Brisbane Choir Goes Viral With Their Cover Of The Cranberries' 'Zombie'

26 February 2018 | 6:37 pm | Velvet Winter

'Every single person in the beer garden that night was feeling the raw emotion.'

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Brisbane singing collective Pub Choir has gone worldwide with their stunning cover of The CranberriesZombie to honour late vocalist Dolores O’Riordan.

Over 500 strangers gathered at The Elephant Hotel in Brisbane at the beginning of the month to film a cover that now has more than 55,000 shares and 3.8 million views on Facebook.

Pub Choir is a unique event held every month in which its director, Astrid Jorgenson, leads anyone that wishes to participate in a huge singalong.

"Astrid Jorgensen turned Zombie by the Cranberries into a choir singing musical masterpiece and every single person in the beer garden that night was feeling the raw emotion,” The Elephant Hotel general manager Keith Noyes said.

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“The Elephant is really proud to play host to this brand new concept, and we can’t wait to see what’s next to come.”

The video has even attracted the attention of the band themselves, with The Cranberries sharing it on their Facebook.

Pub Choir’s next outing is its first birthday celebration, to be held at The Triffid; for more information, head to the official Facebook event.

Watch Pub Choir’s cover of Zombie below.