02-Nov-07 Wolverhampton Concert Review

Express & Star:
If, reflecting on Van Morrison’s allegedly grumpy stage demeanour, you wonder after almost 50 years of touring why he does it, he and his band’s
performance gave the answer.

Van The Man surrounds himself with virtuoso musicians and they all go “back to the magic time” of musical enchantment, and last night they took everyone along with them in a stunning show containing many moments of absolute brilliance.

He doesn’t mess around, old Van: Bang on 8pm the band is on stage and starts to play and on he comes, already blowing blues harmonica. Bang on
9.30pm the show is over, but in between there has been pure delight.

All Work And No Play followed You Better Stop before the pace slowed and the magic time really began, especially in a stunning version of I Can’t
Stop Loving You featuring beautiful harmonies from the backing singers.

Exactly 90 minutes of excellence ended with us all la-la-la-ing along with Van to the second encore, Brown Eyed Girl - 40 years old and good as ever, just like Van himself.

Setlist:
Stop Drinking
All Work And No Play
Magic Time
Have I Told You Lately [Las Vegas version]
In The Midnight
Dead Or Alive
Moondance
It Once Was My Life
When The Leaves Come Falling Down
Playhouse
I Can’t Stop Loving You
Choppin’ Wood
Talk Is Cheap
Fame
Bright Side Of The Road
Stranded
Precious Time [scat ending]
Brown Eyed Girl

Big hand for the band!
Paul Moran, Crawford Bell, Katie Kissoon, Karen Hamill, Ned Edwards, Tony Fitzgibbon, Sarah Jory, Paul Moore, Neal Wilkinson, John Platania, Bobby Ruggerio