Candid Backstage Group Portrait with Buzzcut circa 1994

Unidentified Photographer · 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A grainy, high-contrast black-and-white candid photograph of the Irish rock band The Cranberries captured backstage. In the right foreground, guitarist Noel Hogan stands looking toward the camera with a slight smile, wearing a plain white crewneck t-shirt. Standing directly next to him, lead singer Dolores O'Riordan leans into the group portrait with a smile, showing off her very short, shaved buzzcut hairstyle and wearing a simple black scoop-neck top. Behind them, bassist Mike Hogan is partially visible in a plaid shirt with his arm resting on someone's shoulder, and drummer Fergal Lawler peeks out from the background wearing a dark beanie hat. The left foreground is heavily dominated by a dark, out-of-focus patterned fabric shape that partially obscures the frame. The background shows an industrial, textured dressing room wall with some paper cups visible on a table to the far right.