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08 SEPTEMBER – ULSTER HALL
09 SEPTEMBER – CORK OPERA HOUSE
11 SEPTEMBER – OLYMPIA THEATRE

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Wooderson

One of those gigs that *really* enhances the record being toured. "We Disappear" for example. Can't get it out of my head.

krustydoyle

lordgoat wrote:

ya man, that gig had everything for me, the setlist, the performance, the company, one of my fav gigs.

Remember he hit that note in "The Sun Also Sets" I'll never forget it.. Anyway sorry for jumping in there

lordgoat

krustydoyle wrote: »

That was some gig.. I was lucky enough to get tickets only 3 rows back right in front of the stage, Ryan's and Neil's harmonies that night were unbelievable

ya man, that gig had everything for me, the setlist, the performance, the company, one of my fav gigs.

CountingCrows

Wow, just wow. A rare thing these days but the crowd was impeccable. Shades of Springsteen, Neil Young and Chuck Berry. The man is a legend. Countless magical moments but the Stars Go Blue was my personal highlight. Encore? Who needs one after a show like that.

krustydoyle

lordgoat wrote:

Did you see the gig in the National Arena here before? Can't remember the year. That was my favourite of his.

That was some gig.. I was lucky enough to get tickets only 3 rows back right in front of the stage, Ryan's and Neil's harmonies that night were unbelievable

lordgoat

Deleted User wrote: »

This was a great post ^^

Didn't want to have the whole post quoted but i agree with alot of it. Thought at times the songs sounded Springsteen0esque in places but there's a massive Petty/Young feel about it.

Did you see the gig in the National Arena here before? Can't remember the year. That was my favourite of his.

[Deleted User]

Last night in the Olympia was a much better experience for me than the Ulster Hall last Friday. No reflection on Ryan and the band who were great. I just wasn't in the best frame of mind when I got up to Belfast, plus I wasn't mad about the venue and the acoustics of it for a rock show.

Last night though was very close to perfect for me. The sound was amazing where I was (floor standing, behind the second railing) - Guitar solos and riffs which were a muddy mess (sound-wise) in the reflective Ulster Hall were beautifully clear in the Olympia last night.

There were some great jams, and some interesting takes on old favourites like 'When the Stars go Blue' and 'Cold Roses' as well as newer songs like 'Broken Anyway' and 'Prisoner'. Ryan's voice is in great shape IMO, and the times when he pushes it into that high, wailing falsetto raised the hair on my arms.

As for the show/tour - Like what's been said, this is Ryan's big, fun rock show. Loud, overdriven guitars, lots of sublime Hammond organ. Stage props featuring giant Fender guitar amps, a wall of old analogue TVs, this is Ryan doing his late 80s/early 90s Neil Young show. It looks an absolute nightmare to transport around, but so worth it when it's all set up on the stage.

Of course, with his own personal touches thrown in. One I'll spoiler because it's nice when it happens without expecting it

The discoball in 'Stars'

and another that I find amusing and unique - Ryan and band disappearing in a cloud of dry ice at the end of the gig!

Another quirk - The smell of incense at random points during the show?! In Belfast, in the Olympia, definitely a tour specific thing and not venue specific like I thought in the Ulster Hall. WTF?! :pac:

As for his verbal interaction with the crowd, or lack thereof, this doesn't bother me. The first time I saw him was with the Cardinals in the Ambassador in 2008. This is possibly my favourite gig of his which I've been to, and he only spoke to introduce the band before the final song. As well as that, he wasn't pulling the shapes that night with the Cardinals that he was in the Olympia and Belfast, it was a tighter, more intense mood in 2008. On this current tour you see an artist having some fun playing his music with his band and wanting to share that fun with his audience.

The set is super slick - One song just flows into the next with only the odd pause between songs to change a guitar. I like this because I remember going to see him a few times on that acoustic tour about 5 years ago. The amount of time I spent hearing/watching him tune that fúcking Buck Owens acoustic guitar between songs was too damn high!

Anyway, roll on number 3 tonight. It would be great to hear 'Political Scientist' which I see got played in Cork on Saturday. Don't mind either way what he plays though. I bought tickets for 3 shows on this tour because I thought they would be 3 varying setlists. Now that that's not the case, I really don't mind. On a night like last night in the Olympia when Ryan is on form and he and the band are really enjoying themselves and are a very tight unit - I'd listen to him sing just about anything.

krustydoyle

MojoRisinnnn wrote:

2 or 3 extra songs over interaction all day. How was the support? Excited for tonight!

Yeah she wasn't great.. Her band were good musicians but something wasn't there.. Jack White must of got the talent in their divorce

an_damhan

MojoRisinnnn wrote: »

2 or 3 extra songs over interaction all day. How was the support? Excited for tonight!

Didn't make it in for the support but spoke to a few people afterwards who said she wasn't great...

an_damhan

loadwire wrote: »

What time did he come on at?

21:00 on the button, disappeared shortly before 23:00 in a cloud of dry ice!

MojoRisinnnn

2 or 3 extra songs over interaction all day. How was the support? Excited for tonight!

krustydoyle

The interaction doesn't bother me whether it happens or not but feck me he was on form with every song last night.. The set list was excellent with too many highlights to mention.. The band are excellent too.. Kinda surprised by no encore but I came away absolutely delighted with the gig.

Can't wait for the next one as he hasn't let me down yet

lordgoat

simonw wrote: »

Relative to previous gigs it wasn't great, hardly said a word to the crowd at all. Musically was good as always, but no craic. Was half thinking of going for the second night as well, but will leave it after that

Ah jaysus he didn't talk to ya?

Rothko wrote: »

Couldn't care less about how much he talked or interacted with the crowd, I thought it was a great show.

This. Song after song after song. He was killing it. Give me songs instead of rambling on any day of the week.

loadwire wrote: »

What time did he come on at?

around 9, played til about 11. No encore.

loadwire

What time did he come on at?

Rothko

Couldn't care less about how much he talked or interacted with the crowd, I thought it was a great show.

Woolygloves

Yes no interaction but man he was on form musically, I was floating

Flattery

I loved it. Dumb rock show and nothing else. I've been a big fan for a long time, and realise there's two Ryan Adams: meaningful Ryan Adams and fun Ryan Adams. It may be a reflection of my age, but at this stage I much prefer fun Ryan Adams. Ten years ago, same venue, I was hugely disappointed. I delighted in that tonight. Great show.

simonw

Relative to previous gigs it wasn't great, hardly said a word to the crowd at all. Musically was good as always, but no craic. Was half thinking of going for the second night as well, but will leave it after that

Foreign Sports

krustydoyle wrote: »

Many traveling to Dublin tonight?? Coming from carlow myself... Leaving in about 20 minutes

Enjoy it man. I seem to remember you being a big fan from the 2015 concerts. Hopefully it will be a good one!

[Deleted User]

If anyone is looking for one standing ticket for tonight let me know. My OH can't go, late notice. I'm not trying to sell a ticket...it's long paid for and I've advertised it on Toutless and other places.

Just in case there's any fans still looking, I'm not pushed on the money I get for it either. Fans only, touts fúck off.

krustydoyle

Many traveling to Dublin tonight?? Coming from carlow myself... Leaving in about 20 minutes

discobeaker

lordgoat wrote: »

Pop onto toutless and try or twitter too. Only have the one ticket myself.

Just had abit of a rest so hopefully that will get me through the gig. If I start feeling abit off I will have a word with some of the staff

Enjoy the show everyone

lordgoat

discobeaker wrote: »

By any chance does anyone have 2 tickets for the circle seated that they might be interested in swapping for standing? Only reason I'm asking is cos I've got MS and not feeling 100% today so standing for X amount of hours might not be the best or do you think if I speak to some of the staff they might be able to help me out?

Thanks

Pop onto toutless and try or twitter too. Only have the one ticket myself.

discobeaker

By any chance does anyone have 2 tickets for the circle seated that they might be interested in swapping for standing? Only reason I'm asking is cos I've got MS and not feeling 100% today so standing for X amount of hours might not be the best or do you think if I speak to some of the staff they might be able to help me out?

Thanks

lordgoat

Anyone looking for tickets I suggest trying ticketmaster... now

OwaynOTT

Hopefully it reaches a crescendo for the Tuesday night!

Foreign Sports

jsms88 wrote: »

Really good night in Cork. Thought it dragged a bit towards the end to be honest, could have done with a bit of chat or crowd interaction to break things up a little bit but overall really great night!

Sounds like the Belfast gig. It's really strange as he is normally brilliant at crowd interaction and throwing in funny anecdotes etc.

Now some may prefer them just to play song after song but for anyone who's seen him in the past, it's like he's a bit detached from the crowd and not his usual self

Hopefully they'll take it up a notch for the Dublin gigs!

jsms88

Really good night in Cork. Thought it dragged a bit towards the end to be honest, could have done with a bit of chat or crowd interaction to break things up a little bit but overall really great night!

Foreign Sports

RamonD3 wrote: »

Heading down to Cork tonight and the 2 Dublin gigs, buzzing for it! How long did he play for last night?

Just over 2 hours, blasted them out!

The new songs from Prisoner sounded really good too. Highlights for me were the jam in the middle of cold roses and Prisoner was much better than expected live.

RamonD3

Heading down to Cork tonight and the 2 Dublin gigs, buzzing for it! How long did he play for last night?