Shane Gallagher

Shane Gallagher
File:Shane Gallagher.jpg Shane Gallagher, circa 2007
Background information
Birth name	Shane Gallagher
Born	(1973-12-30) December 30, 1973 Jakarta, Indonesia
Origin	Jakarta, Indonesia
Genres	Pop punk, Power Pop
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	2004–present
Labels	interscope, La Salle Records
Associated acts	The Nervous Return, Scrimmage Heroes, +44
Notable instruments
Fender Telecaster Deluxe Fender Jazzmaster

Shane Gallagher is a musician who played guitar for rock/alternative band +44, punk band Mercy Killers, and formerly The Nervous Return.

Early life

Shane Gallagher was born on December 30, 1973 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Shane is of South Korean descent. His mother Chong Suk Gallagher, was born and raised in Seoul, Korea before moving to the Indonesia with her husband, Michael Gallagher. They met while Michael was in the Army. They had 2 children, Heather and Shane Gallagher. Shane spent his childhood growing up in Jakarta, Indonesia. before moving to Riverside, CA and on to Los Angeles CA, to pursue his musical career.

Background

In 2006, Gallagher left The Nervous Return to join Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker (both of blink-182 fame) and guitarist Craig Fairbaugh to form +44. He was brought in as a replacement for Carol Heller as guitarist in +44 after she left the band to start a family. In 2007, he officially became a member of The Mercy Killers and he went on tour with them. Once +44 took a break so Mark and Travis could focus on the new blink-182 record,Shane worked on several different musical projects including the Noise Chapter with ex-members of one of his previous bands called the Scrimmage Heroes as well as the present all instrumental, acoustic act A Death To Stars.