Avalanche - Nick Cave 2. Seems so long ago, Nancy - Robin Holcomb 3. One of us cannot be wrong - Lou Reed 4.
A thousand kisses deep - Handsome Family 5. The guests - Antony 6. Dear Heather - Laurie Anderson 7. In my secret life - Laurie Anderson 8. Who by fire - Gavin Friday 9. Blue Alert - Anjani Dress rehearsal rag - Nick Cave Stranger song - Lou Reed So long, Marianne - Beth Orton Tonight will be fine - Teddy Thompson Because of - Mary Margaret O'Hara The window - Mary Margaret O'Hara I can't forget - Jarvis Cocker Sisters of Mercy - Beth Orton Closing time - Robin Holcomb Bird on the wire - Perla Batalla Chelsea Hotel - Jarvis Cocker If it be your will - Antony Famous blue raincoat - Handsome Family Never got to love you - Anjani Everybody knows - Gavin Friday The future - Teddy Thompson The stars seemed more relaxed and I was no longer shocked by anything.
I still hope that somehow that conclusion will change sometime. Nick Cave nailed Avalanche to start the show on a very high note. Nick is very talented and obviously loves Cohen material. I also loved his bitter Dress Rehersal Rag. Nick is a true pro and it was a treat to see and hear him. The Handsome Family were great on their songs.
The Irish audience seemed to recognize them as easily as Cave and Friday. A Dublin newspaper review credited them with the best performance, but misnamed them as the Hansom Family. Gavin Friday did Who by Fire with passion and great voice range. I also enjoyed his Everybody Knows , more testosterone than the campy Rufus version, which I also like. Gavin said the band timing was off the first night and that Wednesday was not what they wanted.
I hated them the first night. Anjani finally came out for the 10th song - Blue Alert. Piano, voice, and extraordinary warmth and beauty hushed the huge crowd and held all in suspension.
