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Danny O’Donoghue is in good spirits as he catches up with Kyle Meredith, juggling tea, talk of Irish bars, and tales from the road. The Script frontman has spent much of 2024 playing to stadium-sized crowds while opening for Pink, squeezing in intimate guerrilla gigs at small pubs and diving into urban exploration on days off. He joins the podcast to talk Satellites, the band’s first record in five years and their first since the tragic loss of guitarist Mark Sheehan in 2022.Touring has provided serves as both a source of escape and inspiration. While opening for Pink, The Script has been turning stadium nights into three-part marathons: the main gig, a follow-up show at a local bar, and sometimes even a radio set in between. On days off, O’Donoghue finds creative outlets in places like Detroit’s urban ruins or a science center’s planetarium, where they filmed a makeshift music video under simulated starlight. “You’ve got to keep busy, or the road will occupy you,” he explains. You can catch more of The Scrip