The Cranberries - Backstage Dressing Room Group Portrait February 1993

Unidentified Editorial · 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z

A grainy, high-contrast black-and-white archival photograph capturing a group portrait of the Irish rock band The Cranberries backstage in a dressing room. In the lower foreground, lead singer Dolores O'Riordan sits looking downward with a pensive, melancholic expression, leaning her head against her right hand. She has a short, dark textured pixie crop and is wearing a dark, long-sleeved buttoned top or cardigan. Arranged behind her are the other three band members looking directly toward the camera: drummer Fergal Lawler stands on the left wearing round glasses; bassist Mike Hogan stands in the center background with long hair; and guitarist Noel Hogan stands on the right in a patterned, button-up plaid shirt. To the far left, a dressing room vanity mirror lined with illuminated lightbulbs is partially visible.