The Dolan Family Band's 'Remembering Joe' tour set for Westmeath venue

Following sell-out shows nationwide, The Joe Dolan Family Band has announced the ‘Remembering Joe’ tour, marking the 20th anniversary of Joe Dolan’s passing next year. And the tour will arrive in Westmeath on April 9 when it takes place at Mullingar Park Hotel.

Joe’s brother, Ben Dolan, who shared the stage with his younger brother for 47 years, will headline the celebration of Joe's singing career.

“I still miss Joe every day, but his music and meeting the fans at our shows keeps me going, I don’t feel 92,” said Ben.

Billed as a nostalgic evening of hit after hit, the tour revives Joe's famous catchphrase 'There's No Show Like A Joe Show' — the words that once summed up his live performances, and the mood he left audiences in.

First hitting the Irish top-ten in 1964 with a Del Shannon cover, 'The Answer to Everything', he continued his success in the charts with a string of hits including 'I Love You More And More Everyday', 'My Own Peculiar Way', 'Aching Breaking Heart', 'Pretty Brown Eyes', 'Tar And Cement', 'The House with the Whitewashed Gable', 'Love Of The Common People', and 'The Westmeath Bachelor'.

Joe's big international break came in 1969 when his track 'Make Me An Island' peaked at number 3 in the UK charts and topped the charts in 14 countries. His success grew during the 1970s and included a five-times gold record hit, 'Lady in Blue', which sold over one million copies. He went on to establish his own record label, Gable Records, and built a recording studio in his native Mullingar.

Joe made history in 1978 as the first Irish artist and one of the first Western acts to tour the USSR, playing 23 sold-out concerts in 23 nights. He also sold out 64 shows during a landmark residency at the Silverbird Casino in Las Vegas in 1980.

Joe Dolan is the only Irish singer to have had hits across five consecutive decades - the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. In the '80s came 'More and More', 'It's You, It's You, It's You' and 'Goodbye Venice Goodbye'. Even into the '90s, he remained highly relevant, releasing albums where he covered contemporary indie and rock bands like Blur, Oasis and U2, while his best-loved song, 'You're Such A Good Looking Woman', featured in the Disney hit film 'Cruella'.

To mark his life and legacy, the Dolan Family Band now bring their show, ‘Remembering Joe’, to venues nationwide. Beginning at the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny on January 16, the 19-show tour will conclude at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway on April 30.

Tickets for the ‘Remembering Joe’ tour, which features Ben Dolan, his children Adrian, Ray and Sandra Dolan, alongside Karen Carroll and members of the original Joe Dolan backing band, are on sale now from joedolan.com