18-July-2013 – Hebridean Celtic Festival – Stornoway, Scotland

In order to prepare well for an upcoming Van Morrison concert @ Notodden Blues Festival in early August, I’ve collected setlists & put together some statistics from this summer’s concerts. Videos are also embedded in this post.

Summer Tour 2013

• Castleward Bread Festival – May 26
• Dunluce Castle 7th June, 2013
• Dunluce Castle 8th June, 2013 —
• Cornbury Festival, Oxford – July 7
• Larmer Tree Festival, Salisbury – July 17
• Heb Celt Festival, Stornoway – July 18
• Slieve Donard Resort & Spa, Belfast – 21 July
• Slieve Donard Resort & Spa, Belfast – 22 July
• Notodden Blues Festival, Notodden (Norway) – 2 August

 Setlists – July:

Slieve Donard Resort & Spa, Belfast – 22 July

1. Coney Island
2. Celtic Excavation
3. Into the Mystic
4. In the Garden
5. What Am I Living For
6. Playhouse
7. Sometimes We Cry
8. Going Down to Monte Carlo
9. Retreat and View
10. Haunts of Ancient Peace
11. Common One
12. Enlightenment
13. Thanks For The Information
14. Baby Please Don’t Go/Rock Island Line/Boogie Chillin
15. Help Me
16. Gloria

Slieve Donard Resort & Spa, Belfast – 21 July

1. Coney Island
2. Higher Than The World
3. Stranded
4. Pay The Devil
5. What Am I Living For
6. Open The Door (To Your Heart)
7. Have I Told You Lately
8. Stormy Monday/Lonely Avenue
9. Sometimes We Cry
10. Playhouse
11. Going Down to Monte Carlo
12. Retreat and View
13. Fame
14. Too Many Myths
15. Take Your Hand Outta My Pocket
16. Whenever God Shines His Light
17. Help Me
18. Gloria

Heb Celt Festival, Stornoway – July 18

sorry… can’t find VM’s setlist for this concert…. yet…

Larmer Tree Festival, Salisbury – July 17

1. Avalon Of The Heart
2. Got To Go Back
3. The Mystery
4. Days Like This
5. Baby Please Don’t Go
6. Here Comes The Night
7. Moondance
8. What Am I Living For
9. Playhouse
10. Tupelo Honey
11. Open The Door (To Your Heart)
12. Sometimes We Cry
13. Brown Eyed Girl
14. In The Garden
15. Haunts Of Ancient Peace
16. Whenever God Shines His Light
17. Help Me
18. Gloria

Cornbury Festival, Oxford – July 7

1. Only A Dream
2. Precious Time
3. Baby Please Don’t Go
4. Days Like This
5. Moondance
6. Jackie Wilson Said
7. Real Real Gone
8. Here Comes the Night
9. Have I Told You Lately
10. Help Me
11. My Pagan Heart
12. I Can’t Stop Loving You
13. Crazy Love
14. Whenever God Shines His Light
15. Brown Eyed Girl
16. Gloria

Statistics – after 7* concerts:

*8 concerts played, but I miss one setlist..

The clips from this tour shows he’s in excellent form… 

• Gloria (7/7)
  Dunluce 2013:
  
  live at the Hollywood Bowl, 2008
• Brown Eyed Girl (3/3)
  Dunluce 2013: Live with the Caledonian Soul Orchestra in 1973:
• Sometimes We Cry (3/3) – The Healing Game (1997) Dunluce 2013: Van Morrison and his daughter Shana Morrison.  31-08-2004, Van’s birthday. Mountain Vinery Saratog:
• Jackie Wilson Said (3/3) live in Germany 1998:
• Moondance (2/3) Castle Ward 2013: Live 1996:
• Born To Sing (2/3) Live in East Belfast, Sep 2012:
• I Can’t Stop Loving You (2/3) Live 2006:
• Precious Time (2/3) – Back On The Top (1999) BBC Four Sessions:
• Baby Please Don’t Go (2/3)
  Cornbury Festival, Oxford – July 7:
  
  Castle Ward 2013: 19th Jan 2013 – Belfast:
• Whenever God Shines His Light (2/3)
  Larmer Tree Festival on 17th July 2013 Cornbury Festival, Oxfordshire on 7th July 2013: East Belfast Arts Festival, September 2012
• Star Of The County Down (2/3) Live in Belfast: — Belfast Oct 1999:
• Celtic Swing (2/3) Live @ The Greek Theater – 1986
• Blues Medley (2/3)
• Hoochie Coochie Man (2/3) Live at Montreux 2003:
• Stand By Me (2/3) Dublin 2012:
• What Am I Living For (3/7)
  
• Playhouse (3/7)
  BBC Four Sessions:
  
• In The Garden (2/7)
  Europa Hotel, Belfast, 20th October 2012:
  
• Haunts of Ancient Peace (2/7)
  Live at Montreux 1980:
  
• Enlightenment
• Have I Told You Lately (alt. version)
• Help Me
• Here Comes The Night
• –
• Open The Door To Your Heart
• Days Like This
• Goin’ Down To Monte Carlo
  Dunluce 2013:
  
• The Way Young Lovers Do
• Only A Dream
• Retreat And View
• Old Black Magic

Castleward Bread Festival – May 26

1. Baby Please Don’t Go
2. Precious Time
3. Brown Eyed Girl
4. Moondance
5. Born To Sing
6. I Can’t Stop Loving You
7.  Sometimes We Cry
8. Enlightenment
9. Have I Told You Lately (alt. version)
10. Help Me
11. Whenever God Shines His Light
12. Star Of The County Down
13. Jackie Wilson Said
14. Here Comes The Night
15. Gloria

Dunluce Castle 7th June, 2013

1. Celtic Swing
2. Open The Door To Your Heart
3. Days Like This
4. Born To Sing
5. Goin’ Down To Monte Carlo
6. The Way Young Lovers Do
7. Moondance
8. Sometimes We Cry
9. Blues Medley
10. Hoochie Coochie Man
11. Stand By Me
12. I Can’t Stop Loving You
13. Brown Eyed Girl
14. Jackie Wilson Said
15. Gloria

Dunluce Castle 8th June, 2013

1. Celtic Swing
2. Only A Dream
3. Precious Time
4. Whenever Gods Shines His Light
5. Baby Please Don’t Go
6. Retreat And View
7. Sometimes We Cry
8. Old Black Magic
9. Blues Medley
10. Hoochie Coochie Man
11. Stand By Me
12. Star Of The County Down
13. Jackie Wilson Said
14. Brown Eyed Girl
15. Gloria

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-Egil