02-September-11 Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England

Express & Star
Van the Man effortlessly performed almost two hours of mellow music infused with jazz, soul, R&B and blues.

Kicking off with a warmly embraced Moondance the Belfast Cowboy worked his way through his considerable back catalogue of songs with a highlight being his most famous hit Brown Eyed Girl.

Have I Told You Lately and Georgia were stand-out tracks from Van Morrison, while one surprising addition was a moving rendition of Unchained Melody.

With no trite between-song banter or vacuous small talk Van was content to let the music do the talking at last night’s concert, where top end ticket prices pushed £100.

His dexterity displayed on the guitar, saxophone and harp proved his true pedigree as a genuine living legend.

Setlist

Moondance

Fair Play

Magic time

All In the Game

Real Real Gone

In The Garden

Have I Told You Lately

Brown Eyed Girl

Into Th Mystic

Young Lovers Do

Georgia

St. James Infirmary

Ballerina

Unchained Melody

Gloria

Help Me

Big Hand For The Band

Paul Moore

Chris White
Dave Cleary 
Paul Moran