21-November-2017
Colston Hall 
Bristol, England

Brendan sent in this review:
Van Morrison commenced the concert once more with Wait Minute Baby, Moondance/Look Beyond The Hill and a really good version of Warm Love before again playing Back On Top which was pretty strong. Magic Time saw Van show his dexterity as he had his head thrown back singing forcefully but still managed to signal simultaneously to his sound engineer with his left hand to turn up the sound. The Baby Please Don't Go etc. medley was followed by Ride On Josephine which Van enjoyed so much that he uttered his "one more time" instruction to the band. Van then moved behind the piano and thanked the audience members who immediately acknowledged the opening notes of Vanlose Stairway which was brilliant once more and got a richly deserved ovation at its conclusion. When Someone Like You immediately followed we were in dreamland for another beautiful rendition during which Dana Masters' major vocal contribution rightly received a big ovation. At this point Van told the band there was a change of plan as he barked Symphony Syd which featured Dana once more on vocals and a nice Dave Keary guitar solo prompted simply by Van glancing back over his shoulder at him. The fast version of Have I Told You Lately was followed by Days Like This which saw a long time and dedicated Van fan (whose identity is not being released at this time for legal reasons) attempt to record some footage only to receive an unmerciful shove in the back from a man in the row behind him. Who needs security? After that distraction it was time to settle down for a trip down the ancient highway as Van delivered an exceptional In The Afternoon with Dana's vocals particularly strong and crystal clear tonight. The stage was shrouded in darkness for the concluding part of the song but lit up each time Dana And Teena Lyle sang "sitting pretty" back to Van. A bit of choreography no less at a Van concert. When Van strapped on the guitar he performed Automobile Blues and Why Must I Always Explain as at the Cardiff show the night before.Van then announced a song from his forthcoming album which he mistakenly said comes out on 1st September rather than December which turned out to be what appears to be Van's favourite track in the form of the self penned Broken Record. By my count Van said "broken record" 28 times in the concluding part of the song which may be a record in itself worthy of possible inclusion in the Guinness Book of Records. A wonderful version of Did Ye Get Healed followed and featured lovely backing vocals from Dana and Teena. St. James Infirmary got a relatively rare outing and Van's vocals were really strong on this. Brown Eyed Girl brought the show to a close but with Van returning for Gloria during which drummer Mez Clough had a spotlight shone on him for his drum solo during the finale.

This was another really impressive show by Van and the band which received a huge ovation at the conclusion.
-Brendan Hynes

Set List
Wait A Minute Baby
Moondance/Look Beyond The Hill
Warm Love
Back On Top
Magic Time
Baby Please Don't Go/Parchman Farm/Don't Start Crying Now/Custard Pie
Ride On Josephine
Vanlose Stairway
Someone Like You
Symphony Syd
Have I Told You Lately
Days Like This
In The Afternoon
Automobile Blues
Why Must I Always Explain
Broken Record
Did Ye Get Healed
St.James Infirmary
Brown Eyed Girl
Gloria

Set Time 1h 43m

Big Hand For The Band!
Dave Keary (Guitar)
Paul Moore (Bass)
Paul Moran (Keyboards/Trumpet)
Mez Clough (Drums)
Teena Lyle (Percussion, Vocals)
Dana Masters (Vocals)