by JOHN FREEL

HAVING WAITED ALMOST 20 YEARS TO SEE MY FAVOURITE BAND IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD I LEFT CROKE PARK ON CLOUD 9.THE SETLIST WAS EXCEPTIONAL WITH BONOS VOICE IN FINE FORM.AS YOU WOULD EXPECT,THE SATURDAY NIGHT DUBLIN CROWD WERE WELL UP FOR IT.THE NIGHT CONTAINED MANY HIGHLIGHTS-PARTY GIRL WITH A FAN ON ACOUSTIC GUITAR ON STAGE WITH THE BAND(MY LESSONS START NEXT WEEK!).SOMETIMES YOU CANT MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN SUNG WITH SUCH EMOTION(ALSO A SNIPPET OF THE BLACK HILLS OF DAKOTA SUNG AT THE END OF THE SONG)BEAUTIFUL VERSIONS OF RUNNING TO STAND STILL AND YAHWEH.AS ALWAYS STREETS HAD THE WHOLE PLACE GOING MENTAL AND SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY WAS TRULY WONDERFUL.ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR ME WAS THE WAY ADAM NOW WORKS THE ENTIRE STAGE INSTEAD OF BEING AT LARRYS SIDE MOST OF THE NIGHT.AND AS FOR LARRY AND THE SINGING DURING ELEVATION-PURE QUALITY!HOPEFULLY THE BAND WILL PLAY SOME SHOWS NEXT YEAR(MAYBE SOME FESTIVALS)IN EUROPE AND PERHAPS RELEASE A LIVE ALBUM(DOUBLE)FROM THE TOUR.THANKS BOYS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND HAIL HAIL THE CELTS ARE HERE!

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