The venue was great. The orchestra was superb. Van garbled his way through the whole concert. I consider Van Morrison to be one of the most brilliant lyricists of our time, but if you can't understand what he's singing, that point is mute. The funny part is you could understand him perfectly when he sang other people's songs. My second time seeing Van and from now on I will be sticking to his CD's. He doesn't connect with his audience and he just isn't a showman. Sorry, Van, I love you, but I don't think you love your audience.