The Late Late Tribute Shows

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The Late Late Tribute Shows
The Late Late Show is renowned for its tribute shows, many of which have been dedicated to various musical performers. Here, The Dubliners with Ronnie Drew (centre) perform in their own 1987 tribute.
Genre	Talk show
Presented by	Pat Kenny
Country of origin	Ireland
Language(s)	English
Production
Location(s)	Dublin, Ireland
Broadcast
Original channel	RTÉ One
Chronology
Related shows	The Late Late Show
External links
Official website

The Late Late Tribute Shows are a series of special editions of the world's longest-running^{[1][2][3][4][5]} chat show, The Late Late Show broadcast on RTÉ One in Ireland each Friday evening. Over decades the shows has featured a broad range of well-known public figures including Micheál MacLiammóir, Joe Dolan, Maureen Potter, Michael O'Hehir, Brian Lenihan, Jimmy Magee, Christy Moore, Mike Murphy and Paul McGrath. In 1999, there was a special programme marking the six-month anniversary of the Omagh bombing and there was also a special show in the wake of 9/11.^[6] There were also tribute shows celebrating Irish music and a Late Late Show special devoted to Irish comedians. Individual bands and musicians to have been given a tribute show include The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, The Chieftains, The Dubliners,^[7] U2, Westlife^[8] and, most recently, Ronnie Drew himself.^[9]

[edit] Tribute list

Below is a list of The Late Late Tribute Shows.

^{1. The 25th anniversary of The Dubliners in 1987 featured tributes from amongst others Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald. There was also a number from The Dubliners with The Pogues, a performance of "The Irish Rover" and a separate tribute performance from U2.}

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site