Live Galleries/Reviews

Mary Coughlan / Tracy Bruen – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin 01.12.2024

A celebratory evening with Mary Coughlan and a fully seated house at Dublin’s 3Olympia, picking gems from her 40 year back catalogue and some wonderful covers thrown in for good measure , also featuring a guest appearance from non other than “Twist In My Sobriety” singer Tanita Tikaram! The evening was also interspersed with anecdotes from Mary.

The evening was ably supported by the talented and sometimes hilarious Tracy Bruen.


Tracy Bruen photos:



Mary Coughlan photos & set-list:


Set-list:
The Beach
Invisible to You
I Can Let Go Now
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division cover)
Whiskey Didn’t Kill the Pain
The Ice Cream Man
Ballad of a Sad Young Man
Just a Friend of Mine (Vaya Con Dios cover)
Seduced
(Unknown) (Performed by Tanita Tikaram)
Twist In My Sobriety – with Tanita Tikaram
I Can’t Make You Love Me (Mike Reid cover)
Family Life
Let It Be Me (Ray LaMontagne cover)
Two Breaking Into One
Ancient Rain
Bad (Kirsty MacColl cover)
A Thrill’s a Thrill
Encore:
I’d Rather Go Blind (Etta James cover)


Photos & words – Ian Davies – @shootspeedkilllight

Ian Mc Donnell

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