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Day Off – Glasgow

19th April 2007 | Jim

Travel on tourbus, Carlisile – Glasgow. Larry still asleep in hotel when bus supposed to be leaving, after having twelve hours sleep. He can kip for England, that lad. Journey quiet, pretty uneventful. Check in about 2:00, quick brew and wander round shops, buy a couple of books. Spend rest of day trying to sort out guestlists for upcoming gigs. TV, read, then an early night.

Carlisle Sands Centre

18th April 2007 | Jim

Fly Dublin to Manchester, tour bus meets us and we drive to Carlisle. Tour bus very swanky. The upstairs lounge looks like a lapdancing club, minus the girls.

Tour caterers at venue so have bowl of soup and more painkillers to see off the last of my hangover. Sound check okay but everyone seems a little stressed.

At gig, crowd surprisingly quiet. Obviously listening and enjoying it but completely different vibe from the euphoria of last night in Dublin. Tim went down to see the crowd during Sometimes, stood balancing on barrier, his legs being held by fans, and put the fear of God in me. Band split on whether they enjoyed the gig or not. I did.

Dublin Olympia Theatre

17th April 2007 | Jim

Lovely old theatre, played here before a long time ago. Adam Clayton got rat-arsed on our champagne and had to be helped into a taxi and taken home.

Anyway, sound check goes well. Outside the venue Tim and I (mostly Tim) get mobbed by foreign fans. They’ve come from far and wide: New Zealand, Mexico, Alaska, Holland, Germany. All ridiculously happy to be there.

Gig a bit of a struggle, difficult sound onstage, but crowd love it and go bananas. Irish promoter gives us eight bottles of champagne, consequently get drunk and stay up late – doh!

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