The newly resurrected New York Dolls have been confirmed as the support act for the White Stripes in Dublin and Belfast
As if the news that the White Stripes are playing Dublin's Marlay Park and Belfast's Botanic Gardens on August 24 and 25 respectively wasn't exciting enough, it's been confirmed that the support for both dates is the reformed New York Dolls.
With the other members either unwilling to participate or dead, David Johansen, Arthur Kane and Sylvain Sylvain will be joined on stage by Guns N Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin and Libertines drummer Gary Powell.
A Dolls reunion seemed as likely as hell freezing over until the former President of their UK Fan Club, Morrissey, begged them to play at this month's Meltdown Festival in London which he's the curator of.
While chances of them wearing the high heels, lady's lingeries and slap of yore seem remote, the band are promising to give a live airing to the seminal likes of 'Personality Crisis', 'Trash', 'Jetboy' and 'Looking For A Kiss'.
Survivors don’t come more grizzled than the New York Dolls’ David Johansen. Here he recalls shooting the breeze with Muddy Waters and explains how Morrissey persuaded the Dolls to get back together over lunch.
Read More Clearly on the back of a glowing review for their latest album One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This, in the last issue of Hot Press, the New York Dolls are to head to these shores.
Read More One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This is a proud, unbowed and beautifully dignified return to the fray. I’m still pinching myself.
Read More New York Dolls bassist Arthur "Killer" Kane died yesterday, July 13, in Los Angeles after losing his battle with leukemia.
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