The Dubliners - Live at Knokke, Belgium | FULL CONCERT

[@albertsmith1048]

Seen the Dubliners many many times through the years, thank God I did. Rip Lads.

[@Deejaay83urj38]

Amen

[@bridgetbolger-cv2rv]

That's OK bb

[@shackledcitizen]

So good to see the original group in the early days. They were and always will be great. Thank you boys.

[@Deejaay83urj38]

Aye

[@elizabethburns3126]

24:06 One of the best musicians outstanding amazing performances from my home land. ❤ from Ireland 🇮🇪 x

[@Marc443]

I am a big fan over 30 years. Ronnie was so drunk at this gig. He sang very slowly🙈Especially „Donnegal Danny“!

[@andresoicataduncan632]

Yeah!! But he didn't miss any note singing or missplay the guitar. Drunk but connect in the show, a lil bit slow, still great as the resto of the boys as well.

[@Stashman95-r1g]

@MTC I wouldn't say Luke was drunk, just singing a bit differently than usual I suppose, plus lets not forget his illness kicked in with full force not long after this

[@Marc443]

@@andresoicataduncan632 Barney, Luke and John were fit, not drunk!

[@bridgetbolger-cv2rv]

Donegal Danny

[@bridgetbolger-cv2rv]

Can I hear Donnegal Danny

[@joandmichael]

What a brilliant find - thank you so much!!

[@TheDublinersOfficial]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@AineOCaoimh]

@@TheDublinersOfficial You are very welcome. Thanks for watching. The Dubliners need to wipe thier butts.

[@arseynich]

​​@@AineOCaoimh I'm reporting you. Hands to your hips That's inappropriate now. The Dubliners don't need to wipe their butts. (Although they probably do). But they'll be very cross if they hear you wrote that. But I agree. AineOCaoimh I love you and I want to kiss you

[@adriankelly3234]

One of the best ever.the dubliners

[@WintersWar]

good to see them young and healthy.

[@Marc443]

...and Ronnie very drunk.

[@Marc443]

The audience was only acceptable when being drunk. What sleeping audience!

[@Mr.Derogatory316]

Sadly Luke was falling ill at this time and started to deteriorate quickly

[@arroncoade4391]

@@Mr.Derogatory316 luke was not falling ill......it was 1978 when he started getting blackouts and in 1980 he collapsed in Cork Opera house and had surgery and found out it was a tumour

[@ramon7289]

We want more!! We want more!! We want more!! We want more!!

[@moos5221]

xD

[@alexhickey5633]

The version of whiskey in this is just savage. My favourite version by a long shot

[@ronananker7986]

I Was There

[@nailskarnayna]

Be the thunderin' jaysis! Nice one

[@dxhtz]

I'm trying to search the year of this?..Can you recall? They seem really really ON, and settled, but Luke seems really tired, of course. My oh my, were you lucky..

[@ronananker7986]

@@dxhtz The Year Was 1974 And The Only Why Luke Was Tired Because It Took Him 10 Years Or Less To Relaise That He Had A Brain Tumor

[@ronananker7986]

@@dxhtz Also Ronnie Was Very Drunk

[@nailskarnayna]

@@ronananker7986 In the very spirit of Tim Finnegan he surely was...

[@liamthomas5600]

From looking at the dates of this performance and the when Ciaráns health started to decline. It’s likely this performance was a matter of hours after Ciarán had to leave the band and fly home to Ireland. The lacklustre of the boys and the clear overindulgence in porter beforehand now seems well earned.

[@bhgardeners]

What a difficult venue with everyone so well dressed sat in white table clothed rows the audience looked as though beethoven might have been expected,however the lads were as usual good for the money

[@moos5221]

Wow, I'm pretty sure they could only perform drunk in front of such a terrible audience. The audience is well in sync with the german narrator. Maybe they had opera tickets and went into the wrong building? Edit: Wow, absolutely amazing production, cutting out in the middle of "Black Velvet Band". Incredible. But Luke Kelly saying "I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did." made my day. xD

[@alexhickey5633]

Same honestly. He said it with meaning as opposed to just a gesture

[@Deejaay83urj38]

Thank god for the Irish!

[@patring4641]

fairly toasted here lads :)

[@Marc443]

It could be that caused by this expected „fantastic“ audience, Ronnie thought the only way to „survive“ this evening is to drink some beers in advance.

[@ramon7289]

😂

[@bobbylaycock6735]

What is the song called being played at 21:07

[@c.dragonfly1352]

Donegal Danny

[@robertmcalpine488]

Donegal Danny.

[@Mr.Derogatory316]

This was right after Ciaran had a brain hemorrhage and eventually Ronnie Drew would leave the group right after this concert

[@DavidVT23]

I have just learned that the guys continued to pay Ciaran as though he were still performing for the rest of his life.

[@ramon7289]

​@accurate. I red that John Sheahan paid him till his dead in 1988. After Ronnie left Jim McCann came to join. When Ronnie came back Jim left, so still four of them. Somewhere beginning of the 80s Sean Cannon joined to fall in for Luke Kelly. After Ciarán (without Luke Kelly) Eamon Campell joined and they were again with five in the group untill 1988

[@Marc443]

@@DavidVT23They paid/supported the families as well after the member has passed away. And rgey never had a formal contract. All these are unique!

[@alangoldman4906]

Was this in the white horse inn?

[@robertflint2549]

That audience seems to be over dour. This one may have been a rough gig for the lads.

[@fanmaxis3004]

Isn't there supposed to be a fifth member? Seems like someone is missing

[@michaeltaggart1206]

Perhaps at this time Ciaron was unable to perform because of contracting cancer.

[@Sabouma28]

@@michaeltaggart1206 he didn’t have cancer, he had two strokes

[@Stashman95-r1g]

@@Sabouma28 1 stroke, that was in 82, he had a hemorrhage in 74 and he left them

[@ramon7289]

@@Stashman95-r1g In may 1974 a brain hemorrhage between the two halves of the concert and on the operation table immidiately second one (I heard/read).

[@Stashman95-r1g]

@@ramon7289 yes that is correct, and he was very lucky to survive

[@SuperJaybird58]

What a very subdued audience, they were not interacting at all

[@KazimierzWojtewicz]

🎉.................................... ,

[@Stashman95-r1g]

Ronnie was drunk

[@bighag9773]

Very often most of them would be a bit tipsy, but they had their fair share of drink while performing

[@lizritchie7223]

Can't tell

[@lucilwinchester]

What a lame crowd.

[@Marc443]

Ronnie knew it in advance and took some drinks😂

[@robertwillcox4540]

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