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
Tonight, well tonight I was meant to be in Belfast to see King Kong Company as part of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival. I was looking forward to it since last April. Unfortunately, due to a mix of my own health issues and the latest Covid figures for Belfast, I thought it wise to pass my ticket on to some one else. So I did.
That left me with an empty Friday night to fill. Fortunately, Emma Langford was due to play the Moat Theatre on the same night and, thanks to the kind folk in the theatre, I was invited along.
I've seen Emma perform on many occasions previously, so I went in to the gig with high hopes and I was not disappointed! From Birdsong and You Are Not Mine (This Song Isn't About You, You Lying Bollix), to The Winding Way Down To Kells Bay and Goodbye Hawaii, all the crowd favourites were performed. We were even treated to a beautiful version of The Cranberries classic, Linger.
All in all, another fantastic night of music and song in the Moat Theatre and I'm looking forward to more!
On to the photos now:
@irish_mjA little snippet of ##EmmaLangford performing ##FreeToFall tonight in the ##MoatTheatre in ##Naas. ##Gigs ##LiveMusic ##IrishMusicParty ##FolkMusic ##womeninmusic
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