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IF YOU’RE A fan of Van Morrison and free stuff this might just blow your mind. As long as you’re from Belfast that is (or maybe a friend of someone who is).
‘Van The Man’ is soon to be given the freedom of his native Belfast and in celebration he will play a free concert in the city’s Waterfront Hall on 15 November.
Tickets for the gig will be allocated by way of a draw and applications can be made on the websites of Belfast City Council or the Waterfront Hall itself. Only citizens of Belfast can apply for tickets with applications opening this morning at 10am and staying open until 30 October.
Winners will receive two tickets for the show with a total of 2,000 up for grabs.
Lord Mayor Councillor Máirtín Ó Muilleoir will make a presentation to Morrison on the night and said that they are expecting “a huge level of interest” in the tickets. “It will be a very special occasion and will live long in the memory of those in attendance. The term living legend is too loosely thrown around these days but there is no doubting Van Morrison’s eligibility for such status.”
Morrison is know for some timeless live shows, none perhaps more so than this 1978 performance alongside The Band of his song ‘Caravan’. Watch it and then apply for some free tickets, or if you can’t just watch it anyway.
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Not even with a fee ticket would I go see him. Totally overrated artist, made one or two decent albums back in the day, his output for the past twenty years or so has generally been pretty dire. I just don’t get it, sorry.
Totally agree plus he’s the grumpiest man in music – who could be a fan of this guy??
Disagree on the music side of things… Astral Weeks, Moondance, Tupelo Honey, veedon fleece & st. Dominics all fanastic albums. Saw him for the first time last year and yeah he is prob the grumpiest artist I’ve ever seen…
Actually even I must admit the album ‘too late to stop now’ is a good live album, one of the better ones.
Never knew Van had a generous side. Can be quite a grumpy fellow at times.
The only way you’d get me to go and see this useless wigga is at gunpoint.
Probably then only way he can get a crowd nowadays is to give it away for free
You all took time to read the article, take your hate elsewhere.
I’m pretty sure Van Morrison playing live is considered an act of terrorism.
I was so looking forward to seeing him at Feile 91 and then…. he was terrible. I was so disappointed I don’t think I ever listened to any of his albums again.
Real genius, fabulous music and has written great songs and albums since the 60s. He is good live but usually the smaller venues seem to suit him better. I don’t own all his albums yet but I will. Saw him twenty years ago in the National Stadium and that night still sticks in my mind as a great one.
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