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Van Morrison is sounding better than ever

In his 80th year, the artist seemed reattuned to his own brilliance, singing more intuitively than ever before

Graeme Thomson
Van Morrison sang more intuitively than I have heard him sing in a long while, snapping into the rhythms, channelling the intent of the songs. PHOTO: KI PRICE / GETTY IMAGES
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 12 April 2025
issue 12 April 2025

There is a website called setlist.fm which allows its users to vicariously attend pretty much any concert. Search the name of an artist and a comprehensive history of their live performances will appear, spanning decades long gone to the hour just past.

Setlist.fm is both a useful resource and a massive spoiler-fest; the music equivalent of skipping to the last page of a book.

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