Northern Ireland singer-songwriter Van Morrison announces two very special shows at the Whitla Hall, Belfast next month
One of Northern Ireland’s famous sons, Van Morrison, has announced two very special shows at the Whitla Hall, Belfast on Friday 21st & Sat 22nd February 2025.
A statement from his management says: “Get ready for a night of unforgettable melodies from the man himself”.
Born in 1945, Van Morrison heard his Shipyard worker father’s collection of blues, country and gospel early in life.
Feeding off musical greats such as Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, Muddy Waters, Mahalia Jackson and Leadbelly, he was a travelling musician at 15 and singing, playing guitar and sax in several bands before forming Them in 1964.
The band enjoyed chart success with instant hits such as the much covered ‘Gloria’ and ‘Here Comes The Night’.
Van’s unrivalled song writing and musicality continues to evolve with the creation of new material and reinterpretation of older classics, showcased in the current album ‘New Arrangements And Duets’, which features fifteen tracks, personally selected by Van Morrison, from his extensive back catalogue.
His career-spanning set, stretches from ‘I’ll Be Your Lover Too’, originally from 1970’s ‘His Band And The Street Choir’, through to ‘Ain’t Gonna Moan No More’, from 2018’s ‘The Prophet Speaks’.
The duets highlight an array of vocalists in the shape of Kurt Elling, Curtis Stigers, Joss Stone and Willie Nelson. The two Willie Nelson duets – ‘What’s Wrong With This Picture’ and ‘Steal My Heart Away’ – also showcase the guitar talents of Lucas Nelson of Promise Of The Real, which gives just a taste of what to expect from this unmissable event!
Tickets go on sale for the Belfast shows on Wednesday 22nd Jan at 10am from ticketmaster.ie & vanmorrison.com