I was in Dublin city centre this morning for the first time in 12 months. The last time I was there was to see Jane Willow perform in the Cobblestone Pub on February 29th 2020. I never, not for a moment, thought things would turn out as they did. I was looking forward to a year full of gigs and excitement. I think we all know how that turned out. After doing what I had to workwise, I took a spin around Dublin before I headed home. I drove by the aforementioned Cobblestone Pub , the Voodoo Lounge , The Grand Social , The Workmans Club , The Sugar Club and ended up outside Whelans . I've had great nights out in each of those venues and in many more around the country! Dolans of Limerick, Crane Lane Theatre and Kino in Cork, Odd Mollies in Drogheda, the Moat Theatre in Naas, the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge, the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan, Visual in Carlow... The list goes on and on. 2017 and Helmet played Whelans. There I am partying with them after the s
OK, this is a bit of a strange one... So, I went along to Clontarf to see Aleigh perform. They were the support act on the night for Irish music legends, Bagatelle. Now... Well the photos of Aleigh turned out fine, but the ones of Bagatelle, well they were an unmitigated disaster! Oh well...
Right, on to the gig. It was a cut down Aleigh tonight, only 2 members of the band playing an acoustic set. As always though, great gig and the crowd seemed to love every minute of it!
They have a great rule in place at Contarf Lawn Tennis Club, when the band is playing, they shut the bar. This cuts down on a lot of background noise and makes for a very attentive crowd.
Right, on to the gig. It was a cut down Aleigh tonight, only 2 members of the band playing an acoustic set. As always though, great gig and the crowd seemed to love every minute of it!
They have a great rule in place at Contarf Lawn Tennis Club, when the band is playing, they shut the bar. This cuts down on a lot of background noise and makes for a very attentive crowd.
Seemingly they've had Christy Dignam, Jerry Fish, Mundy and others all play in the club. It's a nice place and its mostly members who attend. So it's always a full house!
Anyway, that's it. No photos of Bagatelle unfortunately... I'll try harder next time.
Check out the photos of Aleigh below:
