Glen Hansard Appreciation Thread

dudeman · September 2019

Just got back. For those who care, the show was amazing. Glen has the flu but was still at the top of his game.

Loud mouthed, drunken douches in the crowd couldn't keep their fucking mouths shut but Glen dealt with them appropriately.

He is playing with a full band but no horn section like the last tour we saw. All of them are first rate musicians.

In all, great performance by a great band.

JPPJ84 · September 2019

dudeman said:

Just got back. For those who care, the show was amazing. Glen has the flu but was still at the top of his game.

Loud mouthed, drunken douches in the crowd couldn't keep their fucking mouths shut but Glen dealt with them appropriately.

He is playing with a full band but no horn section like the last tour we saw. All of them are first rate musicians.

In all, great performance by a great band.

Sounds great! Missed his solo shows this year but luckily caught him with Ed‘s shows.
last time I saw him solo his backing band was mostly members of his old band The Frames.

derbydave · September 2019

dudeman said:

Just got back. For those who care, the show was amazing. Glen has the flu but was still at the top of his game.

Loud mouthed, drunken douches in the crowd couldn't keep their fucking mouths shut but Glen dealt with them appropriately.

He is playing with a full band but no horn section like the last tour we saw. All of them are first rate musicians.

In all, great performance by a great band.

Thanks for the heads up...
we're seeing Glen in Cincinnati tomorrow night!!

dudeman · September 2019

derbydave said:

dudeman said:

Just got back. For those who care, the show was amazing. Glen has the flu but was still at the top of his game.

Loud mouthed, drunken douches in the crowd couldn't keep their fucking mouths shut but Glen dealt with them appropriately.

He is playing with a full band but no horn section like the last tour we saw. All of them are first rate musicians.

In all, great performance by a great band.

Thanks for the heads up...
we're seeing Glen in Cincinnati tomorrow night!!

Have a great time!

derbydave · September 2019

dudeman said:

derbydave said:

dudeman said:

Just got back. For those who care, the show was amazing. Glen has the flu but was still at the top of his game.

Loud mouthed, drunken douches in the crowd couldn't keep their fucking mouths shut but Glen dealt with them appropriately.

He is playing with a full band but no horn section like the last tour we saw. All of them are first rate musicians.

In all, great performance by a great band.

Thanks for the heads up...
we're seeing Glen in Cincinnati tomorrow night!!

Have a great time!

AND...they just cancelled the show due to artist illness.

dudeman · September 2019

Oh man! I'm sorry.

Seeing him yesterday, I can understand the cancellation. He was looking pretty rough and was very apologetic about the performance. I thought it was still great but it looked like he was having a hard time.

I sincerely hope that he gets better soon. The world needs Glen Hansard right now.

darwinstheory · September 2019

Just saw him in Chicago on Friday. He was awesome as usual, though I really haven't been able to get into his latest album. I thought the 2 prior albums were fucking amazing though. I also missed having the brass backing that he had from the last tour.

Also, as Cincinnati is aware, he doesn't seem to be doing well. You could definitely tell he was under the weather on Friday. And he mentioned it a few times. Cheers to Glen for still putting out his best effort. Dude seems like a legit guy.

PJ_Soul · September 2019

derbydave said:

dudeman said:

derbydave said:

dudeman said:

Just got back. For those who care, the show was amazing. Glen has the flu but was still at the top of his game.

Loud mouthed, drunken douches in the crowd couldn't keep their fucking mouths shut but Glen dealt with them appropriately.

He is playing with a full band but no horn section like the last tour we saw. All of them are first rate musicians.

In all, great performance by a great band.

Thanks for the heads up...
we're seeing Glen in Cincinnati tomorrow night!!

Have a great time!

AND...they just cancelled the show due to artist illness.

Yeah, that sucks, I'm sorry. I know what a bummer that feels like. I got a notice from some maillist I'm on about it, and he cancelled the two shows after Cincy too, on doctor's orders, and is hoping to be back at it on Friday. The message from him also said that he hoped to be back to all 3 cities asap.

derbydave · September 2019

PJ_Soul said:

derbydave said:

dudeman said:

derbydave said:

dudeman said:

Just got back. For those who care, the show was amazing. Glen has the flu but was still at the top of his game.

Loud mouthed, drunken douches in the crowd couldn't keep their fucking mouths shut but Glen dealt with them appropriately.

He is playing with a full band but no horn section like the last tour we saw. All of them are first rate musicians.

In all, great performance by a great band.

Thanks for the heads up...
we're seeing Glen in Cincinnati tomorrow night!!

Have a great time!

AND...they just cancelled the show due to artist illness.

Yeah, that sucks, I'm sorry. I know what a bummer that feels like. I got a notice from some maillist I'm on about it, and he cancelled the two shows after Cincy too, on doctor's orders, and is hoping to be back at it on Friday. The message from him also said that he hoped to be back to all 3 cities asap.

Thanks for the heads up about rescheduling the cancelled shows...
I'll be on the lookout for the new dates!!

dudeman · September 2019

I hope Glen feels better soon. His contribution to the world of music is undeniable.

After seeing him five times so far, I'm still surprised at the power he possesses in his voice, guitar playing and songwriting abilities.

PJ_Soul · September 2019

derbydave said:

PJ_Soul said:

derbydave said:

dudeman said:

derbydave said:

dudeman said:

Just got back. For those who care, the show was amazing. Glen has the flu but was still at the top of his game.

Loud mouthed, drunken douches in the crowd couldn't keep their fucking mouths shut but Glen dealt with them appropriately.

He is playing with a full band but no horn section like the last tour we saw. All of them are first rate musicians.

In all, great performance by a great band.

Thanks for the heads up...
we're seeing Glen in Cincinnati tomorrow night!!

Have a great time!

AND...they just cancelled the show due to artist illness.

Yeah, that sucks, I'm sorry. I know what a bummer that feels like. I got a notice from some maillist I'm on about it, and he cancelled the two shows after Cincy too, on doctor's orders, and is hoping to be back at it on Friday. The message from him also said that he hoped to be back to all 3 cities asap.

Thanks for the heads up about rescheduling the cancelled shows...
I'll be on the lookout for the new dates!!

Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to quite give you that impression. It wasn't actually said they were being rescheduled. It was more like he feels really bad about it and wants to 'fit them in' somehow when possible, I would assume during his next US tour. But you never know - maybe he will go more out of his way than that to get it done. But actual "rescheduling" wasn't the message. I would post it, but sorry, I forget what maillost it came from and I deleted after reading. :(

May 30th · September 2019

Just got back from Hansard in Portland. One of the best shows I have ever seen. Unreal talent. His band was out of this world!!! Glad I flew in from Calgary

PJ_Soul · September 2019

May 30th said:

Just got back from Hansard in Portland. One of the best shows I have ever seen. Unreal talent. His band was out of this world!!! Glad I flew in from Calgary

Awesome. Yes, I agree he puts on a top notch show. His is in my top 5 best shows ever (saw him last tour, not this one).

kramer73 · April 2020

He's live on Instagram right now.

the souvenir you kept your hou · April 2020

kramer73 said:

He's live on Instagram right now.

And how amazing that was!

They saved the stream so people can watch it for the next 24 hours

LizJ · April 2020

You can find the Stream over at Glens thegingerman222 Instagram.

Screaming Tree · April 2020

That was fantastic. I enjoyed the stories between songs as well. He has some talented neighbors too.

JPPJ84 · April 2020

Screaming Tree said:

That was fantastic. I enjoyed the stories between songs as well. He has some talented neighbors too.

They’re both musicians, too. Cool neighborhood! He’s gonna do it again on the 21st

Miss.Snowdrop · June 2020

tonight was supposed to be the 30th anniversary gig of Glen's old band The Frames in Dublin. Because of the virus it had be postponed to next year but there is a wee kitchen session going on over at Glen's insta @thegingerman222

jjflash · January 2023

Glen Hansard + Marketa Irglova announced a small U.S. tour. Presale tix go live tomorrow

Hoping to catch either the ATL or Ryman show.

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lmckenney24 · January 2023

jjflash said:

Glen Hansard + Marketa Irglova announced a small U.S. tour. Presale tix go live tomorrow
Hoping to catch either the ATL or Ryman show.

Going for ATL tomorrow. May end up with an extra since the wifey will likely bail.

GlowGirl · January 2023

jjflash said:

Glen Hansard + Marketa Irglova announced a small U.S. tour. Presale tix go live tomorrow
Hoping to catch either the ATL or Ryman show.

I saw them together last year at the Beacon. It was a great show. I recommend it.

Hi! · January 2023

G.R TBD WTF LOL 🙂

lastexitlondon · January 2023

I saw them in a tent in dingle. I have a few sideways videos on you tube. Magical. Easily my favourite music

JH6056 · January 2023

lastexitlondon said:

I saw them in a tent in dingle. I have a few sideways videos on you tube. Magical. Easily my favourite music

Oh wow, you went to Footsbarn? Who played when you went? I so wanted to go to some of those, but never was able.

lastexitlondon · January 2023

It was just swell season. It was magic after the gig we all went out and sang with glen around a fire. He offered me a verse in auld triangle and i got shy. I wish to be jaysus i hadn't. Thats me in green next to glen. He signed stuff and had photo's. I took one with him and he said no take another and qe faced into the moon to get light. I will never forget it. I took my 16 year old at the time daughter magical road trip to the dingle peninsula.