Midsummer’s Gig for Dave McHale - Blackrock Rugby Club - Sunday 21st June 2009 - 6.30pm
Dave McHale, 58, died in late May 2009 in Frankfurt after losing his battle with cancer.
Dave played on Mondo Bongo and V Deep and toured with the band in the early eighties. He was thought of as the unofficial seventh member of The Boomtown Rats. Dave played keyboards and saxophone and was a session musician of some repute.
The Midsummer’s Gig for Dave aimed to raise funds to erect a bench in his home town of Monkstown, County Dublin in his memory.
Garrick Roberts, Pete Briquette and Bob Geldof took part in a one-off musical tribute at Blackrock Rugby Club and sung Dave, from the In The Long Grass LP, the song that he wrote about his friend's plight .
Geldof was inspired to write 'Dave' after McHale's girlfriend died suddenly. "We had dropped Dave off in London after a tour," he explained. "He had a row with his girlfriend and she took off. Then he found her dead from a five-pound bag of heroin. I wrote this song the next day."
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Dave died on 23rd May. RIP
God bless, Dave, I hope you're jamming with Jimmy Faulkner and all the rest who've gone ahead.
rest in peace Dave with Declan and Jimmy if such a thing is possible.
At peace now Dave, many enjoyable discussions in Goggins. Love Rach
Very shocked to come across Dave's death on the internet, and have missed the tribute gig. I hadn't seen him for nearly 20 years, but always thought fondly of him. I always thought I'd meet him again some day. My deep sympathies to his nearest and dearest. Rest in peace, Dave.
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