RTÉ documentary traces US superstar’s heartfelt and often hilarious journey
Meat Loaf on his tour of Ireland with Tommy and Geraldine Swarbrigg at Shannon Airport, 1990
When US superstar Meat Loaf undertook his chaotic tour of rural Ireland in 1990 he had a series of narrow escapes. A new RTÉ documentary details how he was hospitalised after falling off a stage, narrowly avoided getting punched by a security guard at his own gig, and played Belfast at the height of the Troubles.
His 1977 album Bat Out of Hell was one of the biggest-selling albums of all time, but at a career crossroads the larger-than-life rock star found himself in some of Ireland’s most unlikely venues.