sticker: * on the list
Green sticker: ** on the list

…and from our side, the seller also sent us (one of?) his sister’s notes. Don’t hesitate to let us know how you understand it (the initials, the ratings, the lyrics around etc…)

UPDATE – 14 JUNE

As many of you noticed, the seller updated the description 2 more times these last days (on the 11th and the 13th) and also added new pics of cd/cassette/LP that will be included with the VHS… or thrown away if winner does not want them!!

We will publish an important update later today…

The Cranberries posted on their socials today (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) regarding the #blackouttuesday

More behind the scenes photos from the “Something Else” photoshoot in 2017 in Cancún Mexico shared by joanna.cran.pic on Instagram today. Thanks to her as always for these gems!

Dolores O’Riordan front page today on the Sunday Independent supplement LIFE. Inside, a 4-page article by Barry Egan as The Cranberries join YouTube’s billion views club. Available in print in Ireland this Sunday and online on independent.ie (Premium access required).

Cranfan Luis Hernández recently posted 2 rare (incomplete) audio bootlegs on YouTube. Regarding the Detroit show Luis wrote on Facebook, “I got the complete show if somebody want it, contact me.”

• Royal Albert Hall, London – 20 November 1992

• State Theatre, Detroit, MI – 10 November 1994

Again and again and again!
Two more very rare photos of Dolores published by the incredible joanna.cran.pic on Instagram today.
Now guess the dates…

• PHOTO #1

• PHOTO #2

The Cranberries and “Ode To My Family” mentioned in the Season 18, Episode 16 of the American animated sitcom “Family Guy”

Thanks to Instagram users cranberrysofa for the info a couple of weeks ago…

…and bhfdvkgf for the video posted yesterday, filming his/her TV screen.

The complete episode is available on YouTube

Nine very rare photos of Dolores O’Riordan at a wedding were posted on Instagram today by joanna.cran.pic. Thanks to her once again.

Dolores performed a private show and the lucky newly weds also had a private photo session with her and probably a few autographs as well! There is no information about who they are, where and when this happened (probably late 2007) or the setlist.

UPDATE – MAY 9

Cranberries Library published on Facebook more information regarding the wedding as well as another photo of the show. Thanks to their very reliable source for the info and pic!

One year since the cranb err ies final album In the end was released.
Which version(s) is(are) yours?

Read the article directly on independent.ie (Premium Access required to unlock full article). This article was originally published on telegraph.co.uk on 18 April 2020 (Premium Access also required).

And it was published in print yesterday on the Irish Independent’s supplement “Review”

Noel Hogan was interviewed this morning on “Chiles on Friday” on BBC Radio 5 live. He obviously talked about Zombie reaching a billion views on YouTube, and also a little bit about “Daffodil Lament”.

Listen back directly on bbc.co.uk. Interview starts at 1:16:34

The Cranberries announced it on Twitter and Facebook:

The contest was posted only on the official Dolores O’Riordan Facebook page. Please post your answers only on Facebook!

UPDATE – APRIL 27

The contest is now over. It was announced today on the official DO’R Facebook page.

Felipe Rissato, alias lipecran from Brazil, posted a few days ago on Instagram a great video to compare all 4 versions of the video.

More than 735,000 views after Zombie’s one billionth view, the 4K remastered version of the official music video is finally available. Simply stunning!

UPDATE – 5:30 PM (Irish Time)

The Cranberries posted a 15-sec video on their socials (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) to announce it:

…as well as on their official website cranberries.com

The Cranberries posted a second message on Twitter and Facebook regarding Covid-19:

Yesterday, Fergal Lawler was interviewed on the “Dave Fanning” show on the Irish radio RTÉ 2fm. He obviously mainly talked about the Zombie’s one billionth view, however near the end, fans got a first glimpse of what will be on the NNTA 25th Anniversary boxset.

Fergal mentioned that there would be things for the hard-core fans, things like demos the band did in New York before the album was recorded, some radio station stuff, acoustic versions of the tracks and live versions, but there was no mention of when it will be released.

Listen back Fergal’s 12-minute interview by clicking here (starts at 1:36:20)

The Cranberries also appeared on “RTÉ News: Nine O’Clock” (Irish TV) last night, featuring a short interview with Noel Hogan, starting at 15:45. Replay is only available a couple of days on RTÉ Player, so watch now!

The Cranberries posted on their socials (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) for the 2nd time today:

Below are just a few articles – and one press release – published about “Zombie” today. Probably many more to come in the coming hours… impossible to share them all.

Click each link or image below to read directly on each website.

• rte.ie

• udiscovery.com

• limerickleader.ie

• telegraph.co.uk

• ilovelimerick.ie

• limerickpost.ie

• hotpress.com

• independent.ie

• reybee.com

• thejournal.ie

• nova.ie

• newsweek.com

• variety.com

• ezanime.net

• codigoespagueti.com

HIP HIP HIP, HOORAY!
The official “Zombie” music video just hit 1 billion views on YouTube/VEVO today at 2:40 pm (Irish Time). Congratulations to The Cranberries, the fans and all the viewers for the achievement. If you’re reading this, you are probably one of the billion!

To celebrate, the 480p standard version of The Cranberries biggest hit should be replaced by a remastered 4K version available very soon. MASTERPIECE.

UPDATE – 3:15 PM (Irish Time)

At 2:40 pm exactly, The Cranberries posted on their socials (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) a message signed by Fergal Lawler, and including a 31-second video:

Just one minute after, at 2:41 pm, a message was posted on the official Dolores O’Riordan Facebook:

And almost the same message was posted on her official – coming soon… – website:

Read the article directly on limerickleader.ie or click image below to access pdf file.

Unbelievable!
Almost 30 years after the filming, a never before seen Alternative Version of the “Uncertain” video with different takes has surfaced yesterday. Simply titled “The Cranberries Uncertain Music Video Uncut”, the video was posted on YouTube by Julianne Hennelly who writes, “Featuring Dolores brother Brendan O’Riordan and his daughter Cora”.

If you’d like to compare the 2 music videos, the classic version was posted here.
Thanks to The Cranberries Newspaper on Facebook for noticing!

The Cranberries have posted the following message on their socials (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) today:

Read the interview directly on hotpress.com or click image below to access pdf file.

The vinyl was released in most European countries today except France to be released on 3 April. Release dates vary a lot depending on countries and/or continents, so check your local store(s) for more information. For example it was released on 20 February in Japan, on 28 February in Mexico, and it will be released in USA and Canada on 13 March.

Nice release with great artworks. Only one mistake in the credits: Noel Horgan with a ‘R’

A few days earlier than expected, “Dreams The Collection” is now available on vinyl. The first photo was posted on Instagram today by user Kiosh Starus.

A behind the scenes video of the making of The Cranberries single “Wake Me When It’s Over” has been posted on YouTube today by Justin Gawke, 4th year student fine art painting – LSAD (Limerick School of Art & Design). He was part of the team that collaborated to the project.

The “Something Else” Purple Double Gatefold Vinyl is now available on The Cranberries official webstore.

Price: £25 (€29.99 / US$32.99)

Read the article/interview directly on abcnews.com or click image below to access pdf file.

Last January 24, the West Coast entertainment correspondent from ABC News Radio, Jason Nathanson, shared on Instagram a photo with The Cranberries. The above article has no credits but there is a huge possibility that the author is Jason.

The Cranberries interviewed by Rob Herrera / Front Row Live Ent. The video was recorded at GRAMMY Museum and posted on YouTube today. 

UPDATE – JANUARY 29

Rob Herrera shared on Instagram a photo with the band.

Look who is behind Lewis Capaldi on the Grammy Awards Red Carpet.
PJ O’Riordan and his wife Sandra at 0:30
The Cranberries at 3:37

The Cranberries still behind Lewis Capaldi in this other video (interview by Billboard)

The first photos of The Cranberries at GRAMMY Museum earlier today have started to surface the internet, Cranberries MEXICO shared one on their Facebook:

… Jose Alvarez shared 7 photos on Instagram:

… and the host of the show, Scott Goldman, shared one on Instagram: