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Welcome to our regular music and entertainment guide, brought to
you by Paddy McCarthy for your reading enjoyment
By Jonathan Bowen mistake out of the way early by Ireland called ‘Life on Earth’.
spartoftheir25th anniver- playing their song ‘Chocolate’ This song will be released later
sary tour, Snow Patrol’s in the wrong key. Gary stopped this year and I highly recom-
Arecent stop on their world the band, apologized to the mend listening to it. My
tour in Melbourne was a gig to audience and then got the band favorite line from the song was.
remember. to start again. He also said that “there is much beauty to this
The band were here to pro- was unlikely to be the last mis- land from the north, east, south
mote their album called take of the night. and west.”.
‘Reworked’. The album is a col- The next song they played ‘Chasing Cars’ and ‘Open
lection of all the band’s hit was ‘Crack the Shutters’, it got your Eyes’ were the closing
songs which have been re-pro- the audience off their seats and numbers of their main set. Both
duced and re-recorded. It is well singing in time. these number had the audience
worth a listen. ‘Don’t Give In’ was another standing, singing and in the case
The gig started with an song which they did differently of the ladies in the front row
announcement by Gary in concert than on the record. dancing to the tunes. These
Lightfoot that there would be The new reworked version songs provide the highlight of
no need for earplugs this year as lacked the power of the original the show.
this gig was entirely acoustic, recording, but it made up for in Snow Patrol achieved their ‘‘BBuullmmeerrss LLiivvee AAtt LLeeooppaarrddssttoowwnn’’ finished up on a great note on last week with
unlike the gig they played at the the passion and the delicacy of objective of making a large the- festival headliners AAllll SSaaiinnttss playing to one of the largest crowds the festival
same venue 12 months earlier. the sound. atre seem like a small intimate has seen.
Sadly Johnny McDaid (The ‘Set The Fire To The Third venue. They achieved this with Nearly 11,000 race goers enjoyed 7 great races, including Madhmoon win-
hardest working man in the Bar’ was another song that had their charm, wit and humor ning the Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes before All Saints took
music business) was not with the audience singing, especially and of course by their collection the stage just after 8pm. Madhmoon has now raced at Leopardstown four
them tonight as he recently had those ladies sitting around me. of songs. times, winning on three occasions. He will be aimed at the QIPCO Irish
surgery on his neck and was at There is something about that Gary did say after playing Champion Stakes in Leopardstown next month.
home recovering from the song that the ladies love. ‘Chasing Cars’ and getting the All Saints played to a packed house afterwards thrilling the crowd with a
operation. The band sang a few new audience up on their feet that long list of hits including Never Ever, I Know Where It's At, Lady
Once the announcements songs on the night, one of them the band will need to put a little Marmalade, Bootie Call and Pure Shores.
were over, they got there first was an unreleased song about more thought into their set list It was their first Irish headline act for 20 years and the big audience was tes-
as they then asked the audience tament to their pulling power over twenty years on from their first hit.
to sit down again while they Pat Keogh, Chief Executive of Leopardstown Racecourse said afterwards:
sang a more subdue ballad “We have been absolutely thrilled with the Bulmers Live At Leopardstown
song, ‘What is this is all the festival in 2019. We have had a great mix of acts and eras over the eight
love’. weeks from Coolio to Bay City Rollers, Irish Acts The Blizzards and
This gig was one that sur- Something Happens and have finished on a real high tonight with All Saints.
prised the band as the audience “Tonight has been one of the most enjoyable nights I can remember here in
was very eager to sing and par- my time at Leopardstown and a big thanks must go to our team here and to
ticipate. Gary mentioned that our long time festival sponsors Bulmers.”
the audience in Auckland, New Find more details on racing and entertainment at Leopardstown.com.
Zealand, the night before was She’s back! Yes, that’s right Sinead O’Connor is back. It has been four years
very sedate in comparison. since she graced the stage and she will return to play four intimate dates in
The tour will has already Galway, Wexford, Cork, and Dublin. Sinead missed out on the Galway Arts
traveled through America, so Festival in 2015 and
my only advice is no doubt promised to return with
Snow Patrol will start working something special so she
on a new album in the coming will kick off her tour at
months. They will likely tour the Roisin Dubh on
again in 2021 so don’t miss their October 17. Dates at
show. Spiegeltent, Wexford on
Their music represents the October 24, and Cork
best of Irish, Celtic and modern Opera House on October
tunes. They are the sort of 26 will follow, ahead of
bands that sons bring their her final date at Dublin’s
mothers’ or in the case of the Vicar Street on October
lady sitting next to me, moth- 27.
er’s bring their sons to. So if you are going over,
Check them out next time well her shows are all
you hear about them and also sold out again in a few
have a listen to their new album hours. We will keep you
‘Reworked’. informed about the USA
Until next time. C dates. C