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5 / 5

Van Morrison Delivered!

The Chicago Theatre @

- Chicago @

,IL @

- Tue, Sep 29, 2009 @

Posted 09/30/2009

by PhilipT

Location: Chicago

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I have to say I'm a huge fan, so pretty hard for him to disappoint me. I know some concert goers don't care for his lack of interaction with the crowd, but who needs it when the music is so good! The small venue is for him and this band. I felt like I was on the old Unplugged show. 2 cellists, a violin, flute, piano, harpsicord, upright bass, classical guitar....amazing. Of course, Van the Man directing the whole thing. He's in great voice and Astral Weeks is the perfect material for him to perform live. It's expensive, but well worth it in my opinion.

The Chicago Theatre @

- Chicago @

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- Tue, Sep 29, 2009 @

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Review 2 for Van Morrison

5 / 5

astral weeks

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Favorite moment: hearing some of Veedon Fleece. @

Posted 11/08/2009

by vanfancindy

Location: near Boston

This concert was just beautiful. The audience was disappointed though. I was at Foxwoods casino, MGM Theater and I heard people on the elevators/ bar and in the casinos afterward complaining that they didn't like his "new stuff"- they wished he played his best hits. Most people didn't know what the concert was about. The music was transporting. Van sang with feeling. I can't get enough Astral Weeks. It doesn't get old. I never thought I would see it live and was completely happy with the experience.
He didn't do an encoure which many people thought was rude. I was just happy with the show and didn't feel slighted in any way. It was more than I ever expected to hear in 2009, 40 years after this magical albumas released.

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- Mashantucket @

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- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Favorite moment: hearing some of Veedon Fleece. @

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Review 3 for Van Morrison

1 / 5

BUYER BEWARE

MGM Foxwoods @

- Uncasville @

,CT @

- 10/28/2009 @

Favorite moment: Driving up in the car with family singing along to the old Van, sharing laughs @

Setlist: Slurred blend of noise @

Posted 11/08/2009

by Anonymous

Location: Connecticut

I know that we should respect the genius of this artist, but no one is above it all. I know it was my choice to spend $100 per ticket, but sometimes certain expectations come along with that.

Here are my gripes:
1. started at 7:59pm to no introduction, except simple announcement over speaker system. (People continually shuffled in for first 25 minutes)
2. No emotion, interaction with crowd, introducing band members
3. MUMBLES? I don't know how to explain it but he SLURS his speech.
4. Will not play the sing-alongs you love
5. Stopped promptly 90 minutes later, leaves stage before last song is finished
6. No thank you, good night, anything (in this economy, we are still supporting him)

I found it rude and I was embarrassed for myself. I felt like a sucker. Do not be a sucker, spend your hard earned money on enjoying yourself and your family. Buy the 12dollar CD and take the $200 and spend a night together....it will be so much better than supporting this talented, yet egotistical musician. The best review I have read said it perfectly: "He seemed tired and it was as if he did not want to be there"

Well Van, we will not want to be there anymore either! Fellings mutual!

MGM Foxwoods @

- Uncasville @

,CT @

- 10/28/2009 @

Favorite moment: Driving up in the car with family singing along to the old Van, sharing laughs @

Setlist: Slurred blend of noise @

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Review 4 for Van Morrison

4 / 5

Van

WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden @

- New York @

,NY @

- Sun, Oct 25, 2009 @

Favorite moment: covers @

Posted 11/07/2009

by Bernie56

Location: Denver

nice groove; good band; setlist was non-hits for the most part

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- New York @

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- Sun, Oct 25, 2009 @

Favorite moment: covers @

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Review 5 for Van Morrison

5 / 5

A Classic

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods - Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- 10/28/2009 @

Favorite moment: Help Me, Sweet Thing @

Setlist: Northern Muse (Solid Ground), Brown Eyed Girl, Fair Play, The Mystery, In the Garden, Astral Weeks, Beside You, Slim Slow Slider, Sweet Thing, Cyprus Avenue, Young Lovers Do, Ballerina, Madame George, Help Me. And the Healing Has Begun, Gloria @

Posted 11/07/2009

by 23miles

Location: Albany, NY

This was my first Van Morrison show, and it was pretty darn fantastic. Van is a legend and deservedly so. He performed 16 songs including the entirety of Astral Weeks (as advertised, by the way). The music was great. The nine-piece band was superb and it included old Van hands, Jay Berliner on guitar and Terry Adams on cello. Jay played on the original Astral Weeks album and Terry played on the "Too Late to Stop Now" live album.
Van has his own quirky personality and if you wanted patter and that sort of Vegas b.s. you weren't going to be satisfied. What you got was song after song in rapid succession with almost no pauses in between: No guru, no method, no breaks. Van and the band came on stage at 7:58 and played non-stop for 90 minutes as the show ended at 9:28. During that time Van sang of 16 his songs which included many transcendent instrumental interludes. I don't care that he didn't say goodbye to us, but I'd have liked to have had the chance to say goodbye to him
The show was advertised as "Van Morrison Performs Astral Weeks." And that is what he and his stellar group did. I will be honest, "Astral Weeks" is not my favorite Van Morrison album. There are many other of his compositions I would rather hear. But he did a great job performing them, I really preferred the current versions to the originals. There were enough old chestnuts to satisfy me and any other reasonable Van Morrison fan. I would go again, in an Irish Heartbeat.
The venue itself was fine physically, but the crowd left much to be desired. Most of them missed the first 15 minutes - apparently because they preferred to drink and loiter in the lobby. Once the music started they commenced to dribble in for the next 20 minutes, continuously disturbing, as they did so, those listening to the music. To be fair, some of this could have been avoided if the management had dimmed the lights in the lobby a couple of times before the show started. In addition, the crowd was extremely noisy, as many insisted on carrying on conversations or cell phone calls over the music. As soon as the music stopped, and it was an abrupt stop as others have said, they started complaining that the show was too short and they hadn't heard the songs they paid to hear. This behavior struck me as odd because Van did perform "Astral Weeks" as advertised. All in all the irritations were minor and the quality music far outweighed any negatives due to the largely noisy, inconsiderate and ultimately surly casino crowd. Van sounded great, and so did the ensemble. I got my money's worth and I would see him again, even if it meant returning to the MGM Grand.

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods - Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- 10/28/2009 @

Favorite moment: Help Me, Sweet Thing @

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Review 6 for Van Morrison

2 / 5

Van Morrison should have played longer

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Posted 11/05/2009

by MoCook

Location: Worcester, MA

He only played 1 hr 20 min then he walked off stage during last song without saying anything . . . everyone was wondering if he was coming back
I think he should have acknowledged the crowd and at least said good night

He still has a great voice and the band is awesome but wish he played more of his old stuff

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- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

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Review 7 for Van Morrison

3 / 5

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- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Posted 11/04/2009

by Sull

Van Morrison remains an enigma, one of the most talented guy's I have ever seen yet, his shows are completely hit or miss. His voice sounds as good as ever yet his stage presence, song selection & length of show leave something to be desired. I gave him 3 stars because he sounds as agood as ever but has no showmanship. I have seen him a number of times & even his song selection is getting stale. At $125 a ticket for the mid range seats, unfortuately in my opinion it is isn't worth it.

Stick to the albums, look for him in a small club & you may get a good show otherwise buyer beware.

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- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

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Review 8 for Van Morrison

4 / 5

Van Morrison

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Posted 11/04/2009

by dgirl67

Location: Boston

Good show. Short with no encore. Was so great to hear him do Gloria. Definitely enjoyed it. The venue was good. Probably not as entertaining when I saw him in March 2007 at the Opera House in Boston. But again, if he is in my area, I feel that I must go and see him. He is superb.

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- Mashantucket @

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- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

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Review 9 for Van Morrison

5 / 5

Van Morrison was fantastic!

WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden @

- New York @

,NY @

- Sun, Oct 25, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When Van played the Mystery, the music just flowed. @

Opening act(s): none @

Posted 11/02/2009

by BigCasino

Location: Detroit

Van and the band put on a great show, lasting about an hour and 40 minutes. His voice was in great shape, even though I found out the next day that he had a cold. All of the band members played well off of each other, and Van led them into some really magical moments. The WaMu theatre at Madison Square Garden is a great venue. Definitely worth the trip from Detroit to New York to see Van.

WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden @

- New York @

,NY @

- Sun, Oct 25, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When Van played the Mystery, the music just flowed. @

Opening act(s): none @

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Review 10 for Van Morrison

1 / 5

Robbed

Wells Fargo Theatre @

- Denver @

,CO @

- Sat, Sep 26, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Moondance & Gloria @

Setlist: Pitiful @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 11/02/2009

by Larb1

Coming from Souther Colorado my wife and I decided to make a weekend of the event. A nice hotel, a nice restaurant and Van Morrison. Wow! It couldn't get any better than that... or so we thought. Turns out the best part was the wonderful dinner we had at Osteria Marco in downtown Denver. I expected to hear some of Vans great songs such as Brown Eyed Girl, Domino, Moondance, Gloria, Here Comes the Night, Wild Night, etc. Well, he did play Moondance and Gloria. After a number of songs that sounded like funeral dirge music he did Gloria then he just walked off the stage. I expected an intermission as he only was on for 85 or so minutes, not even an hour and a half! When the stage crew started taking everything apart most of realized that the concert was over. He never had any interaction with the audience, a thank you or even a Kiss my Royal Irish Arse! What a waste of our time and money as we paid $125 per ticket and were in the very last row. I wouldn't walk across The Bright Side of the Road even if it was free to see this poor entertainer. I'll stick with the CD's as there is as much personality in those as what he portrayed in person! If I could give less than one star on the overall rating I would! Don't waste your time to see him!!!!

Wells Fargo Theatre @

- Denver @

,CO @

- Sat, Sep 26, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Moondance & Gloria @

Setlist: Pitiful @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 11 for Van Morrison

4 / 5

Van Morrison at MGM--timeless!

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Favorite moment: No Guru, no method, no teacher, just you and I and nature, and the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost in the Garden... @

Posted 11/02/2009

by Hermeneutic

Location: MGM Grand Conn.

Loved hearing Van again. The band arrangements and Van's vocals and his command of the stage were great to see and hear. Wanted to hear an encore, but even so, was glad to hear Van sounding like Van.

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Favorite moment: No Guru, no method, no teacher, just you and I and nature, and the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost in the Garden... @

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Review 12 for Van Morrison

1 / 5

Van Morrison- skip the concert-stick to the CDS

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Opening act(s): no opening act and no encore @

Posted 11/02/2009

by Cutie29

Location: Ct

This was the worst concert I ever went to!!!
Van Morison should skip the stage. He seemed to slur his words, did not play any old songs everything sounded the same. I was really disappointed we drove 2 hours each way to see him.

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Opening act(s): no opening act and no encore @

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Review 13 for Van Morrison

1 / 5

AWFUL!!!

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When he left the stage @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 11/01/2009

by Chaza

Location: New England

I have loved Van Morrison for 30 years and was so disappointed with his concert. The fact he had the nerve to charge money for that performance is appalling to me. That was the worst concert I have ever been to and I have been to a lot. I didn't expect him to be perfect and I know he's a very subdued preformer, but he mumbled through every song. It was absolutely awful and I am trying to forget I was ever there. Bottom line, he should end the tour ASAP!

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When he left the stage @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 14 for Van Morrison

3 / 5

Not Into It

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Favorite moment: "No Guru". But not once all every did we get the intoning, repetetive, chanting, entrancing Van. @

Posted 11/01/2009

by JMacA

Location: Central Connecticut, USA

This was not one of those magical nights you hear about. He's been doing the "Astral Weeks" show for a while, and this seemed perfunctory. The first thirty minutes drew heavily on the Celtic Mysticism period -- finsihing off with "No Guru, No Method, No Teacher", which I thought was the best piece of the night. Then 45 minutes of "Astral Weeks", followed by 15 minutes of more blues/R & B.
One thing, audience. I go to a show to hear the music. So when you come in late, please get to your seat and sit down and be quiet. Also -- in most songs, Van would go through the band: here's 15-20 seconds of keyboard solo, then bass, then violin. Not an extended solo by any means. Must we clap for each one of those.

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Favorite moment: "No Guru". But not once all every did we get the intoning, repetetive, chanting, entrancing Van. @

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Review 15 for Van Morrison

5 / 5

Van the Grand

WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden @

- New York @

,NY @

- Sun, Oct 25, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Van playing blues harmonica @

Posted 11/01/2009

by Svensson

Location: Sweden

With not so high expectations we came to the Garden to watch Van M. Those expactations were based on a concert in Gothenburg some years ago.
Van M is one of few artists that do not need flashing lights, video screens etc., he just deliver his music coming from his heart. That what makes him so interesting and that is what made this evening so great. He voice is better than ever, more matured and experienced. His songs often starts quite slow and ends up in a crescendo of music carried by his voice and the band. A great moment to remember. He is is definitely still on top !

WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden @

- New York @

,NY @

- Sun, Oct 25, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Van playing blues harmonica @

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Review 16 for Van Morrison

1 / 5

Van was BORING !!!

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- Mashantucket @

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- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Posted 11/01/2009

by Disappointed75

The Van Morrison concert was the most boring concert I have ever been to.

I was excited to attend and sorry I wasted my money. If only he played some old tunes,
it might have been worth it.

I wouldn't recommend his concert to anyone.

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- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

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Review 17 for Van Morrison

4 / 5

A Developed Artist!

WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden @

- New York @

,NY @

- Sun, Oct 25, 2009 @

Posted 10/31/2009

by laughingwater

I loved the show! I was pleasantly surprised that I adored his new work. I was looking forward to hearing all his old songs but realized half way through that he had developed as an artist and needed to express this. I have to congratulate him on being true to himself.His old tunes did lack the depth of what his new work held.I still enjoyed Moondance and it will always have a place in my heart but his new work moves my soul.

WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden @

- New York @

,NY @

- Sun, Oct 25, 2009 @

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Review 18 for Van Morrison

1 / 5

Van Morrison's lame performance

Meyerhoff Symphony Hall @

- Baltimore @

,MD @

- Tue, Oct 27, 2009 @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 10/31/2009

by BaltTripleJ

Location: Baltimore MD

My wife had always wanted to see Van Morrison and though the tickets were pricey, I figured see a legend and making her very happy was well worth it. What we ended seeing was a 90 min set, half of it was solo's by various members of the band, he never spoke a word to the audience and then didnt come back for a solo even though the crowd gave him a long floor shaking applause. I had read he could be quirky but this was total dis-respect for his fans. Especially when you take in account that there is not alot of extra money in people's budget to splurge and he is essence rips them off with this type or performance.

Meyerhoff Symphony Hall @

- Baltimore @

,MD @

- Tue, Oct 27, 2009 @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 19 for Van Morrison

5 / 5

Mr Van Morrison

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- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Posted 10/30/2009

by xokqtcchoxz

Any time I am fortunate enough to hear Mr. Van Morrison perfom live is a treat indeed. He is an incredible musician and poet....magical in every sense.

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- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

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Review 20 for Van Morrison

3 / 5

disappointing!

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Favorite moment: G-L-O-R-I-A! @

Setlist: Astral Weeks mostly - sounded really good! @

Opening act(s): Missed the 1st fifteen minutes @

Posted 10/30/2009

by Rubyroo

Location: central CT

Even though Van and his band sounded great, the show was short ! They played for an hour and a half, virtually no hits, and no encore. Thought for the price, there would be more substance.

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods @

- Mashantucket @

,CT @

- Wed, Oct 28, 2009 @

Favorite moment: G-L-O-R-I-A! @

Setlist: Astral Weeks mostly - sounded really good! @

Opening act(s): Missed the 1st fifteen minutes @

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