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Review 1 for Van Morrison

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 @

, IL @

- Tue, Sep 29, 2009 @

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Review 2 for Van Morrison

5 / 5

ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE!

Madison Square Garden @

- New York City @

Posted 03/05/2013

by Standi

My husband and I happened to get lucky one magical night in NY. We hopped a train from the suburbs to see if we could score Van Morrison tickets! We ended up grabbing two last minute seats from the box office. They opened them up last minute. WE HAD FRONT ROW SEATS!! This man and his music and band are too good to describe. He was so great and did all the old classics Astral Weeks, Into the Mystic.... and then some great new stuff and some classic ballards too. Doesn't get any better! My husband of 33 years and I were snuggled in those front seats, loving every song feeling like we were 18 again. He sang for a long time, every song felt like he was singing it to us. I cannot wait for him to return to NYC. I will be first to buy tickets!

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- New York City @

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Review 3 for Van Morrison

5 / 5

Whatever

Why? Fan! @

- Fort Collins @

, Co @

Posted 11/18/2012

by Anonymous

Location:United States

I have liked Van Morrison for many years. I have never seen him in concert but I love his music. Into the Mystic is my favorite. Making Love to someone and going to the divine is everyone's hope. Thank God I have been there with my husband of almost 35 years. We hear your beautiful song and feel it in our soul. Thank you for Into The Mystic and all your wonder filled songs.

Why? Fan! @

- Fort Collins @

, Co @

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Review 4 for Van Morrison

1 / 5

Van Morrison ... Huge disappointment !

Bournemouth @

- Dorset @

- 04/04/2012 @

Posted 03/05/2012

by Mary74

Location:Bournemouth England

I have loved this man's extraordinary music since I was in my late teens , I could go as far as to say , it shaped my thoughts in life , either by way of poets, spirituality or being introduced to musical legends through his lyrics...the impact his music has had could fill a chapter in a book ..... Imagine my disappointment when I see him in concert after many years . He insists on starting promptly and is likely to walk off the stage should the audience not be sat down when he is ready to begin, he then insists that any toilet breaks Should not interfere with his singing, you are therefore not allowed to return to your seats until he has finished .???!! The tickets were expensive and at first sight I could appreciate why, it's a small venue with good acoustics..... But what's the use in any of that when the artist is so rude to his audience, not only does he not thank or welcome , he walks off after 90 mins on the dot, without a word to the audience !
NEVER AGAIN MR MORRISON ....your music maybe extraordinary, but YOU are NOT! I have never seen so much disrespect and arrogance , it has actually put me off listening to him ever again !

Bournemouth @

- Dorset @

- 04/04/2012 @

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Review 5 for Van Morrison

1 / 5

Van Morrison

Meyerhoff symphony hall @

- baltimore @

- 10/27/2009 @

Favorite moment: when it was OVER!! @

Setlist: SUCKED @

Opening act(s): none @

Posted 02/23/2012

by AS10

Absolutely have enjoyed his music for years on disc. Great sound, lyrics, voice & rhythym.

The absolute complete OPPOSITE in concert. His voice was unrecognizable from one song to the other. Everyone in the group that I was with couldn't understand what language he was singing in?? Expensive tickets & have never felt so ripped off for a concert in my life. The band's music was good, but that was the only weay i could figure out what sone he was on at the time, NOT by the lyrics.

Meyerhoff symphony hall @

- baltimore @

- 10/27/2009 @

Favorite moment: when it was OVER!! @

Setlist: SUCKED @

Opening act(s): none @

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Review 6 for Van Morrison

4 / 5

Great musician and singer

Wiltern @

- Los Angeles @

Posted 11/11/2011

by Musinnc

Location:Asheville, NC

Saw him in LA with his great band. They performed flawlessly and did a lot of his hits. However, the cost was around $100 for OK seats and the show lasted only 60 minutes. I drove for an hour and a half to get there, so that's 3 hours travel time for him to disappoint his fans by playing for such a short time. I made a comment to others in the crowd thinking it was intermission and they said no, this is a typical show length for him. If I had known that I would have stayed home and played his CD's instead.

Wiltern @

- Los Angeles @

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Review 7 for Van Morrison

1 / 5

Van Morrison disappointing

Santa Barbara Bowl @

- Santa Barbara @

, CA @

- 10/12/2010 @

Favorite moment: getting there, going to dinner @

Setlist: nothing exciting @

Opening act(s): none @

Posted 07/12/2011

by callily

Location:Santa Barbara

I have loved Van Morrison music for decades, and got the opportunity to see him, and his band at Santa Barbara Bowl, which is a fantastic outdoor venue. He is a non drinker, and expects his fans to be the same. No alcohol was served while he was performing. Okay. We paid a good amount for tickets, and he was very disappointing. He sounded like a 2nd rate lounge act in Vegas. His voice was not very good, and he left the stage @9:30pm, just walked off, and left all us sitting there. We all expected at least one encore song, but lights came on, and concert was over. (10pm is curfew for SB Bowl)One good thing was his band is very good. He seemed to be relying on them for the entertainment instead of himself. Very disappointing! Won't waste money on his show again.

Santa Barbara Bowl @

- Santa Barbara @

, CA @

- 10/12/2010 @

Favorite moment: getting there, going to dinner @

Setlist: nothing exciting @

Opening act(s): none @

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Review 8 for Van Morrison

5 / 5

Legends like this

Cynthia Woods @

- Houston @

, Tx @

Posted 03/27/2011

by dmccamy

Location:Houston

You really can't go wrong with legends like this. Van has personally played for me so I know his every move, lyric, and mood when he performs. I've seen him in San Francisco, and even seen him pop in a local Irish pub to play a song in San Francisco. This was his first time in Houston in 20 years. Welcome back Van. Hope to see you again soon. :-)

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- Houston @

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Review 9 for Van Morrison

3 / 5

Santa Barbara Bowl @

- Santa Barbara @

, CA @

- 10/10/2010 @

Posted 03/26/2011

by Akadude

I'd never seen Van the Man before, and had heard that his stage persona in concerts over the years leaves much to be desired, (especially by his huge following of fans who expect him to provide the warm and fuzzy feelings they have when they listen to "Brown Eyed Girl", "Moondance" and the like.

But like Bob Dylan, the sense one gets when watching Van live is that he is much more into creating the music in the first place, and with the process of collaboration with other musicians in the studio, than he is in re-hashing songs he has written in front of throngs of well meaning followers. (Others have written in their reviews "Mailing it in" or "Earning a paycheck")

If you think Van will change his stage persona of over 40 years just for you, you will be disappointed. If you go, with an open mind, and are lucky to sit in an area devoid of people talking like they are in their own living room, you might hear some moments of brilliance, especially in the lesser known songs, and you will likely have a good time.

As for the MYRIAD complaints about liquor sales being cut off when the show starts, or whining about Van starting on time, or only playing 90 minutes, people, get OVER yourselves! If you want to go see a legend perform, get there on time, get your freaking booze, sit down and shut up, otherwise, keep your complaining at home with some Van CD's and save the rest of us the honor of your presence!

Santa Barbara Bowl @

- Santa Barbara @

, CA @

- 10/10/2010 @

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Review 10 for Van Morrison

4 / 5

Good -- but too short

Greek Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, Oct 5, 2010 @

Posted 12/13/2010

by SoCalTramp

Pretty much a straight 90 minute set. This guy has a catalog that would allow him to (easily) play for twice as long.

Tickets were VERY pricey too.

Greek Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, Oct 5, 2010 @

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Review 11 for Van Morrison

1 / 5

Van Morrison Greek Theatre Los Angeles

Greek Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, Ca @

Posted 12/04/2010

by Stinkerface

Location:los angeles

This was perhaps the worst concert I have ever experienced in my 45 year concert career. Van Morrison is the most self-absorbed artist I have ever suffered through in a concert. Many years ago I saw him headlining the Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara with Fleetwood Mac as the opening act in 1970. The entire night Van Morrison refused to look at the audience and faced his drummer the entire night.
Thirty-nine years later I had the misfortune to take a very important client to to Greek Theater in Los Angles to see Van Morrison. Besides forcing the Greek Theater to close the beer and wine bars two songs into his set he also made them close the concession stands. His self-esteem must be so low that the thought of someone drinking a Bud Lite during an "important song" must have really terrified him. Such a waste of over $850 of my money taking a client to an evening of mediocre music. His days are long gone. Too bad for anyone buying tickets in the future. Stick to the albums.

Greek Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, Ca @

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Review 12 for Van Morrison

5 / 5

Van Morrison

Masonic Hall @

- San Francisco @

, Ca @

- 10/08/2010 @

Favorite moment: Spending an hour and a half with Van Morrison @

Posted 11/14/2010

by moe826

I was reading some of the reviews and I felt I had to say a few things. I have been a fan of Van Morrison for over 40 years. Never had the chance to see him in concert until this year. I had read some reviews prior to attending the concert and my feelings were mixed about purchasing 3 tickets for 1200.00. I read how he does not engage his audience, no encore, mumbling and so on. I decided to take a chance. My 33 year old son , his wife and I attended. WOW!! Listening to his music was enough for me. Wanting to hear his old popular hits? Yeah, well ok, but his other material is just as good if not better with the jazz and blues influence and even some country western. Every song he played that night I knew because being a fan means you listen to all his material not just the ones that get radio playtime on the oldies stations He doesn't need to engage his audience with banter, his music does it. As far as an encore, for what?
I do have to agree that the concert could be much longer because in an hour and a half you just get a small sampling of this man's talent. I wished he would have played all night! We even got a duet with his very talented daughter Shanna. She also did a set prior to Van coming on. She has a beautiful voice and is a talent in her own right.
The band was also great and I appreciated that Mr. Morrison showcased their talentsI I also have to add that the venue was great! It was at the Masonic Hall in Nob Hill, in San Franciso. Front row seats that were very comfortable, great sound, Would I spend 1200 for tickets again? Yes!!!!!

Masonic Hall @

- San Francisco @

, Ca @

- 10/08/2010 @

Favorite moment: Spending an hour and a half with Van Morrison @

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Review 13 for Van Morrison

4 / 5

Van Morrison

The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas @

- Las Vegas @

, NV @

- Sun, Oct 3, 2010 @

Posted 11/04/2010

by mysticrhiannon

Location:The Joint at Hard Rock,Las Vegas,NV

I was totally happy w/his venue that evening and all musicians involved and their performance.It was like watching a studio set recording w/as closely set the musicians were. I was only dissapointed in the fact he never played Tupelo Honey and he gave no encore,too short a program.

The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas @

- Las Vegas @

, NV @

- Sun, Oct 3, 2010 @

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Review 14 for Van Morrison

3 / 5

Van Morrison @ The Santa Barbara Bowl

Santa Barbara Bowl @

- Santa Barbara @

, CA @

- Sat, Oct 9, 2010 @

Favorite moment: Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance & the encore Gloria @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 10/18/2010

by 50LEM

Location:Bay area

If you love Van Morrison you'd love the concert. The music was great! The concert started early @ 7:58 with no opening act which caught the crowd and the ushers off guard. Additionally it was requested by Van Morrison that all alcohol sales end the moment he came on stage. People were scrambling to get to their seats. Ushers were seating people up until 8:45 which made it difficult to enjoy the show. As each song started the crowd got into the music but there was minimal interaction with the crowd by Van Morrison. He played his set list and was done thus there wasn't a lot of energy in the crowd. The most energy displayed by the crowd was for the encore. The concert ended @ 9:28. I've always wanted to see Van Morrison live so I was glad I went but I don't think I'd see him live again. Next time I'll just play a live CD of his.

Santa Barbara Bowl @

- Santa Barbara @

, CA @

- Sat, Oct 9, 2010 @

Favorite moment: Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance & the encore Gloria @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 15 for Van Morrison

5 / 5

Van's the Man!

The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas @

- Las Vegas @

, NV @

- Sun, Oct 3, 2010 @

Favorite moment: Everyone of them! Mr. Morrison and musicians came to perform and they did. Plus, it was the first time we 5 brothers were together in 20+ years. @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 10/17/2010

by Skolop

Location:Phoenix, AZ

It was m first time seeing Van perform. My 4 brothers and I got great front-floor, right-of-stage seats and the only disappointment for us was Van's 90-minute "no more no less" performance. Van "groupies" at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Cafe performance who follow Van from town to town on this tour told us that every Van performance is 90-minutes. They did add that this was one of Van's best thus far! For the price we paid for the tickets, however, and a life-long fan of Van, another 30-minutes would not have been unreasonable. Still, I highly recommend seeing Van, who is one of the best and most prolific songwriter, muscian and artist of a generation.: Van's the Man!

The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas @

- Las Vegas @

, NV @

- Sun, Oct 3, 2010 @

Favorite moment: Everyone of them! Mr. Morrison and musicians came to perform and they did. Plus, it was the first time we 5 brothers were together in 20+ years. @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 16 for Van Morrison

4 / 5

Prewarning helped

Santa Barbara Bowl @

- Santa Barbara @

, CA @

- Sat, Oct 9, 2010 @

Favorite moment: Listening to the violinist under the stars ... and everyone singing the lyrics together to some of the songs!! @

Posted 10/16/2010

by PGFreak

Location:Central Coast, California

Without seeing "everyone else's" opinions yet, I'll assume that many were upset that he only played for 90 minutes and no encore. Luckily, there were several people around me that were saying that would happen BEFORE the concert had started, so I was not shocked and outraged by it. Yes ... I would have preferred he play longer (but I feel that way about EVERY concert performer), and yes, and encore or two would have been nice. The performance was great, and the musicians were amazing ~ extremely talented group he has assembled. I've never seen Van before, and I probably won't again, but I wanted to do it at least once, and this concert filled the bill. This was also my first time to the Santa Barbara Bowl, and it is a wonderful place to hear live music. The renovation at the top, enabling a breathtaking view of the city/ocean was worth the price of admission. I will say one thing ... if you are in the "nose bleed" section -- BRING BINOCULARS!! We didn't remember to do so, and paid dearly for that mistake!

Santa Barbara Bowl @

- Santa Barbara @

, CA @

- Sat, Oct 9, 2010 @

Favorite moment: Listening to the violinist under the stars ... and everyone singing the lyrics together to some of the songs!! @

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Review 17 for Van Morrison

3 / 5

Van Morrison Rocks?

Santa Barbara Bowl @

- Santa Barbara @

, CA @

- Sat, Oct 9, 2010 @

Posted 10/15/2010

by cleanfreak

Location:Montecito

While the performance on stage was good, I am extremely disappointed in the 90 minute set with no encore. Worse, I was not able to enjoy the super short show with a cold beer! Sorry Van, but never again!

Santa Barbara Bowl @

- Santa Barbara @

, CA @

- Sat, Oct 9, 2010 @

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Review 18 for Van Morrison

4 / 5

Van @ the greek

Greek Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, Oct 5, 2010 @

Posted 10/15/2010

by mrbillsreview

On a night that was more for a genuine enthusiast than the casual listener the band itself got a chance to shine. With solos from all members on the first six or so songs and Van using his signature voice/annunciation it came off as a different but memorable show. Right after the show I felt like they might have "mailed it in" some , but on further reflection gave the benefit of the doubt because they are professionals. Don't know if he's too crazy about coming here to begin with.

Greek Theatre @

- Los Angeles @

, CA @

- Tue, Oct 5, 2010 @

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Review 19 for Van Morrison

5 / 5

Great Show

The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas @

- Las Vegas @

, NV @

- Sun, Oct 3, 2010 @

Favorite moment: Ballerina @

Setlist: Here comes the night, Moondance, @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 10/14/2010

by jwvegas

Van and the band had it on for the Vegas Show! Loved Astral Weeks last year but this was great! He really covered his repertoire. Magic! Like listening to Chet Baker for the first time.

The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas @

- Las Vegas @

, NV @

- Sun, Oct 3, 2010 @

Favorite moment: Ballerina @

Setlist: Here comes the night, Moondance, @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 20 for Van Morrison

3 / 5

Van Morrison was great but show was too Short!

Santa Barbara Bowl @

- Santa Barbara @

, CA @

- Sat, Oct 9, 2010 @

Favorite moment: Into the Mystic was well done a great rendition and my favorite moment of the show. @

Setlist: Brown-eyed girl was one of the songs I missed at the beginning, Some jazz tunes, Precious Time, Into the Mystic, Played a jazzy version of Moondance in the middle of the set, Ended with Gloria @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 10/14/2010

by Stargaz

Location:Moorpark

I bought the tix for my daughter’s birthday present, since she grew up listening to Van in our home. We got there plenty early but decided to go out for dinner which went a little long. The show was supposed to begin at 8:00 and we were walking up to the venue at 7:30 and we could hear Van Morrison already playing! I was hoping it was just a live recording but when we got close enough to the stage to see, sure enough Van was onstage playing before 8:00! I missed at least 3 of my favorite songs and I was really bummed. We finally got to our seats and then Van started this long jazz set which sounded good, but I really wanted to hear some of his old standards that I can sing along with. He played a great rendition of "Into the Mystic" which was my favorite song of the night, and "Precious time is Slipping away" was very good also. The violinist was awesome as were all the band members. In the middle of the set he played a jazzed-up version of Moondance which the lady behind me didn't even recognize as that song. For his last song of the night everyone got up on their feet for GLORIA and the audience repeated after him spelling out the letters G-L-O-R-I-A which was awesome but then Van left the stage and the lights came on and it was abruptly over at 9:30 with no encore whatsoever. I felt cheated after paying over $200 for my daughter and I and driving quite a distance I wanted more Van! Starting early and ending early was no good in my book - very disappointing in that regard, although the music was great. I would have to say based on the price, the poor quality of seats, no screens at the SB Bowl to see the performers, and the short duration of the show I would not recommmend this. I have seen Van at least 3 times before and enjoyed his previous performances more than this one.

Santa Barbara Bowl @

- Santa Barbara @

, CA @

- Sat, Oct 9, 2010 @

Favorite moment: Into the Mystic was well done a great rendition and my favorite moment of the show. @

Opening act(s): None @

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