31-March-2022
 Coliseum A Coruña

A Coruña, Spain

El Ideal Gallego (Source) 

Van Morrison delights nostalgics with a recital without buts at the Coliseum British musician Van Morrison arrived at the Coliseum yesterday to give an expected concert that had to be postponed last December for reasons of the artist's health. The Lion of Belfast, who had not visited the city for 22 years, reviewed his repertoire of classic songs and also some more recent ones. 

Arriving from the Wizink Center in Madrid, the musician went on stage at 8:28 p.m. - many had not yet had time to take their seats - and began the sax recital with the instrumental "Caledonia swing" to continue with "Latest record project" and “Up county down”. 

Accompanied by a six-piece jazz club band and a backing vocalist, Morrison did not He left no time for chatting or jokes and went about his business, practically without a pause between songs. 

There were hardly any interactions with the public, although he was cheered on numerous times, one of them when his first big hit came, "Days like this", where the artist scored one of his solos. 

Vocal brilliance

With "Someone like you" the public cheered with the palms. Van Morrison, who also excelled in ballads like “Sometimes we cry” -after which he delivered a single “thank you”-, stood out with a great crooner's voice over music that gave him all the prominence. 

“Baby, please don't go” made him take out the harmonica and with two other of his greatest hits, “Brown eyed girl” and “Gloria”, the Coliseum danced and sang at the end of the party, with a Morrison who, educated , he said goodbye with another “thank you”. Genius, figure and a delight for nostalgics. 

Setlist 

Caledonia Swing 

Latest Record Project 

Up County Down 

Double Agent 

Days Like This 

Someone Like You

I Forgot That Love Existed 

And It Stoned Me 

These Dreams of You 

Sometimes We Cry 

The New Symphony Sid 

Precious Time 

Dead or Alive 

Baby, Please Don't Go / Don't Start Crying Now / Got My Mojo Working 

I Can Tell  

Carrying a Torch 

Wild Night 

My Time After a While 

Laughin' and Clownin' 

Down to Joy 

Help Me

Brown Eyed Girl 

Gloria

Big Hand for The Band!

Chris White (Saxophone)
Dave Keary (Guitar)
Paul Moore (Bass)
Richard Dunn (Keyboards)
Teena Lyle (Percussion)
Colin Griffin (Drums)
Elle Cato (Vocals)