We spent about four hours getting the sound right in Charlies yesterday for the first Aslan gig, but my God, was it worth it!!!!

They came onstage at 9.30 and blew the place away. The power in Christy’s voice in such an intimate venue was unreal. You can see that it’s so easy for him because he isn’t singing with his brain, nor his voice – it’s all just simply coming from his *soul*. He, like the rest of the lads, looked so comfortable on stage and he was rising the crowd with banter in between the songs in a brilliant relaxed, natural way. They all made it look so easy, but the energy they play with is amazing.

All of them are so professional to work with and a great craic as well. I spent an hour with Christy the day they arrived and some of the stories he told me were so funny… but even more funny was the way he told them. That man is some survivor and a completely open, natural, honest human being – something you don’t meet too often these days.

The only thing we didn’t talk about was music. He was walking down the street last night and one of our PR´s that didn’t recognise him tried to get him to go to Charlies to see Aslan. Christy convinced the PR that Aslan were crap! What more can you say.

Aslan were followed by our own band “Skin & Hide” and Aslan´s guitarist Billy McGuinness got on stage singing with them and brought half the crowd with him, again creating a wild atmosphere.

From myself, the staff and Skin & Hide,we would all like to thank Aslan for coming to play at Charlies here in Lanzarote. We hope they will make this an anual event! It’s always great to mix with decent folk, both on and off the stage.

Now we look forward to their Tuesday and Thursday gigs. Tickets available at the door (30 Euros) and the doors open at 8.30 pm. Here’s to the long health of them all.

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