Van Morrison Tickets

old no voice left

i was so excited when i got tickets for show bought row 3 seats have all most ever cd from van ,but was so disappointed ever show was like he wast just talking ,no voice left i understand he's not young anymore ,but it was just terrible and his get up on hat glasses got to go.SORRY but save your money

Van The Man in Fine Form!

Van Morrison hit the stage at 8:03 and soulfully sang/played till he trotted off at 9:43. The band kept playing Jump Jive and Wail for another 5 minutes. A nice blend of classics, covers and 1 song from his 2016 CD Keep Me Singing. The Band was totally in sync with Van's every move. A truly great show. He played 14 songs though one was a medley of 3 so he sang 16 different songs. A GREAT SHOW !!! Definitely better than the night before. Besides Moondance, Someone Like You, Precious Time and Enlightenment were my favorites and of course the ending with Wild Night, Brown Eyed Girl and Jump Jive and Wail had The Wiltern Theater crowd Rockin !!!

Fox Theater - Jazzy Van

We saw Van play the Fox Theater in Oakland last weekend. I am a huge fan of Van, and let me first say it was an honor to see him perform live. I felt very lucky to be there and to see him in the flesh. The first few songs were really good and the crowd was into it, but as the evening progressed it fell into a jazzy pattern that really never broke stride. He sang some of his hits, but even then, he sang them in the same, jazzy key song after song. Brown Eyed Girl was hardly recognizable because he changed the melody. The low point in the concert was when he brought his daughter out to sing with him. She sang a couple show tunes and threw off the whole vibe of the show. After that the crowd never really recovered. Also, Van marched off the stage towards the end of Gloria at the end of the performance, and never came back. It was an awkward ending. He could have at least come back after each band member had their little spotlighted moment and sing a bonus verse of the song. Also I hate when performers ignore several of their very best songs. I knew what to expect going in because I'd read the reviews. I also understand that sometimes performers are playing their new album on the road. Van didn't do this either. He played songs from throughout his career, but left out Into the Mystic, Tupelo Honey, And it Stoned Me, and quite a few other hallmark songs of his. He's older, and I have a great deal of respect for him, but this is not the Van of the 70's. He failed to make each song its own and in the end it felt like I heard one song he sang for 90 minutes, with an awkward show tune break in the middle.

Terrible. Van came on stage, played continuously, never once acknowledged the audience. Never played any original rendition of any song. The music sounded like elevator music, with a few notes to give a hint as to what song he was playing. Very disappointing.

Van Morrison Disapointment

Show started earlier than time listed on ticket and online so we missed half of it, was short show, no encore, and he looked like he was just going thru the motions. He should just retire from public performance.

Going Mystic with Van Morrison

The fifteen foot tall “Muse of Music” statue greets visitors as they enter the Hollywood Bowl grounds, promising inspiration to all who enter. When Irish philosopher/mystic and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Van Morrison takes the stage in this iconic outdoor venue, on a starlit October southern California evening, it was a promise sure to be kept for the sell-out crowd of over 17,000. With a vast and genre-defying catalog that includes some of the most memorable and groundbreaking music in rock, any given night with Van is sure to hold both the familiar and the revelatory, and this night proved no exception. Morrison escorted the audience on a tour of his unique blend of blues, jazz, country, and celtic soul, all delivered with Morrison’s signature vocal inventions, a crisp and precise band, and sparkling Hollywood Bowl acoustics. Morrison opened with “Too Late” from his fine new Keep Me Singing release, followed by remade jazzy, swinging versions of “Have I Told You Lately” and “Wavelength”. Van then blended into a showcase of his classic blues roots, launching into a medley of “Baby Please Don’t Go/Parchman Farm/Don’t Start Cryin’”, the band laying down delta grooves the likes of Big Joe Williams and Mose Allison, Van breaking out the harmonica and retracing his early R&B days with his band Them, finally finishing the suite with Them’s own “Here Comes the Night”. Van and the band shifted up a gear with a spirited “Wild Night” from Tupelo Honey, then eased into a medley of “In the Afternoon/Don’t You Make Me High/Raincheck”, taking the listener on a musical journey of extended, free-flowing trumpet and organ, visions of golden autumn days and ancient highways, and Van’s trademark vocal improvisations. Show opener Tom Jones, yes, that Tom Jones, then joined Van for a couple numbers. Jones retains his strong voice and stage presence, and the kinship of the Welsh and Belfast brothers traces back to the clubs they played together in the 1960’s. This duet interlude, however, served as an interruption to Morrison's flow for this listener. No harm though, as Van launched straight into a sweet, then searing, extended medley of “It’s All in the Game/No Plan B/Burning Ground”. The set started with gentle guitar passages and Van on saxophone, then became more urgent as he implored the audience to “make it real, one more time”. The band eased seamlessly to the impassioned reminder to live every moment, because “This is it, No Plan b”, and the expression of the hardship of life, and search for redemption, somewhere “between heaven and hell”. Van exited the stage near the end, leaving the band and exquisite backup singer to gradually fade out the song, then nonchalantly returned for a trumpet and sax-driven jazzed up version of “Brown Eyed Girl”. A Morrison concert signature are these medleys- meditations that rise and fall, combining the rapturous and soul-wrenching, at times using the lyrics from one song with the melody of another, sliding effortlessly from one to another and back again, often when you least expect it, somehow bringing all the parts to one beautiful, profound whole, and an experience of musical transcendence by the time he’s done. With a near-full moon and clear, starlit sky, it was indeed a “fabulous night for a Moondance”, which Van, alternating between saxophone and vocals, delivered to an appreciative audience. After readings of “Jackie Wilson Said” and Sonny Boy Williamson’s “Help Me”, the band eased into the opening of “Ballerina”, from 1968’s seminal Astral Weeks album, giving each band member ample time to stretch and extend their playing. Van exited the stage again at the end of the song, then returned for a stirring version of “In the Garden”, the band razor sharp and fully engaged, with Van offering the incantation/prayer of “no guru, no method, no teacher” as he casually exited the stage for the final time, leaving the band to bring the show to an extended, dramatic close. Van Morrison is not known to be chatty on stage, rarely if ever introducing a song or addressing the audience beyond a “thank you” at the end of a show, as was the case this night. Even so, he seemed in good spirits, even a bit animated at times, perhaps due to the presence of his old friend Tom Jones, perhaps his affinity for playing the Hollywood Bowl, which he has done on a fairly regular basis over the years. Still, you don’t go to a VM concert for conversation- you go to be transported by a musical, mystical experience that reaches places only the soul can know, and only he can deliver. And deliver he did. Van Morrison’s music is as much as anything about the eternal search- for freedom, for enlightenment; and a quest for healing, for both artist and audience. According to the ancient Greeks, when the servant of the Muse sings, troubles disappear and the spirit is free. In the songs of Van Morrison, the promise was kept this night.

Van Morrison concert was Boring!!!

Based on the Los Angeles Times article on Van Morrison published prior to this concert, I knew not to expect too much. However I did expect more than what the concert-goers received. The audience was very subdued and only reacted/came alive to his hit songs (which were few and far between). Even the hit songs where sung on the bluesy/jazzy side. While Van Morrison came on stage at 9:00 pm, I noticed folks leaving in droves by 10:00 pm.

Lengendary performer lives up to expectations

I was very surprised to see that the overall rating of this tour was only 3 stars when I got my ticket. After reading the reviews I saw that those that were unhappy with the concert were because Van Morrison didn't interact with the audience and that there was no encore. Both were true when I saw him in Vegas.SO WHAT!!! The band was absolutely amazing in their talent and sound. Unlike most rock concerts where the band is driven by the lead guitarist Van Morrison's band had several very talented musicians including the guitarist who all contributed top level performances in every single song. He did so many of his fan favorite songs and did all of them at letter perfect performances