Clare Maguire was the support act. I had only heard a couple of her songs, so wasn’t expecting to enjoy her set as much as I did. Each and every song was delivered with so much feeling and enthusiasm, and she succeeded in getting the crowd going despite the fact she was only on for a short time. Her energy and vigour on stage, paired with her success in interacting with her fans, had almost the entire audience jumping around and singing her lyrics back to her. Her vocal ability was immense too, making me think that this woman won’t be a support act for much longer and is on her way to becoming incredibly popular.
The Script didn’t leave their audience waiting for long after Miss Maguire played her last song. After a quick change of set the boys arrived on stage one by one, greeted by screaming fans. Opening with You Won’t Feel A Thing had the fans going crazy before O’Donoghue even began to sing. As expected, the Irish trio did not disappoint. The vocals were on top form and each song was done justice by their effortless musical ability. Sheehan’s casual humour had the audience smiling in between songs and succeeded in building a connection between the lads on stage and their fans who packed out the arena. Power, although seemingly a man of few words, had an admirable energy on the drums, achieving a fast paced, energetic set that left the fans drumming the floor with their feet, begging for an encore. They of course obliged, coming back to play For The First Time, This=Love and Breakeven before saying their goodbyes and wishing us a good night.
We left the arena in high spirits. We had not seen The Script live before and they did not let us down. If every performance of theirs is like this one, we may even come back to see them again.
