13 December 2010 // Dublin, IE // Vicar Street

Support Act: David Kitt

Main Set: Headlong, Giving Me Wings, Seven Day Mile, God Bless Mom – Autobahn, Stars are Underground, What Happens When the Heart Just Stops – Caravan, Finally, Happy, Lay Me Down x 2, Rhinestone Cowboy, Rent Day Blues

Encore: Pavement Tune, Star Star – Hotellounge – Most Beautiful Widow in Town, Revelate, People Get Ready – Raglan Road, Disappointed, Evergreen, Santa Maria, Joe Song, Fitzcarraldo, Monument, The Auld Triangle

Comments: During the intro to ‘What Happens’, as Glen’s describing the jealousy that drives one to ask their partner “Where were ya last night?” an audience member shouts out, “The Olympia!”, eliciting laughter from Glen and the crowd. Then when someone shouts down from the balcony, Glen says “Waldorf and Statler are up there”, eliciting applause from Graham. During ‘Lay Me Down’, Glen notices an audience member holding up her mask and he asks, “Can I wear that?” She passes it up and Glen dons it while performing the rest of the song, tearing it off during the punk version. At the end he tosses it back into the crowd, saying “Please pass this back to that lady. Please!” And they do! Lisa Hannigan joins the band onstage to sing ‘The Auld Triangle’.

Review: at state.ie by John Walshe

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