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1st HALF: STARTED AT 20:10 - LASTED 62 MINUTES
IT AIN'T FOR ME - [From the album "BY LARRY / THE LITTLE ALBUM"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Accordion]
THE THING IS - [From the album "A STRANGER IN MY OWN BACK YARD"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Saxophone, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals]
NOTHING RHYMED - [From
the album "HIMSELF"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Flute] Gilbert said "It's Monday night, thanks for coming. It's nice to be back in Dublin. We did two shows here a fortnight ago and were meant to do three but the pencil booking was lost. Anyway we wanted to come back, so here we are."
NO MATTER HOW I TRY - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Foot Stomps] The crowd sang along on this one and matched Gilbert word for word and weren't fooled by the false ending.
IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS - [From the album "PIANO FOREPLAY"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals] To introduce this song Gilbert explained "I release an album every two years or so, that's the reason I'm here. The latest one is called "Piano Foreplay", you mightn't have heard of it but I have and I like it." (Gilbert smiled to himself).
WE WILL - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals] This song got a great reception as soon as Gilbert sang the first line.
MAKE MY DAY - [From the album "PIANO FOREPLAY"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Saxophone, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals]
MISS MY LOVE TODAY - [From the album "SOUTHPAW"] [Gilbert : Synth, Mick Parker : Synth] Gilbert told us that he has released 14 albums and that he has written all the songs on them. "I'm quite happy to sing my own songs...............somebody has to" he joked, drawing laughter from the crowd. "Although this is not one of the well known songs, it is one that many people like and as the writer that makes me happy" he added.
STICK IN THE MUD - [From the album "FROBISHER DRIVE / IN THE KEY OF G"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Saxophone, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals]
CLAIR - [From the album "BACK TO FRONT"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Harmonica, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals] The crowd loved this one. At the end of each verse Gilbert sang "Clair" and looked to the audience and they sang "Oh Clair" Later Gilbert sang: "Clair, I've told you before, don't you dare, get" The Crowd replied: back into bed Gilbert: "Can't you" Crowd: "see that it's late" Gilbert: "No you" Crowd: "can't have a drink"
SOMETIMES - [From the album "SOUNDS OF THE LOOP"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Julian Webster Greaves : Flute]
THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE - [From the album "FROBISHER DRIVE / IN THE KEY OF G"] [Gilbert : Synth, Mick Parker : Synth, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals]
WHAT'S IN A KISS? - [From the album "OFF CENTRE"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals]
FOREVER WONDERING - [From the album "FROBISHER DRIVE"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Saxophone, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals] Gilbert began playing this song in the wrong key unknowns to himself. Mick Parker tried to alert him to the fact but unaware Gilbert played on. Mick was forced to leave his seat and run over to Gilbert to tell him. Gilbert saw the funny side to it as did the audience.
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING - [From the album "HIMSELF"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Saxophone, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals]
2nd HALF: STARTED AT 21:45 - LASTED 70 MINUTES
A FRIEND OF MINE - [From the album "I'M A WRITER NOT A FIGHTER"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth]
WHY, OH WHY, OH WHY - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian : Cabasa, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals] I was surprised when Gilbert didn't play this song in it's normal position on the play list in the first half but as he explained it was a complete oversight. He dedicated it to all the girls from Jersey who occupied one of the guest boxes.
HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU GOT - [From the album "BY LARRY / THE LITTLE ALBUM"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth & Accordion, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals] Someone shouted "Alone Again" from the back of the hall. "Are you going already?" asked Gilbert.
READY MISS STEADY - [UNRELEASED] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Harmonica] At this stage Gilbert began talking about "Conversation With Flying Plates" but at the last moment changed his mind and introduced and played "Ready Miss Steady" instead.
OUT OF THE QUESTION - [From the album "BACK TO FRONT"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Flute, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals]
SAY GOODBYE - [From the album "IRLISH"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Flute, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals] At the end of the song Gilbert sang the Japanese and French version of the song chorus and ended up by singing "I don't know it in Irish but someday I will". This brought a lot of cheering and laughter.
WATER MUSIC - [From the album "IRLISH"] [Gilbert : Vocals] The audience clapped to the beat for this song.
WHO WAS IT? - [From the album "BACK TO FRONT"] [Gilbert : Vocals, Mick Parker : Electric Piano, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals] This was an audience sing along during which Gilbert looked to the audience and they sang "Pure unabashed devotion to loving you".
THE MARRIAGE MACHINE - [From the album "A STRANGER IN MY OWN BACK YARD"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Flute, Helen Hardy : Backing Vocals]
IF I DON'T GET YOU (BACK AGAIN) - [HIMSELF] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth]
A WOMAN'S PLACE - [From the album "A STRANGER IN MY OWN BACK YARD"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Saxophone, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals] During the "Battle of the Sexes" the men totally out sang the women which caused a smiling Gilbert to end the song by saying "Music to my ears".
OOH-WAKKA-DOO-WAKKA-DAY - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth] Gilbert introduced the song by saying "This is a song that I never do on stage. In fact on a previous tour I had some Irish dancers dance to it. At the last show here I explained that I only knew part of the song. What happened was that when I stopped, the audience kept going. So I promised that I would learn it for this time, so here we go....."I want to tell you." It seemed like every man, woman and child in the audience sang this song and enjoyed doing so. This song should definitely be in every show.
WHAT COULD BE NICER (MUM THE KETTLE'S BOILING) - [From the album "BACK TO FRONT"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian : Cabasa, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals]
ALONE
AGAIN (NATURALLY) - [From
the album
"THE BERRY VEST OF"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian : Tambourine] Again the crowd went wild and sang every word, after which Gilbert left the stage while the crowd stood to applaud. There was clapping, cheers, whistles and stomping of feet, which only ceased when Gilbert returned.
ENCORE
MATRIMONY - [From the album "HIMSELF"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Saxophone & backing Vocals, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals] A lot of people stood in the Stalls and the Circle dancing.
GET DOWN - [From the album "I'M A WRITER NOT A FIGHTER"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Tambourine & Backing Vocals, Helen & Victoria Hardy : Backing Vocals] Gilbert stood on top of the keyboard and led the crowd in the singing. He pointed the microphone towards them as they sang, "Once upon a time I drank a little wine etc." Gilbert left the stage a second time to a standing ovation.
2ND ENCORE
CHRISTMAS SONG - [From the album "THE BEST OF GILBERT O'SULLIVAN"] [Gilbert : Electric Piano, Mick Parker : Synth, Julian Webster Greaves : Flute, Choir : Backing Vocals] Gilbert was joined on stage by a 25 piece choir from Bray, County Dublin. During the song the choir swayed from side to side in unison. Before the song Gilbert wished everybody a Happy and a Peaceful Christmas and once again thanked everybody for coming.
STATS Gilbert played and sang 32 songs tonight representing material from 13 different albums. The breakdown was as follows:
THANK YOUs Another tour is over and I would just like to thank a few people.
Firstly thanks to the people on stage, without whom there would be no show: Gilbert, Mick, Julian, Helen and Victoria. Equally important are those people backstage, the people that make it happen: Kevin, Marie, Richard, Stuart, Kevin and everybody else on sound and lightning.
Thirdly I like to say hi and thanks to the old friends that I met again on the course of this tour and also the new friends, which I made. Your company was always enjoyable.
Finally I once again appeal to the stay at home fans to leave your CDs at home and come out and see some live music next time. Lastly to those that intend going to a show the next time, tell a friend. The only thing that this tour lacked was publicity.
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