Since I couldn't be there I've been a complete sad act drinking Guinness into a sorry drunken state singing drunken lullabies.

Good gig, same set list as two previous concerts.... Comments on Irl: "All of my familly are from this city, so as they would say- thank you a fucking lot!"

Introduced the night with " Good night Baile Atha Cliath... We are Here...

Said he was on the beer with Damien Dempsey and he had to put him in a taxi after two beers?... \

let's have the story, what happened, what did he say, and what was he wearing?

Morrissey is off to the "other side" now. I hate it when he's in America, he's so far away from me it hurts. COME BACK SOON MORRISSEY! We still love you the most.

He dedicated Crashing Bores to Johnny Logan for starring in those TV ads for MacDonalds... Joe Dolan's "Good Looking Woman" was played just before he came on stage...

I don't think tonight was one of his best gigs... Irish Blood was excellent.. Doll and the Kicks were superb...

What he actually said was that cos his entire family is Irish, he could say 'your fecking lovely', which we are! Very chatty and in good form. Had video of the late Joe Dolan at the beginning which seemed popular. Slagged off Johnnny Logan for doing ads for McDonalds - intro to Crashing Bores.

Great gig and his voice was good too. Hope he will be back soon. Think he was pleased with the crowd - warm and friendly. Well, most of us are Irish!

Great, great gig, back in the city of his roots. Acknowledged as much towards the end: "All my family were born in this city. So on behalf of us all, I'd just like to say... You were feckin' lovely!" All done in a broad Dublin accent.

Also, in the tradition of any gig he's played in Dublin, he made a reference to a Dublin suburb: "Is anyone here from Swords?" [Acknowledgement from crowd] "Oh dear. That means we'll all get mugged then."

All in all, he was in a great mood, very chatty. He told us he went for a drink with Damien Dempsey [Dublin troubadour] the night before. "And you won't be surprised to hear, he couldn't last the pace. Two double sherries, and I had to put him in a taxi home."

He thanked the venue (an old, very atmospheric boxing arena) for putting on veggie food for the night, then had a pop at Irish crooner Johnny Logan for advertising McDonalds on Irish TV. Speaking of Irish crooners, the gig was prefaced by footage of cheesy 60s/70s Irish singer Joe Dolan (Side note: I was standing outside his house when he died two Christmases ago). Was this footage played before any other gigs on the tour as a matter of interest?

Funniest moment was when he gave the mike to the audience, and some American bloke said: "Morrissey, you look great, you sound great, Dublin is privileged to have you." To which the great man replied: "That's my son."

Very surprised he didn't mention Thierry Henry all night...

No setlist surprises, but 'The Loop' and 'Why Don't You Find Out...' were the standouts.

Yes it was worth the long wait.. back at the Stadium. No Throwing flowers on stage for Ask this time. How things have changed.. Great to see him in good form. He shook everyone hand in the froth row's. It was great to be so near him. Met as usual lovely people. Morrissey fans are the best in the world.It was, as always a, great night.

Yes, the Mulingar man Joe Dolan got a cameo apperance before intro- Morrissey had referenced Mullingars Mick Foster in Kilmaingham last year when he crooned "COME ALL YE MAIDENS YOUNG AND Fair" (Number one in 1970's).

Having a pop at poor Johnny Logan for promtoting Mcdonalds two nights after sharing a friendly drink is a tad hypocrtical- i was there.

One shirt into the crowd durng the encore (skull).. after simulating using it for inteveneously taking drugs...

Why didn't he play Driving Your Girlfriend Home?

Amazing!

Morrissey talked loads to the audience and was extremely chipper – I think he's really fond of the Irish (his heritage and all that!). The guys were all in fine tune and looked quite dandy in their slacks and black tops.

Met some really nice (and desperately attractive) fans - which made up for being there on my lonesome (thank you Hugh or Shug if you prefer – nice hair). Morrissey fans are brilliant and beautiful.

Highlight for me was The Loop - can't get better than a big bass rockabilly number! Ganglord was amazing – atmospheric in the extreme, as was How soon is now.
When last I spoke to Carol, One day goodbye will be farewell, I'm okay by myself, I'm throwing my arms around Paris (always a crowd pleaser), Black cloud, Don't make fun of daddy's voice, Ask, Irish blood English heart, and Cemetry gates were all played (in no particular order and the list is not comprehensive).

The traditional 'peeling off of the shirt' by Morrissey revealed a mighty fine torso – the shirt was obviously directed at the man in front of me, but the crowd ensued (and I have a massive bruise on my arm to evidence my part in that invasion – in which I bartered for a cuff).

Thanks for the pink cuff (not a rude reference) and the bruises!

Love to the Irish crowd – hopefully see some of you in Glasgow if/when he plays again!

Wendy

Funny – getting away with it (Electronic) is on in the background in my hotel – there's always someone bitching and moaning about Morrissey – but I suppose there is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about (Wilde). Tee hee.

Good gig, especially seeing him back in the Stadium.
Thought he couldn't find the right key for How Soon is Now for the first two verses. He looked uncomfortable during the song.

I also felt the band were a bit sloppy at times. Jesse during Cemetary Gates.

Otherwise all good.
Why don't you find out... and Irish Blood were the highlights.

Moz in great form and voice, stormed it from first song to encore, possibly the best ever gig i've seen from him - obviously beats last time in Stadium by a mile anyways :-) He referred to that gig, asking was anyone there 18 years ago :) That was first gig of his first solo tour and it was dreadful! Amazing to think how much he has improved over the years...

I've been going to Moz gigs for 15 years, but there was something especially poignant about tonight's one that I've never experienced before.

As other posters have mentioned, this was his first concert in 18 years at the National Stadium, a venue that's not just the scene of many great Irish boxing victories over the years, but of the first concert of Morrissey's solo career. Alas, I never made it to that one, but so many people in the crowd seemed to have been at it. There was a marked lack of trendy pouty teens at this gig, and loads of older fans. I saw lots of men and women in their 40s and 50s, and many grey quiffs. It was quite moving to see so many people whose lives Morrissey has soundtracked for the last 25 years all in the same place. Hanging around in the bar of the venue - a vast, dimly-lit hall garnished with boxing mementoes, tinsel and sadly-deflated balloons whose decor hasn't changed since c.1964 - I was transported back to the 1980s, and to the heyday, I'm guessing, of a lot of the people at the concert. I half-expected to turn around and see Viv Nicholson, who was at that first Stadium gig in 1991 according to a work colleague of mine who met her at the time.

It's clearly a special venue for Morrissey too, what with the significance of it to his solo career, and its location in his family's heartland of Crumlin/ Dolphin's Barn/ South Circular Road. I saw quite a few VERY old people at the gig too, who I'm sure must have been elder Morrisseys and Dwyers.

America, I envy you - you have it all ahead of you.

Fantastic gig, the Joe Dolan footage for the intro went down really well with the crowd and the funny Lou Reed interview. Doll and the kicks are a great opening act, they got a good reception as always. Morrissey was in fine form, and looked and sounded beautiful, the crowd from where I was at the barrier were singing along to everything. Someone shouted up ‘Omagh’ and Boz said we remember Omagh! Highlights for me were Teenage Dad, The Loop and I’m Ok by myself, of the Smiths songs I thought Cemetry Gates sounded better than I thought it would be( from the recent reviews).Lots of people passed up letters , little presents etc all were excepted. Another amazing night to remember, so I envy all you lucky people who will see him soon in the U.S.

Charman/cloud/Carolo/Is it really?/gangl'd/Paris/ask/Irish/one day Good/Elbow/Education/cemetry/Bores/why don't you?/Teendad/HSIN?:Loop/Daddys voice/I'm Ok by
Enc: Skull

Jean-Sébastien

I thought morrissey looked ill very drawn in the face and he sounded sick too .. i alway love going to sseehim and last night he was great but his energy wasnt there.. get well morrissey and come back to dublin your real home!!!!!

Hey,

I taped this show.

I also filmed a few tracks which are on my YouTube channel.

www.youtube.com/johnkeaveney/

Johnky

This was my sixth Morrissey gig (all in Dublin) and was easily my favourite. The venue was small, there was a cracking atmmosphere, and the sound was great. It just felt like a proper gig and the man himself was in good form. I had two non believers with me and they said it rocked. Mozzer looks like he is getting chunky as he gets older;not in a bad flabby way, more like a gaelic footballer. Only bad part of the night was having to share late night drinks with loads of pissed teeny boppers coming from the Beyonce concert. Made me feel older than my 38 years but still, as Monday night's go, this was up there.

"We arrived in from Munich yesterday on Aer Fungus, and we realised something about Aer Fungus, which is that..... they don't like people very much. We will never travel by Aer Fungus again. I will sail, I will swim, I will walk...."

"Is there anyone here from Swords tonight? (crowd shouts yes) That means we're all going to get mugged"

"We went for a drink with Damien Dempsey last night.... after two sweet sherrys we had to put him in a taxi"

"My entire family is from here, so on behalf of them, and me, I'd like to say.... yis are feckin' great"

He also passed the mic to someone in the front row, who said "You look great, you sound great, and Dublin is very lucky to have you tonight." After taking the mic back, he walked across the stage and said "That's my son"

When introducing Jesse, he said "We're not quite sure what he does"

Someone shouted up at the stage about Omagh and the Top of the Town pub, Moz said "Omagh? Boz, that's a question for you to answer". Boz laughed and said "I remember Omagh"

Spotted in the crowd were Irish actor Aidan Gillen and Preston from The Ordinary Boys.

Great night. Love you Moz, thank you and come back soon.

how much roughly was the attendance?
sounds like the biggest date so far

came down from Belfast with some tredpidation given recent events but couldn't have been more pleased with the outcome (well unless he'd shared my hotel room of course)...

he does not look/sound ill, seemed to really enjoy the gig, was chatty/funny throughout and on fine form - one of the best in my 17 gig experiences to date..I shed a tear during Paris and thought Loop and WDYFOFY were sublime...

enjoy him america but send him home again....

What a great gig. Morrissey sounds better everytime you hear him. He was in good form - chatting to the crowd etc.. cant wait til next time.

i can't believe i missed the concert again! i would have love nothing more than to go see Morrisey take his shirt off haha Well hopefully he goes to mexico or chicago sometime next year..
depeche mode is coming up soon but its so expensive, im an exchange student here in Ireland, i can berly afford to buy food, i save my money for the over priced drinks and fags.

mp3 player found at the Dublin gig. Email me details of make, model, colour etc to: foundindublin@googlemail.com & I'll be happy to return it to it's rightful owner.

as my final gig this year I couldn't ask for more. After the horror in Swindon, the drama in Hamburg and Liverpool it was wonderful to end it all on such a good note.

Morrissey looked happy and the crowd showed him a lot of love.

I wish people in america a good set of gigs.

Good to have Morrissey back where he belongs. The USA. No tour drama, throwing bottles,heckles, blah blah. No wonder he was so sick on this leg of the tour. Welcome back to the country that appreciates him the most. WELCOME HOME MORRISSEY

Home?!?!?

A DEFINITE question mark!!!

  Now is off to AMERICA. Where counting the days until Seattle.

14 days until Morrissey arrives in San Diego!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait and NOBODY will throw a bottle at Morrissey in the States! Well I hope not!! Would have loved to been that Ireland show or any European show....Morrissey will be in good hands in America.

Home is just around the bend, "Around the bend" is about right.

He's just too good-natured.. just too good-looking. : p

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