The moment between The Cranberries’ debut “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?” (1993) and their commercial breakthrough “No Need to Argue” (1994) was a pivotal time for the soon-to-be worldwide stars.
Feeding off the excitement from their chart-topping first album which spawned the massive hits “Linger” and “Dreams,” the young Irish band played to an intimate crowd at the legendary venue London Astoria II. Once a long-lost recording of that performance, it was was recently unearthed and will be released as “Live at The London Astoria II, 1994” via Island/UMe on August 28, 2026.
It will be available in multiple formats including 2LP Limited Edition Molten Lava Vinyl, standard black vinyl, CD, and digitally for streaming and download.
“It was such a buzz playing in The Astoria,” drummer Fergal Lawler said. “We had returned from the U.S. and taken a bit of time off for Christmas. This was our first concert back in London after achieving such success in America. We were delighted to see a few of our hardcore fans at the front of the stage, I think we felt proud that all our hard work had finally come to fruition.”
Fresh off a stadium tour in the U.S. in support of their debut album, The Cranberries scaled back for this special and intimate concert. Featuring nine songs that would eventually find themselves on their second album “No Need to Argue,” “Live at The Astoria II, 1994” offered the attending fans an inside peek at never-before-released music, including a one-of-a-kind performance of “Zombie.”
Seven months later, the single would be released, achieving worldwide chart-topping status in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland and was #1 on the charts. Currently amassing over 1.8 billion views on YouTube, it remains one of the most streamed ‘90s songs globally to this day.
THE CRANBERRIES LIVE AT THE LONDON ASTORIA II, 1994
TRACKLISTING
Pretty
Dreaming My Dream
Linger
Ridiculous Thoughts
Daffodil Lament
How
Everything I Said
Not Sorry
Waltzing Back
Dreams
Zombie
Liar
So Cold in Ireland
Empty
Still Can’t…