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12th Nov 2023
Live Music
Rory Gallagher @ Temple Bar
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mark from eire
1st Apr 2018
Live Music
Celebrate Phil's Birthday With @ Dalymount Park
Review
Long day's journey into the night

By Joe Breen

DUBLIN'S victory In Croke Park yesterday was not the only victory for the city. For in Dalymount Park before a crowd of approximately 11000 People, Thin Lizzy fronted by its own black pearl, Phil Lynott returned to their native city in rip roaring fashion.

The day-long concert, which began at 3 o'clock, and attracted people from all over the country produced no violent scenes and though there were a few minor scuffles, one of the Red Cross men told me later that all in all it had been a very well behaved and happy crowd. The weather also held up with just some drizzles towards the end.
The promoter, Pat Murphy, who spent over £35,000 in staging the show, can be quite happy, as in indeed he was, with the day's proceedings.

The concert began with some local bands, including " The Radiators from Space", which pleased many in the audience. Next came Fairport with its own brand of celtic-rock.

However, the first band to arouse the crowd in a major way was the Boomtown Rats, who displayed a total lack of inhibition coupled with forthright aggression in producing a set worthy of a band breaking big In Britain at the moment. The band, all from Dublin, who have a new single released at the moment, "Looking After No. 1", appear on Top of the POPS next Thursday, which, for once, should be worth watching, especially with singer Bob Geldof, in such raucous form.

The next band on were Graham Parker and the Rumour. By this stage the crowd had grown considerably larger owing to the extra 2,000 or so People who came after the match in Croke Park. Earlier, when Ken Stewart had announced Dublin's win over Kerry, the crowd had responded in the expected fashion, chanting "Dublin Dublin”, but their main heroes were yet to come.

Although Parker and his band played a very fine set with all the panache and fervour for which they are renowned, all they really did as the rest of the concert did, was provide an appetiser for the main fare of the evening.

Thin Lizzv, of which two of the four members are from Dublin. but which Is generally recognised as a Dublin band, if not in body, in spirit, took to the stage in a haze of smoke and flashes which Introduced their first number, Soldiers of Fortune, which is on their new album soon to be released. "Bad Reputations."

Phil Lynott, the band's bassist, writer, singer and general leading personality, who is probably unique in that he is the only black Dublin rock star, warmed to the audience's reaction and performed his by now ritual antics such as the black power salute with an almost visible joy at being home once again.

And the crowd, totally at one with their hero, responded feverishly. Ken Stewart, the compere for the day, had introduced the band with the phrase culled from its own hit single, " The Boys Are Back In Town" — which aptly reflected the empathy between the singer and the crowd. The band ended the day with two encores; “Me and Boys were wondering what you and girls were doing on the way home from Dalymount” and "The Rocker" which sent the weary and hoarse crowd happily home to their beds.

The facilities provided by the promoter seemed to meet with the approval of the crowd. There was little overt criticism of how the show was run, both from the crowd's point of view and that of the artists. There were no police on duty Inside the ground, so the young People happily enjoyed their little wrong-doings, such as the odd marijuana joint and open cuddle and kiss In the shady corners of the pitch.

Later, the organisers said the day had been a total success and expressed hopes of another concert in similar vein in the future. The were no names mentioned, through Rod Steward would appear to be a favourite among some of Mr. Murphy troops.

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mark from eire
14th May 2016
Live Music
Various Artists @ McGonagles
The 12" Single that was released of the winners from this contest!

mark from eire
30th Mar 2015
Live Music
Rush @ Wembley Arena
The Sound Cellar use to put trips together to see bands live in London, which included Bus/boat/Hotel/Ticket, however on this occasion there was boat/port strike in Dún Laoghaire! So we had to travel from Dublin to Belfast and get the ferry across to Scotland and from there onto London and then when we were traveling back we went to through Wales to Hollyhead and back to Dún Laoghaire!!! So not only did we get to see Rush live, we also got to see Ireland and the UK within 24 hours!!! But I felt sorry for the people that had to travel from Belfast down to Dublin and then back through Belfast from where their trip started in the first place!!!

mark from eire
29th Mar 2015
Live Music
B. B. King And Band @ National Stadium
Edge and Bono from U2 was on stage with B.B. King for a few tracks and Edge tired and failed to play Lucille!



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