Did anyone catch Luke Haines in Whelans? He played a great gig, better than his Galway one, according to the forum on his website. It seems there was a very poor turnout at that and he cut it short. Having been a massive fan of the Auteurs for years, I was delighted he played a few of those songs too. He hasn't lost his touch; the newer material sounds really good as well and that was just on acoustic guitar.

He was actually a good deal funnier and less grumpy than I expected too. He kept inserting mid song comments which shouldn't have worked but did. And not many people could get away with songs about Gary Glitter and the Yorkshire Ripper. I just wish he had a better turnout. I guess he's too old to be trendy but not old enough to be a legend yet.......

The strangest part of the gig might have been the support from Cowboy X. I'd be surprized if he had anything to do with their selection. Apparently they were supporting him on all his Irish dates.