The Coronas debut at number 3

Danny O'Reilly has also got his mitts on Rory Gallagher's favourite guitar!

The Hot Press Newsdesk, 02 Oct 2009

Music Show headliners The Coronas make it two smash hit albums in a row with their latest opus, Tony Was An Ex-Con, debuting at number 3 this week in Ireland.

Also making their bow today are Paramore who claim the top spot with Brand New Eyes, Ian Brown who’s at 13 with My Way, Basshunter at 16 with Bass Generation, Newton Faulkner at 18 with Rebuilt By Humans, Alice In Chains at 21 with Black Gives Way To Blue and Sharon Shannon at 25 with Saints And Scoundrels.

Reflecting the start of the pre-Christmas album release season, the surge of new entries is good news for record companies who’ve plenty of fresh product to push.

Meanwhile, this morning found Danny O’Reilly trying Rory Gallagher’s Fender Stratocaster on for size at the RDS where the Music Show bursts into life tomorrow morning at 10am. The Rory Gallagher Guitar Exhibition – there’s 25 of them in all – is one of many attractions as the Irish rock ‘n’ roll industry comes together for its annual blowout.

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2011-11-10

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2011-11-03

Due to demand, the Dublin band have added a fourth and fifth show.

2011-10-14

They'll play a pre-Christmas show at the Savoy Theatre.

2011-10-10

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2011-10-05

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2011-09-26

The band will now play the Olympia on December 8

2011-07-25

FORGET WESTLIFE OR THE SCRIPT. THERE'S THOSE THAT SAY THE CORONAS ARE IRELAND’S NUMBER ONE HEARTHROBS. WITH A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL 12 MONTHS BEHIND THEM, THE STARS OF OUR CHRISTMAS COVER SHOOT TALK ABOUT THE TEMPTATIONS OF GROUPIES, THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND THE FRIENDSHIP THAT HAS HELPED SPUR THEM TOWARDS THE BIG TIME.

2010-12-13

The show is being re-staged next Tuesday.

2010-12-11

The Coronas, Delorentos, O Emperor and Ham Sandwich will all perform live

2010-12-09

The two acts will be special guests at July's Aviva show

2010-12-03

Tony Was An Ex-Con continues to win friends and influence people.

2010-10-14

Due to demand, the Dubliners have added a third appearance to their upcoming December stint

2010-09-21

As they say, it’s all in the details.

2010-09-01

Tony Was An Ex-Con remains at No.1, while Bon Iver, Arctic Monkeys and Animal Collective rear their beautiful heads as this week's re-entries!

2010-08-20

The foursome have held on to the No. 1 spot, while Chicane, The Black Crowes and Cathal Coughlan join the chart

2010-08-13

New entry from Best Coast, while Temper Trap remain in the top 20 for their 51st week

2010-08-06

While the Dubs are still on top, there are new entries from Brian Kennedy and The Magic Numbers

2010-07-30

Due to demand, the Dublin foursome will now also play December 11 as well as their original show the previous night

2010-07-27

Villagers are snapping hard at their heels!

2010-07-23

The Dubliners' Tony Was an Ex-Con is at the top spot, while there are new entries from M.I.A., The Coral and Arcade Fire

2010-07-16

Band pick up two gongs.

2010-05-17

They're all on the same Savoy bill.

2010-03-18

The Coronas are to release 'Far From Here' as the second single from their Meteor Awards-nominated album Tony Was An Ex-Con.

2010-01-28

The Dublin foursome will play December 10th 2010

2010-01-12

The band will play on the 7th, 8th and 9th of January following their sold out Olympia show.

2009-11-05

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