From Castlebar - County Mayo -
Deacon Blue at the Royal
24, Dec 2009 - 09:25
The name is inspired by Steely Dan. The music is influenced by the integrity of Bruce Springsteen, channeled through a Scottish upbringing. The band is Deacon Blue.
They may be serious about creating timeless songs, but are never afraid to have fun with the live experience, challenging the strength of the world’s concert hall floors for “bounce-ability”. With such classic songs as “Dignity” and “Bigger than Dynamite” this is the concert to see this Christmas.
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The band arrived at a time when Scottish artists were the champions of quality songwriting, picking up guitars, and challenging the Stock, Aitkin and Waterman packed charts of the time.
Like many artists of quality, the success did not come overnight. A commitment to live performance built a solid fan base, and despite the fact that the first release of Raintown was met with critical rather than commercial success, a re-release following extensive touring, meant the album spent 77 weeks on the UK chart. Raintown was the first of five top five albums, with Dignity the first of 18 top 40 singles. Six million album sales were the backbone of Deacon Blue’s lasting success and now they remain one of the most popular touring bands, with tickets for live performances rarely available or long.
Despite times apart to explore other activities, and the loss of guitarist Graeme Kelling to pancreatic cancer in 2004, the door to another Deacon Blue project is never fully closed.
Tickets are available from €39.50 – €46.50 on www.ticketmaster.ie as well as from The Royal Box Office on 0818 300 000. For further information please check The Royal Theatre & Event Centre website on: www.theroyal.ie or www.ticketmaster.ie
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