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Alan Byrne

@marmosets

Director of Late Late Show, The Gloaming Live NCH, Centenary, Rose of Tralee, Ceiliúradh, Bassist in Something Happens. Opinions do not reflect opinions of RTE

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Joined May 2010
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1000GigGuy@1000GigGuyJun 13
Triumph! Celebration! @thehappens1 @NCH_Music #SomethingHappens playing almost entirety of their epic 1st 2 LPs! Been there...88/Stuck together...90 25 of greatest ever Irish rock/pop songs! @tomhappens brilliant/hilarious! Band electrifying! Rapturous crowd applause! So proud🫡
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Gig day , delighted
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Pete Cole@peteecole31 Dec 2025
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@thehappens1 Record Mirror 13.12.86 @raydriscoll @tomhappens @marmosets
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We are delighted to say that both nights in @whelanslive are now sold out … very few tickets left for @SetKilkenny @tomhappens @alanconnormusic @marmosets #happens
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My fave ever Happens Poster Just so you know: At these gigs There may be Happens T-shirts There may be Happens Scarves And something else I can’t even tell you about 😳😳😳😳😳
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35 years since the release of "Stuck Together With God's Glue" and @thehappens1 are still on top form. Brilliant! 😊
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In an uncharacteristic flurry of activity, The Happens celebrate 35 years of Stuck Together With Gods Glue on @RTELateLateShow tonight ahead of a bunch of Christmas dates … Dec 28th @SetKilkenny Dec 29 & 30 at @whelanslive
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Always a good start Working on a new vinyl reissue for Xmas ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Starting the day off with Chinese @tomhappens #somethinghappens
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Completely joyous kick off! @thehappens1 @forest_fest Bucket load of hits brought! Beautiful singing crowd The 'Parachute/Hey Jude' singalong at the end gave me waves of emotion! 1hr of nostalgia/euphoria! This is what life is all about! @tomhappens #ForestFest
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Thanks to everyone who came to choir practice at @rewindfestival on Sunday last … next up … @whelanslive on Sat June 14th … 35 years of ”Stuck Together With God’s Glue” … it allowed us to tour the world & elsewhere
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Warren Zevon, the great American singer-songwriter, with @marmosets (Alan Byrne) from Something Happens around 1995. The Happens were/are big Pat’s fans of course. Let us know of other celebrity Saints fans - the quirkier, the better! 🔴⚪️
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We are going back to Emo … really looking forward to playing @forestfestemo again this July … & great to be part of such a brilliant line-up … get tickets from forestfest.ie #forestfest2025
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35 years of ‘Stuck Together With God’s Glue’ … sure it only seems like 34 years ago … join us for a night of God’s Glue themed fun in Whelans on June 14th
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Get there early notice … Delighted to say that we are being joined by the marvellous @earthquake_hair in @whelanslive this year. #earthquakehair #whelanslive #somethinghappens
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Looking forward to @SetKilkenny tomorrow night … there’ll be lots of our songs, some of other people’s songs, one or two where we are not completely sure who owns them ... #somethinghappens #kilkenny #settheatre @RHMusik @tomhappens @marmosets @alanconnormusic
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Kilkenny has had an ecclestical settlement since the 6th century and been a Norman stronghold since the 12th, which is the absolute minimum required for The Happens to play. So, satisfied with the credentials, we are really looking forward to our return to @SetKilkenny on Dec 27
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Very happy to see Sold Out signs up for Whelans … thanks a lot! #happens #whelanslive #somethinghappens
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Don’t worry, they’ll never find you here … Hard to imagine now, but you will eventually be sick of Turkey, Pudding & Christmas songs. When that happens, The Happens are giving you Two Chances to get out of the house & away from the family @SetKilkenny @whelanslive
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Thanks to @TheUndertones_ for having us over to their place in @3olympiatheatre last night … great audience to play to & free-in to see one of the bands that made us want to be a band. The songs … just glorious
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Alan Byrne@marmosets22 Oct 2024
“Out From Under The Family’s Feet” post Christmas Tour … #somethinghappens #settheatrekilkenny #whelans #thehappens @tomhappens @RHMusik @marmosets @alanconnormusic @whelanslive @SetKilkenny
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