HOWTH, CO. DUBLIN

1980 - 1983

OVERVIEW Yeah! Yeah! was a new wave pop band formed by Neil and Ivan McCormick. The brothers ha previously played together in Frankie Corpse & The Undertakers, The Modulators and The Jobbys. The pair was joined in the band by Declan Peat [Bass Guitar] and Leo O'Regan [Drums]. The band gigged from late 1980 onwards, playing a set of new original material. Over the following two years, the group recorded a number of demos, however, there are no known official releases. Yeah! Yeah! split in 1983. The McCormick brothers moved to London and formed Shook Up! with Leo O'Regan going on to join Sean Foy in Those Handsome Devils. Neil Cormick later wrote the book 'I Was Bono's Doppelganger' which, in turn, became the film 'Killing Bono'. 1980 - Band formed 1983 - Band split