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Perth Now
10 hours ago
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- Perth Now
Danny O'Donoghue 'thought he'd be more nervous' at Glastonbury
Danny O'Donoghue felt "too small for the stage" when he first performed at Glastonbury. The 44-year-old singer performed on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage on Saturday (28.06.25) for the first time in 16 years, and Danny admits that his latest experience at the world-famous festival in south-west England was markedly different to his first. He told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: "I thought I'd be a bit more nervous. "Glastonbury is like Woodstock. The first time, I remember feeling too small for the stage. "The stage was huge. Now, coming back, the stage looks quite small. "But that's what 17 years of touring will do for you." Despite this, The Script's frontman admits that the band only just made it to the festival in time for their slot. Danny revealed that he'd been on a speedboat ride in Cardiff the day before their Glastonbury performance, and he's knees were "in bits" by the time they arrived at Worthy Farm. Speaking about his journey to the festival, the singer shared: "It was kick-a**. "For about two hours, I think they were trying their best to get us to crash and not show up to Glastonbury. "My knees are in bits. "He was trying to do doughnuts and then coming back out. We left the sea more than twice. We went right up and bang, smashed down." During The Script's performance, Danny delivered a touching tribute to Mark Sheehan, his former bandmate who died in April 2023, aged 46. Danny said: "There's one person I really wish was here to see this. He was on the stage 17 years ago. We lost my best mate and the founding member of The Script Mark Sheehan, we lost him nearly a year and a half ago. "I just want to thank every single person here for keeping us going, for all your thoughts and all your prayers, thank you so much." The singer also dedicated a song to his former bandmate. Danny continued: "I know he's having a whiskey right now looking down on us. With that I'm gonna dedicate this song to him, this song is called If You Could See Me Now."
Daily Mail
10 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Danny O'Donoghue reveals the very odd reason The Script 'almost missed' their performance at Glastonbury
Danny O'Donoghue revealed the bizarre reason that almost costed The Script their gig at Glastonbury. The soft-rock band stunned the crowd at the iconic Pyramid Stage on Saturday, where they paid an emotional tribute to late guitarist Mark Sheehan. The Irish frontman, 44, admitted 'he'd been on a speedboat ride in Cardiff the day before 'and was left 'battered and bruised' after it. 'For about two hours, I think they were trying their best to get us to crash and not show up to Glastonbury,' he told The Sun. 'My knees are in bits.' Explaining they had left the sea more than twice, Danny added: 'We went right up and bang, smashed down.' It comes after the band paid an emotional tribute to late guitarist Mark Sheehan on Saturday as they took to the stage at Glastonbury. The rock group was formed in 2001 in Dublin and now consists of Danny, Glen Power, Benjamin Seargent and Ben Weaver. The band's late member died in hospital aged 46 back in April 2023 following a brief illness, leaving his bandmates 'utterly devastated'. And over two years on from his passing, Danny shared some sweet words for his pal before dedicating a song to him amid their performance on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm, Somerset. Following a performance of their breakthrough track The Man Who Can't Be Move, Danny, 44, sat on the edge of the stage and told the audience how he wished Mark was still alive to see their success. He shared: 'There's one person I really wish was here to see this. He was on the stage 17 years ago. We lost my best mate and the founding member of The Script Mark Sheehan, we lost him nearly a year and a half ago. 'I just want to thank every single person here for keeping us going, for all your thoughts and all your prayers, thank you so much.' As the crowd cheered, he added: 'I know he's having a whiskey right now looking down on us. With that I'm gonna dedicate this song to him, this song is called If You Could See Me Now. ' A host of world-renowned performers are still yet to take to the stage this weekend, with Neil Young scheduled to headline the festival on Saturday and Olivia Rodrigo closing out the weekend on Sunday. The rest of the festival will too see performances from Raye, The Libertines, Noah Kahan and many others. Mark, who was originally from Dublin, formed the successful rock band alongside frontman Danny and drummer Glen Power in 2001. His shock passing was announced on the band's official Facebook page in April 2023, two weeks after the group's gig was announced. The guitarist and father-of-three lived in America with his wife Rina. He died in hospital on April 14, 2023 following a brief, undisclosed illness. Their band's statement said: 'Much loved husband, father, brother, band mate and friend Mark Sheehan passed away today in hospital after a brief illness'. It continued: 'The family and group ask fans to respect their privacy at this tragic time.' Mark began his career as a dancer and taught Hip-Hop at Dublin's Digges Lane performing arts centre. Mark and lead singer Danny had been best friends from the age of 12 and were previously members of a band called Mytown, which was formed in 1996. The Script were formed in Dublin in 2001, with Mark on guitar, Glen Power on drums and Danny singing. Following his passing, Mark left his £9.4million fortune to his family. They went on to sell 20M records worldwide include The Man Who Can't be Moved, For The First Time, We Cry and Hall of Fame. Last year, Danny has opened up about turning to 'drinking, smoking... everything' after the death of his bandmate Mark. Danny revealed that he went 'off the rails' after Mark died, turning to drink and cigarettes as he experienced a mental block. But after a heavy drinking session in his native Ireland over Christmas 2023, the singer decided to cut out alcohol and 'face the grief stone cold sober'. Danny said: 'I went off the rails after Mark passed away like everybody does. I was out drinking, smoking, everything and I went through a mental block. He later said: 'I got back from a big drinking session over Christmas in Ireland and I just said "Enough is enough". I want to face the grief stone cold sober because if you don't, you're only kicking it down the street. 'January was a big one for me - I gave up drinking, smoking, caffeine, all the good stuff… I was only going to do it through January but here we are in May now and I feel better than ever. 'I feel like I'm starting to come out from the black cloud a little bit now, hence the new music.'
The Sun
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Danny O'Donoghue reveals bizarre reason The Script almost MISSED their Glastonbury spot
THE SCRIPT played all their hits when they returned to Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage for the first time in 16 years – but they almost didn't make it at all. Sitting down with Bizarre before their set on Saturday, frontman Danny O'Donoghue admitted he'd been on a speedboat ride in Cardiff the day before, which left him battered and bruised. 11 He explained: 'It was kick-ass. 'For about two hours, I think they were trying their best to get us to crash and not show up to Glastonbury. 'My knees are in bits. 'He was trying to do doughnuts and then coming back out. 'We left the sea more than twice. 'We went right up and bang, smashed down.' Mark Sheehan, celebrated afterwards into the early hours. But ahead of the performance, he said: 'I thought I'd be a bit more nervous. 'Glastonbury is like Woodstock. 'The first time, I remember feeling too small for the stage. Watch as The Voice's Danny O'Donoghue pays emotional tribute to late The Script star bandmate live on TV 'The stage was huge. 'Now, coming back, the stage looks quite small. 'But that's what 17 years of touring will do for you.' But their focus is on a follow-up to 2024's album Satellites. Danny said: 'We're doing a show in August then heading to the States to work with the writers from The Man Who Can't Be Moved and Hall of Fame and pretty much everything we've written.' There was a five-year gap between their last two albums but I don't think we'll have such a wait this time around. CHARLI'S ON FIRE CHARLI XCX delivered one of The Other Stage's best headline shows on Saturday. Dressed in tiny black shorts, a matching bra and leather boots, the singer smashed her way through her Brat album, as well as having a cheeky glass of wine during the 75-minute set. 11 11 11 She filled the stage with fire and even rain while her pal Gracie Abrams was on the big screen doing Charli's Apple dance. Charli told fans: 'I have a heart of stone – but Glastonbury, this is special.' She later declared her love for fiancée George Daniels, The 1975's drummer, and praised Block9 as the 'best place' on Worthy Farm. The area, which includes gay club NYC Downlow, has been the place to party for everyone from Zoe Ball to Matt Smith. SIR ROD'S A LEGEND 11 11 11 SIR ROD STEWART lived up to his legends billing by overcoming a bout of flu and delivering an awesome set on Sunday afternoon. Rod worked his way through hit after hit after cutting his current 28-song tour list down by eight. He was desperate to fit in as many tracks as possible and made every break sparse when speaking to the crowd and made it clear he was just there to give his fans what they wanted — with shouts of 'next' every time he wanted to hurry the set along. By eleventh song Young Hearts the 200,000-plus crowd at the Pyramid Stage were on song, with Rod's first ten tracks appearing to be relatively easy work vocally given how ill he was just seven days ago. His energy levels were high, with the British superstar gyrating and dancing around the extensive stage with ease. Those who've not been lucky enough to catch him on tour yet got to taste the full force of his band - with his brilliant saxophonist stealing the show alongside Rod's six brilliant female singers and string players. The affection and appreciation for Rod feels for his band spilled into my exclusive chat ahead of his set and on stage he made sure this set was just as much theirs as it was his. A quick change into a bright pink suit after If You Want My Body and Rod was ready to go - launching into I Don't Want To Talk About It before inviting my favourite Mick Hucknall on stage to sing If You Don't Know Me By Now before Ronnie Wood came on for Faces hit Stay With Me. Lulu then joined them for Hot Legs - with her saying as she walked off stage: 'Rod Stewart's the man.' Too right he is. During his closing song Sailing, Worthy Farm was swaying in near perfect timing - with many a tad out of rhythm thanks to the soaring heat and booze. Rod however was on song and after taking one final bow on that hallowed stage, turning his back to show his custom-made Celtic shirt, he bid the crowd farewell. They don't make many like Rod. And that felt incredibly special. DOECHII STARS IN STRIPES DOECHII's set will live long in the memory and not just for her pin-striped knee-high socks, slip of a kilt and tiny bra top. The rapper's West Holts session on Saturday served as an introduction to all the fans who have found her this year, thanks to hits Anxiety and Denial Is A River. The US star peppered her set with snippets of the Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Missy Elliott and even Daft Punk. RITA ORA led the stars partying into the early hours in Block 9 – the festival's wild, immersive nightlife district – with husband Taika Waititi. The pair had plenty of energy after being driven around all day in an air conditioned four-by-four. The Hot Right Now singer was seen dancing and mingling with stars including actor Taron Egerton. Not so lucky, Jack Whitehall got separated from his pals and was told there was 'no more room' in the VIP bar they were in. Tilda Swinton was in VIP the bar with Maisie Smith – who must have been boiling in a massive faux-fur coat, while Lily Allen was overheard telling a pal: 'I feel so great, it's just this feeling.' Same, Lily. Same. 11 JAMES NORTON fans were shocked to see him stomping through hospitality camping with bare feet on Sunday morning. My mole told me: 'He was carrying his shoes and seemed in a hurry to get back from the toilets to his tent. 'People were doing double takes – and no one could work out why he'd taken his trainers off.' Maybe he's doing a Chris Martin, who is known for going barefoot because he likes to feel 'grounded'. CRUZ BECKHAM was living his best life – after renting out a posh Winnebago for himself and girlfriend Jackie Apostel. An onlooker said: 'While most people are stuck in stuffy tents, Cruz had a far fancier stay and was in one of the Winnies. 'The bigger ones cost almost £40,000 to rent. 'He spent Saturday enjoying some of the music acts with Jackie and stayed out of the VIP areas to hang out with the crowds.'
RTÉ News
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
The Script pay tribute to late guitarist Mark Sheehan during Glastonbury set
The Script frontman Danny O'Donoghue paid tribute to former band member Mark Sheehan during their Glastonbury performance. Guitarist Sheehan died aged 46 after a brief illness in April 2023 and had formed the band alongside O'Donoghue and drummer Glen Power. During their performance on the Pyramid Stage, O'Donoghue said: "There's one person I really wish was here to see this. He was on this stage 17 years ago. We lost my best mate and the founding member of the script, Mark Sheehan. "We lost him nearly a year and a half ago. I just wanted to thank every single person here for keeping us going, for all your thoughts and all your prayers. Thank you so much "I know he's having a whisky right now looking down on us." He went on to dedicate the band's song If You Could See Me Now to Sheehan. The Script was formed in Dublin in 2001. Their eponymous debut album was released in 2008 and it went to number one in both the UK and Ireland. It featured hits such as We Cry, Breakeven, and The Man Who Can't Be Moved. Among their other studio albums are chart-topping LPs Science And Faith (2010) and Freedom Child (2017). Their most recent studio album, Satellites, was released in August 2024. O'Donoghue, 44, is also known for being one of the original coaches on reality TV competition series The Voice UK.
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Script's Danny O'Donoghue honours late bandmate with emotional tribute at Glastonbury
Watch as The Script's Danny O'Donaghue gives a touching tribute to late bandmate Mark Sheehan during the group's Glastonbury performance on Saturday (28 June). Following a performance of their hit song 'The Man Who Can't Be Move', O'Donaghue sat on the edge of the stage and told a sea of fans at the Pyramid Stage that he wished Sheehan could be here today. He shared: 'There's one person I really wish was here to see this. He was on the stage 17 years ago. We lost my best mate and the founding member of The Script Mark Sheehan, we lost him nearly a year and a half ago. 'I just want to thank every single person here for keeping us going, for all your thoughts and all your prayers, thank you so much.' Sheehan, co-founder and lead guitarist of the Irish band, passed away in hospital after a brief illness in April 2023.
