Maximo Park At The Olympia

I went to see Maximo Park last night in The Olympia in Dublin and it was a crackin' gig! The band are full of energy and frontman Paul Smith and keyboardist Lukas are total loo-las. They only played for 75 minutes but it was absolute quality. I was reminded by the lads that I had stated last year their album A Certain Trigger was so good that it could change your life. Perhaps that is a bit of an overstatement but it is fantastic none the less.

Their new album is currently being recorded and set for release next March.

Their setlist for the night was:

01. Girls Who Play Guitar (New Song)
02. Now I'm All Over The Shop
03. Graffiti
04. Postcard Of A Painting
05. A Fortnights Time (New Song)
06. I Want You To Stay
07. By The Monument (New Song)
08. Limassol
09. I Want You To Leave
10. Signal And Sign
11. The Coast Is Always Changing
12. The Night I Lost My Head
13. Once, A Glimpse
14. Going Missing
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15. Kiss You Better
16. Nosebleed (New Song)
17. Apply Some Pressure

After the gig we ambled next door to Brogan's for a pint or two of the black stuff (because it would just be down right rude not to). While we were sitting there the keyboardist came in for a drink but the bar had stopped serving. We finished our pints and had an idea - if he was wandering around maybe the other lads were as well.

We walked back up to the Olympia and spotted the bassist Archis who happily signed a setlist sheet for us. Then the guitarist Duncan appeared and was also very obliging. After about a 15 minute wait the singer Paul emerged and he too was a really sound guy who was more than happy to sign an autograph.

Who says that rock 'n' roll stars can't be nice guys?