Although much of the earlier Undertones material drew influence from punk rock and new wave, the Undertones also incorporated elements of rock, glam rock and post-punk into material released after 1979, before citing soul and Motown as the influence for the material released upon their final album.

The Undertones released thirteen singles and four studio albums between 1978 and 1983 before Sharkey announced his intention to leave the band in May 1983, citing musical differences as the reason for the break up.

Following the release of Get Over You in February 1979, the Undertones ' eponymous debut album was released in May.

On 28 March 1980, the Undertones released their sixth single, " My Perfect Cousin ".

The same week the album was released, the Undertones embarked on their ' Humming tour ', which saw the band play a total of 25 gigs across the UK between April and June.

Following the conclusion of their ' Positive Touch tour ' in June 1981, the Undertones released their second single of 1981, " Julie Ocean ".

" The Undertones did, however, release two studio singles, " Beautiful Friend " and " The Love Parade ", in February and October, however both of the singles the band released failed to make an impact upon the UK charts.

In March 1983, the Undertones released their fourth album, The Sin of Pride.

Following the disbandment of The Undertones in 1983, Feargal Sharkey was invited by former Depeche Mode keyboardist Vince Clarke and recording engineer Eric Radcliffe to sing as a guest vocalist upon the single " Never Never ", which was released by The Assembly in 1983.

In 1984 she formed her own band Dawn Chorus And The Bluetits with her friend and neighbour Countdown presenter Carol Vorderman and their recordings included a version of Teenage Kicks with the Undertones ’ O ’ Neil brothers ( which was released on Stiff Records DAWN 1 ) and a Peel Session which was broadcast on Radio 1 in 1985.

In January 1980, the production of Hypnotised was finished at Eden Studios in London, with the Undertones recording the three further songs written the previous December, plus two further songs — " Hypnotised " and a cover of " Under The Boardwalk " — which had been written that month.

Less than two weeks after the completion of the ' Humming tour ', the Undertones toured the United States for the second time ; this time as the headlining band.

Between September and December 1980, the Undertones performed two further tours: the ' Disaster Tour ( European Style )', which saw the band perform in continental Europe and — in December — the ' See No More ' tour of the UK.

One month prior to the release of this third album, in April 1981, the Undertones embarked on their ' Positive Touch tour '; this tour saw the band perform a total of 36 gigs across the UK mainland in the space of less than two months.

To fulfill agreed commitments, the Undertones remained together for a further two months, performing several gigs across continental Europe before disbanding in the summer, with their final concert being played at Punchestown Racecourse in County Kildare in Ireland on 17 July.

There were a number of well-publicised arguments between the two bands ; the Undertones accused Stiff Little Fingers of sensationalising the Northern Ireland conflict, while they retorted that The Undertones ignored it.

1982 saw a lull in activity from the Undertones, who only performed a single tour of continental Europe in August, and spent much of their time writing and recording songs for their next LP in their 8-track demo studio.

He was introduced to the studio audience on each appearance with the song " Jimmy Jimmy " by The Undertones.

In 1990, they signed with A & M Records in the US, and went into the studio with producer Hugh Jones ( Simple Minds, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Undertones ).

From the period of 1975 to 1983, the Undertones consisted of Feargal Sharkey ( vocals ), John O ' Neill ( rhythm guitar, vocals ), Damian O ' Neill ( lead guitar, vocals ), Michael Bradley ( bass, vocals ) and Billy Doherty ( drums ).

In April 1983, the Undertones embarked on their ' UK Sin of Pride tour ' to promote their latest album.

These factors led to Sharkey announcing his intentions to leave the Undertones during the ' European Tour 1983 ', which the group performed in May of that year.

Following the disbandment of The Undertones in 1983, Lead vocalist Feargal Sharkey pursued a solo career while the other band members formed That Petrol Emotion along with an American vocalist, Steve Mack.

In 1983 both her and Irene appeared as backing singers on The Undertones track " The Love Parade " on their The Sin of Pride album.

The van which Sharkey drove in this employment was used by the Undertones to transport their equipment to and from various venues.

gigs performed at The Casbah gave the Undertones increased confidence in their musical ability, and in June 1977 they performed concerts outside of Derry for the first time, supporting a Dublin punk group named The Radiators from Space.

In November 1978, the Undertones embarked on their first tour of the UK.

In January 1979, the Undertones recorded their eponymous debut album at Eden Studios in Acton, West London, using producer Roger Bechirian, whom the band had worked with for the first time the previous December, when Bechirian had produced the band's second single, " Get Over You ".

Following the ' You Got My Number tour ' of October 1979, the Undertones began recording the songs for their second album at Wisseloord Studios in the Netherlands.

In December 1980, the Undertones announced their intention to split from Sire Records as they were unhappy with the lack of promotion they were receiving outside of the UK, particularly in the US.

On 29 September 1981, the Undertones embarked on their biggest tour of Continental Europe, which lasted until 20 October 1981 and saw the band perform a total of 19 concerts in six countries.

Noteworthy gigs by the Undertones since their reunion include performing at the Glastonbury Festival in June, 2005, providing pre-match entertainment prior to kick-off at Celtic Park in the UEFA Champions League play-off between Celtic and Arsenal in August, 2009 and, in March and April 2011, a series of UK gigs in which they played their debut album, The Undertones, in its entirety as part of each show.

These gigs were the first performances for which the Undertones were actually paid: performing at The Casbah earned the group up to £ 40 a week.

In September 1979, the Undertones toured the United States for the first time, supporting The Clash with eight concerts in six different States.

Peel would later do the same with the first single by another famous Ulster band, The Undertones.

Buchanan also published a collection of short stories and poems, written in collaboration with Charles Gibbon, entitled Storm-beaten, or Christmas Eve at the " Old Anchor " Inn in 1862, before Undertones, which is often cited as Buchanan's first book.

Sean Feargal Sharkey ( born 13 August 1958 ) is a singer from Northern Ireland who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones.

It opened in December 1980, first hosting The Undertones, and has gone on to see some of the biggest names in alternative music, as well as maintaining a number of weekly club nights.

As a result The Undertones became the first band to play at Rock City on 11 December 1980, ending the gig with Teenage Kicks, favourite song of DJ John Peel.

Clarke recorded a single with producer Eric Radcliffe and Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey as The Assembly, and another with vocalist Paul Quinn.

The single cover for My Perfect Cousin by The Undertones features a Derry City figurine

In the world of music, the club was given exposure by Derry punk band, The Undertones, which had the cover of its 1980 hit single, My Perfect Cousin, feature a Subbuteo figure sporting the colours of Derry City.