OK, I’m sure there must be some music reviewer somewhere that’s already used that title, but I’m feeling lazy. As many of you know I have a soft spot in my heart for all things British, particularly when it comes to music. Richard Ashcroft, Radiohead, Placebo, Travis, Starsailor, The Cure, New Order and of course Depeche Mode. So when I saw that Keane was coming to Dublin the same time we were going to be there it was a no brainer. Well, not quite when we were going to be there. We had to extend our stay by a night. But totally worth it!  And if the greatness of the show is related to the physical size of the ticket, this was destined to be a great show.

We knew the night was off to a great start when walking to the venue we watched two people pass out drunk. Separate incidents. Go Irish. The Point was a pretty cool place to see a show. Larger than anywhere we have in San Francisco (a capacity of 8500) but still a somewhat intimate feeling similar to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. While Keane is on the …poppier… side of music I tend to be into, it makes for a very fun show as the audience can sing along to pretty much every song. At least audiences in the UK. Last time I saw Keane in the states was in front of a crowd of about 300 most of whom looked like they were there because there wasn’t much else to do that night.