Mr. Irish Bastard

Mr. Irish Bastard is a recognised band in the Celtic punk genre. Staying true to the name, the band was formed by Irish Bastard Chris Lennon in Münster, Germany, after a night on the lash with fellow drunkard and deviant Jan Strecker. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a banjo, the duo quickly recruited a motley crew of like-minded Irish (and German) hooligans and set off to play one Irish pub at a time.

Four months, roughly three hundred pork pies, ninety packs of cigarettes, fifty-seven litres of Jameson, and three concussions later, the band emerged from the studio with their first attempt, "St. Mary's School of Drinking". Seven songs about everything from drinking to... erm... drinking.

And the rest is history.

History they will never remember, unfortunately, because, well... alcohol. Which makes it hard to write a band biography, but according to Google, Mr. Irish Bastard has shared the stage with bands such as The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys, The Levellers and Flogging Molly, and performed at festivals in Europe such as Wacken, Rock Harz and Open Flair.

A quick Google image search also shows members of the band in various degrees of inebriation on stage in China, Japan and what appears to be Ukraine.

This is all very well and good, but there is no point dwelling on the past when it comes to Mr. Irish Bastard. The band continues to grow with every release. Now on their 7th studio album, "Battle Songs of the Damned", the choruses hit hard, the shows draw crowds and the band maintains a reputation in Celtic punk.

Armed with almost 20 years' worth of drunken anthems and nursery rhymes on crack, Mr. Irish Bastard are hitting the road in support of "Battle Songs of the Damned". They play The Underworld, London, on 16 January 2027 at 6:00 pm.