Van Morrison

So here I am at the Colston Hall this evening to see 68 legened Van Morrison.
This is a sell out show so should have a nice atmosphere as they say. So this should be an interesting evening as this performance starts at eight and will most likely go on till ten.
Van Morrison’s reputation precedes him – gruff, cantankerous and unlikely to indulge in banter between songs. He was true to his reputation.
Wow what a performance he played for almost two hours straight with hardly any break between songs. This is only the second time that a performance that I have been where the artist has not introduced his band.
Synopsis :~
Legendary singer-songwriter Van Morrison grew up listening to artists such as Ray Charles and Solomon Burke, as well as Woodie Guthrie, Muddy Waters and Charlie Parker, courtesy of his father’s record collection. These artists made a real impact on his work, and much of his music has been influenced by the Celtic tradition, jazz, as well as soul music and R & B.Morrison started his music career as a teenager in the late 1950s, playing guitar, harmonica, saxophone and keyboards for various bands in his native Northern Ireland. He later rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the R & B band Them, but it was the release of his hit single ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ in 1967 that launched his career as a solo artist.Morrison released his first solo album ‘Astral Weeks’ in 1968, however it was his following album ‘Moondance’ that established him as a major artist in the 1970s. Since then Morrison has built on his reputation with critically acclaimed albums and live appearances. He is now a multi-Grammy Award-winning artist, and has secured his place in musical history having been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.