A gig at the iconic Dublin Castle pub in London could be the big break Madness needed, but there was one problem – the Camden venue was known for booking country and western bands, not ska.
Frontman Suggs and his group came up with a cunning plan to get on stage.
Suggs says: “We decided to lie a little bit and say we were a country and western band, because the Dublin Castle was an Irish pub and that would make you more likely to get a gig.
