Malvern Concert Review 08-Dec-06

I took some time off last week to go see Van in the UK. Here is a brief review of the first show I saw (other being Bristol the following night).

Van opened with a very nice "Enlightenment" into the rarely played "Once A Day". Next up was a pretty "Steal My Heart Away" Later Van did "Baby, Pls, Don't Go" with some solid Harp playing by Van at the begining - he then mention playing it along with this next song at the Marintine in Belfast in the 60s and started into "Don't Start Cryin' Now". Since we were in Malvern, he strapped on the acoustic guitar and did a beautiful "Little Village", blowing on his sax towards the end. "Shot of Rythmn & Blues" made a rare return to setlist (with Van again mentioning a street in Belfast in intro). This was probably the most quiet audience I ever heard in all the years of going to Van gigs - a far cry from the American audiences I'm use to. All in all a very satisfying show.


Check out Simon's Site for full setlist.

Malvern is a pretty town, especially near Christmas.
-John Gilligan