Journal #8563

Posted 8 years ago2015-06-22 17:03:50 UTC
Alabastor_Twob Alabastor_Twobformerly TJB
Yesterday I was in Belfast for what is currently the only concert I've been to. I went to see The Who for their Hits 50! tour. It was really good, especially since we had some fairly good seats for it.
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I was with my dad, because next week he'll be moving to Australia for at least a year, although quite possibly longer, so it might be the last time I see him for a while. Since I'd never been to a concert before I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but I quite liked it. If I had to describe it in one word though that would be 'loud'.
Belfast itself was also pretty interesting. It's the first time I've been to Northern Ireland, and it's odd. The landscape and the people are obviously Irish, but it's weird because how English the architecture and infrastructure seem. As well as that, you can really see how much of a divide there is between the Protestants/Unionists and the Republicans/Catholics. I don't think I've seen so many Irish Tricolours or Union Jacks in my life. I'll have to upload some photos of it when I get home.

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Commented 8 years ago2015-06-26 09:27:31 UTC Comment #54625
Heh I did not know you're from Ireland.
I never been to a concert either, perhaps at events but... I never had some favorite artist to be so interested.
Commented 8 years ago2015-06-26 13:06:41 UTC Comment #54622
That's mindblowing to me. I've been to more gigs than I can count - there's nothing quite like live music.
That's pretty damn cool that you've seen The Who, though I can't imagine they rock quite as hard as they used to :P

Standing gigs always tend to be more fun, and while the big stadium concerts are amazing, I always tend to prefer more intimate performances in venues that'll just about fit a thousand.

I used to go fishing in County Mayo a lot and we'd travel through NI, but aside from roadside services I've never actually explored much of it. The West coast of The Republic of Ireland is utterly beautiful, though.
Commented 8 years ago2015-06-26 14:14:01 UTC Comment #54626
Well let's say that I've been to just 1023 events, Archie.
Commented 8 years ago2015-06-27 10:38:55 UTC Comment #54624
What a nice sendoff for your dad! I never saw The Who in concert, but I'm sure it was a fabulous show![/jelly] :)

It sucks you're gonna lose your father for a year or more, at least there is Skype and facetime and whatnot to keep in touch 'till he returns.
Commented 8 years ago2015-06-30 21:34:42 UTC Comment #54623
I hadn't put up any pictures of Belfast until now, as I only took a few and I was waiting for my brother to give me some of the ones that he had taken. He never got around to it, and he's on his way to Australia with my dad right now, so I'll just have to link to the pictures that I took. The third photo in that album is a street covered in murals. There are ones like it all over Belfast. That one was in a catholic area, but there are murals in the protestant areas too.

I've spent a few summers in Mayo myself as well. My friend has a house there, near Ballycastle, where I'd often spend a few weeks each year. More recently than that my aunt bought a house in Westport, so I've spent a few days there. I live on the west coast as well, in north Clare. It is a nice looking country, if you don't mind the cloudy skies as much as I do.

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