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==Reunion== The Undertones reformed in November 1999, initially to play concerts in Derry. For their reformation, the Undertones replaced Sharkey (who had declined to rejoin the band)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Feargal+Sharkey |title=Feargal Sharkey Discography |publisher=Discogs |date=13 August 1986 |access-date=16 June 2016}}</ref> with singer Paul McLoone. Since 1999, the Undertones have performed several tours across the UK, Ireland, Continental Europe, [[Japan]], [[Turkey]] and North America<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theundertones.com/_/Shows_1999_to_present.html/ |title=Shows 1999 to present |website=Theundertones.com |access-date=16 June 2016 |archive-date=27 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627195211/http://www.theundertones.com/_/Shows_1999_to_present.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and continue to perform live.<ref>{{cite news |title=Buy Tickets for The Undertones |date=1 November 2018 |url=https://www.livenation.co.uk/show/1226454/the-undertones/manchester/2019-05-11/en |publisher=Live Nation |access-date=12 March 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Noteworthy gigs by the Undertones since their 1999 reformation include performing at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] in June 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/glastonbury2005/lineupandartists/undertones/ |title=Glastonbury: 24 - 26 June 2005, Worthy Farm, Pilton|publisher=BBC |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref> and 2022, 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<ref>UEFA Champions League play-off between Celtic and Arsenal on 18 August 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/stories/news_100809121022.aspx/ |title=Undertones at Paradise for Arsenal match |access-date=6 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919004252/http://www.celticfc.net/news/stories/news_100809121022.aspx/ |archive-date=19 September 2009 }}</ref> and, in March and April 2011, performing a series of UK gigs in which they played their debut album, ''The Undertones,'' in its entirety as part of each show. This tour was timed to accompany a re-release of a double compilation album containing all of the A- and B-sides of their singles.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gourlay |first=Dom |url=http://drownedinsound.com/news/4141774-the-undertones-announce-35th-anniversary-tour-but-still-no-feargal |title=The Undertones announce 35th anniversary tour but still no Feargal / Music News // Drowned in Sound |website=Drownedinsound.com |date=5 January 2011 |access-date=16 June 2016 |archive-date=13 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913102421/http://drownedinsound.com/news/4141774-the-undertones-announce-35th-anniversary-tour-but-still-no-feargal |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artrocker.tv/news/article/the-undertones-gear-up-for-35th-anniversary-tour |title=The Undertones gear up for 35th Anniversary tour | Latest | Artrocker |access-date=6 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120123/http://www.artrocker.tv/news/article/the-undertones-gear-up-for-35th-anniversary-tour |archive-date=26 August 2014 }}</ref> [[File:Paul McLoone.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Paul McLoone performing live with the Undertones in [[Holmfirth]], July 2012]] Since their reformation, the Undertones have released two albums of original material with Paul McLoone providing vocals: ''[[Get What You Need]]'' on 30 September 2003; and ''[[Dig Yourself Deep]]'', on 15 October 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digyourselfdeep.com |title=New album website; ''Dig Yourself Deep'' |publisher=Digyourselfdeep.com |access-date=16 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208135231/http://www.digyourselfdeep.com/ |archive-date=8 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2013, the Undertones released their first new material for over five years with the [[double A-side]] single "Much Too Late / When It Hurts I Count To Ten". This single—limited to 1,000 numbered copies—was released as part of the [[Record Store Day]] promotion in the UK and was recorded at [[Toe Rag Studios]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|title=Old News|url=http://theundertones.com/_/Old_News.html|publisher=theundertones.com|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-date=26 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226030641/http://theundertones.com/_/Old_News.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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