Went to see the Dropkick Murphys Friday night at the pool at Hard Rock Casino. I enjoyed most everything about the concert, but I'm perhaps unfairly comparing it to the first time I saw them, six or seven years ago at Lupo's in Providence.
50 Cent and the Mountain Dew Motocross and BMX Tour were at other other venues, so it was a busy night at Hard Rock. I live about a mile away, so I just walked across UNLV to the casino. I got there as the opening act was playing and was lucky to pull up a seat on a cabana (I'm too old for mosh pits and getting as close as I can to the stage). A palm tree blocked one of the sides of the stage from view, but that's ok. I'm still sitting on a cabana at the pool watching the Dropkick Murphys perform.
The Dropkicks did a good job, and have updated their set list with some new songs - replacing older ones that I like as well as the Irish standards they integrated into old albums and shows. Songs off their new album include the title track, "Going Out In Style", "Cruel", and "The Irish Rover".
They may be best known for "I'm Shipping Up To Boston", aka: that song from "The Departed".
So, it was a good show. It seemed like about 1 1/2 - 2 hours, including encore. After that, I grabbed a bite to eat and played poker for an hour or so at the Hard Rock Casino. I had never played poker there before, but may have to go back because the $1-$3 game was really soft. I made enough to pay for my ticket, meal, and clear about $100. All and all, a pretty good night.
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