Van Morrison – Full Concert Recorded Live: 2/1/1979 – Belfast (Belfast, Ireland) The film consists of a performance of ten tracks recorded in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in February 1979. “They open with “Moondance”, Katie Kissoon taking a verse, then a slightly ponderous “And It Stoned Me”, then flow gracefully “Into the Mystic”. they then come bang up to date with a rocky “Wavelength”, the “poised blues” of “Don’t Look Back” and a rolling “Wild Night”. Katie Kissoon sings “Crazy Love”, “with Kyle’s flute circling, dipping and gliding off Peter Bardens’ delicate piano phrasing”. Van is back for “Checkin’ it Out”, with John Altham on baritone sax, then it’s “Kingdom Hall” and a raft of classics, a jangly and ragged “Moonshine Whiskey”, a controlled “Tupelo Honey”. On “Saint Dominic’s Preview”, when Van reaches the line about “it’s a long way back to Belfast city” the crowd explode, as do Van’s lungs on “I’ve Been Working”, blowing the guts out of his harmonica. Indeed they are part of the performance, adding to the inspiration. They shout fruitlessly for “Gloria”, between a ten minute “Caravan” and a final encore of “Cyprus Avenue”, where Van laughs, shouts, and falls to the ground.” This was the first time that Morrison had played in Belfast, since 1965. I’ve have however read on several Morrison sites that the footage was recorded at Whitla Hall, Belfast, February 20, 1979 and National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, February 22, 1979.
Setlist:
0:00:00 – Moondance,
0:04:02 – Checkin’ It Out,
0:07:19 – Moonshine Whiskey,
0:13:46 – Tupelo Honey,
0:20:10 – Wavelength,
0:26:46 – Saint Dominic’s Preview,
0:33:46 – Don’t Look Back,
0:38:24 – I’ve Been Working,
0:43:54 – Gloria,
0:47:59 – Cyprus Avenue,
Personnel:
Van Morrison – vocals John Altham – saxophones Herbie Armstrong – guitar Peter Bardens – keyboards Mickey Feat – bass Pat Kyle – saxophones Toni Marcus – violin & vocals Bobby Tench – guitar Peter Van Hooke – drums Katie Kissoon – backing vocals Anna Peacock – backing vocals
The Fat Angel Sings 