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Dik Evans
Dik Evans playing at Gavin Friday's performance at the Olympia in Dublin, Ireland, 29-11-2011
Background information
Birth name	Richard G. Evans
Born	1950s Barking, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Origin	County Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Art rock, post-punk, alternative rock
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1976–present
Associated acts	U2, The Virgin Prunes, The Screech Owls

Richard "Dik" G. (also "Dick") Evans is a musician. He is the brother of David "The Edge" Evans, guitarist for rock band U2. The Evans brothers both played guitar in the initial line-up of the band, known as The Hype, sharing their homemade guitar.

Their first guitar was an old acoustic that their mother bought at a local flea market for only a few pounds.^[1] Dave Evans said in 1982 of this early experimentation, "I suppose the first link in the chain was a visit to the local jumble sale where I purchased a guitar for a pound. That was my first instrument. It was an acoustic guitar and me and my elder brother Dik both played it, plonking away, all very rudimentary stuff, open chords and all that."^[1]

The Hype had come to an agreement that there was no need for three guitarists (the Evans brothers and Bono at the time). They felt that as a unit a four-piece operated better. Together, they played one final gig, first as The Hype, then returning without Dik as U2. Dik reportedly left after a Hype gig to concentrate on academia.

He later joined fellow Dublin scenesters The Virgin Prunes^[2] and was also a member of The Screech Owls.

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In the Woods
Cover of In The Woods
Author(s)	Tana French
Country	Ireland
Language	English
Series	Dublin Murder Squad
Genre(s)	Mystery
Publisher	Viking Adult
Publication date	30 January 2007
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	496
ISBN	978-0-670-03860-2
OCLC Number	191864570
Dewey Decimal	823/.92 22
LC Classification	PR6106.R457 I52 2007
Followed by	The Likeness: A Novel