Some former would-be VIPs have been left out “on the island” at Rory Gallagher’s Lanzarote bar!
The sign, which has stood in the Rory and the Island singer’s live music venue, Rory’s Live Lounge, since before he purchased the site in six months ago.
Rory says he made the decision after a few guests took the inside joke sign a bit too seriously!
“A wee personal joke that got out of hand!,” Rory wrote on social media.
“When we took on Rory’s Live Lounge 6 months ago it had previously been a Spanish nightclub/disco, it had an old ‘VIP’ sign up on the wall… I said ‘leave it there for the craic, We can make a joke out of it!’”
“However the oddest thing started happening where a handful of people started acting entitled and took it seriously, actually talking down to our lovely staff , clicking fingers, etc – ‘Do you know who I am!?’”
“As a lad who grew up listening to the likes of Kurt Cobain, George Orwell and John Lennon, I found this absolutely ridiculous, it’s the kind of plastic celebrity capitalist flaunting b****x i could never stand and it seems to be applauded in this modern era… so I woke up this morning in Roy Keane mode and just tore it off the wall!”
However for Rory, there’s no risk of a red card for getting stuck in on a sign, and unlike Saipan he’s happy enough on his island!
“It is now a nice chilled little speakeasy snug area down the back,” Rory said regarding the space after the sudden interior design change.
VIPs left “on the island” at Rory’s bar! was last modified: November 8th, 2025 by Staff Writer