I've been waiting a long time to see Fontaines DC live again after last seeing them back in May 2019 at Forbidden Fruit. Originally scheduled for July 2020, everyone's friend, COVID, got in the way and mae sure that didn't happen. To make maters worse, the rescheduled date in 2021 didn't happen either, for the exact same reason! Fear not though, it is 2022 and not even COVID was going to stop this gig happening! I packed my bag and headed off to the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin, for what promised to be one of the highlights of the year! So, was it worth waiting for? Oh hell yeah! Others in the media will tell you more about it, but all you need to know is that it was a hit filled, fantastic gig by a band at the top of their game. Oh and the rain stayed away! Setlist (courtesy of Setlist.FM ) is as follows: In ár gCroíthe go deo A Lucid Dream Sha Sha Sha Roman Holiday How Cold Love Is I Don't Belong You Said The Couple Across the Way Televised Mind Big Shot Hurri
Well, I thought that the Finns gig was the last gig of the year, but it seems that I was wrong, very wrong actually! Last night I headed to see Paddy Casey play Whelans in Dublin and he had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand. They, and I, loved every minute of his 2.5 hour long gig! Support on the night was by Gary Tiernan , but unfortunately I didn’t make it in time to see his set. I’ve seen Gary before, he’s bloody good and worth checking out. To paraphrase some other famous Dublin singer, what a night, what a city, what a show! I’ve one last gig planned for the year and that’s Mik Pyro , again in Whelans on New Years Eve. A great way to ring in 2019! Check out the photos below: