Bob Dylan in Brixton Academy

Myself and my good friend Mister Tiernan Henry of the Dundalk Henry's made the short Aer Lingus trip to London to catch Bob Dylan's second show at Brixton Academy. Apparently by all accounts it was the best show on the European tour so far with the 'experts' and 'stalkers' recounting that we 'got' a live debut of 'Million Dollar Bash' and 'Waiting for You', as well as The Clash's 'London Calling'.

What struck me was the air of bitterness that surrounded some of these serial Bob Dylan attendees. Apparently we were undeserved of such a setlist. We haven't put in our time you see.
Apparently you need to persevere through dozens of mediocre shows with murdered Tambourine Man's and Karaoke Blowin' in the winds before you qualify for a rarity. I must say I thoroughly enjoyed Mister Dylan's performance and the highlight for me was not the 'rarities' but a timeless classic - 'Visions of Johanna', that was overlooked by the lords of statistics.

I hope that he returns to mediocre setlists for the remainder of the week, and when he turns up in Dublin on Saturday he plays an entire show acapello and includes songs like 'Lily Rosemary and The Jack of Hearts' and 'Sad Eyed lady of the lowlands'.

But if that happens I fear I'll be beaten to death by pony tailed middle aged single englishmen..