Van Morrison has announced some new UK dates. 20th – London, Palladium See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. criticised the “pseudo-science” of socially distanced gigs. Van Morrison has announced details of two more socially distanced gigs in London. Proceeds from the songs, which also include “Born To Be Free” and “As I Walked Out”, will go to help out musicians struggling to make it through the crisis. Absent from the set list were three new songs which protest government measures taken to overcome the coronavirus, and which have drawn criticism. LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran singer Van Morrison blew away the coronavirus blues in London on Friday night with a performance of stirring and soulful music that transported fans back to happier times - and kept the spirit of live music alive. NOVEMBER 2020 Van Morrison performs show with cardboard cutout of Boris Johnson holding coronavirus sign. He believes the restrictions are killing live music and could lead to many venues having to shut their doors for good. ‘No More Lockdown’, ‘Born to Be Free’ and ‘As I Walked Out’ were written in opposition to the government’s coronavirus restrictions. The singer will play a pair of shows at the PowerHaus (fka Dingwalls) next month. 21st – London, Palladium. Van Morrison has announced details of two more socially distanced gigs in London. It was his only nod to the matter on the night. Morrison is campaigning for venues to be opened at full capacity.
The world's defining voice in music and pop culture since 1952. [url=https://www.setlist.fm/edit?setlist=7b851a5c&step=song]Edit this setlist[/url] | [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/van-morrison-1bd6adc4.html]More Van Morrison setlists[/url], Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile). With four shows at the capital’s Palladium venue already scheduled for mid-November, Morrison will now play two more gigs at the PowerHaus (formerly known as Dingwalls) on November 7 and 8. He finished up with an extended version of “Gloria” - for which he placed a cardboard figure of Prime Minister Boris Johnson holding a coronavirus warning sign on the stage. In “No More Lockdown”, he sang of “Imperial College scientists making up crooked facts” and “No more government overreach, no more fascist bullies disturbing our peace”. 17th – London, Palladium “This is not a sign of compliance or acceptance of the current state of affairs,” he said of his recent run of socially distanced gigs. “Van Morrison is going way beyond raising questions,” Swann said. The concert, postponed from March and the third in a short run at the theatre, was one of the few shows by a major act that have taken place in London since the pandemic shut down much of the city’s nightlife. 7th – London, PowerHaus “This is to get my band up and running and out of the doldrums. All audience members had to wear masks and seats were blocked off at intervals to form social bubbles. Welcome to the Official Van Morrison Website. See a full list of Van Morrison’s upcoming socially distanced gigs in London below. The strange atmosphere, and some trepidation about what mood the often-cantankerous Northern Irishman would be in, were dispelled as soon as he hit the stage. Book your tickets online for London Palladium, London: See 1,974 reviews, articles, and 397 photos of London Palladium, ranked No.199 on Tripadvisor among 2,339 attractions in London. “It’s about freedom of choice, I believe people should have the right to think for themselves,” he said in a statement last week. Wearing a pin-stripe suit, sunglasses and fedora, Morrison moved from song to song like a man on a mission. It’s actually a smear on all those involved in the public health response to a virus that has taken lives on a massive scale.”, Morrison also recently criticised the “pseudo-science” of socially distanced gigs.