The last time I saw Alex Gough live was back in 2021, during COVID, when a friend gave me a free ticket to a socially distanced gig. I’d no idea what to expect, but it was a gig — a night out — and that was all that mattered. It turned out to be a great night.
That was nearly five years ago, and somehow our paths didn’t cross again until earlier this month.
So I packed my bags and headed off to Dublin — The Grand Social, to be exact — fully convinced it was going to be a good night.
Since I last caught Alex live, he’s released his debut album Painful, so this was my first chance to hear any of it in person. So I guess the question is: was it any good?
Of course it was.
If you get the chance to check him out over festival season, you should definitely go.
Support came from Saoirse Miller, a new name to me, so again I’d no idea what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. At times, she reminded me of Sinéad O’Connor in The Lion and the Cobra days—the haunting lyrics, switching between Irish and English with ease.
Anyway, enough of me blabbering on—now for some photos:
