Dermot had the power over Limerick during Thomond Park gigs
ONE WORD to describe the three nights of Dermot Kennedy would be: emotional.
The Dublin singer-songwriter got all of his 90,000 fans pulling on their heart strings as he delivered an unforgettable performance each night.
It was evident he bares his soul into his art and you certainly felt that as he expressed it.
Although the stadium was filled with thousands each night it felt extremely intimate and almost as if Dermot was performing directly to you.
Supporting Dermot, first up was Limerick band KingFishr, a group of UL engineering students who took a turn into the music industry and have not looked back since.
With reference to the Limerick win, band leader Edmond Keogh expressed; ‘how does five in a row sound?’ before he and his fellow band members passionately warmed up the crowd.
Following KingFishr was Cian Ducrot and he got the crowd going with a giggle as well as a gig!
The Cork singer expressed his funny nature which many may have not seen in his viral flash mob videos on TikTok of his song ‘All For You’ which launched him to fame.
His music proves to be emotional and moving and he touched many with the reason behind his song ‘Part Of Me’ as he explained to the crowd it was wrote after his friend sadly passed away from suicide.
Dermot came on stage soon after and went into the crowd wearing a Munster jersey and made his way to his piano to perform ‘Innocence and Sadness’ and it was magical.
The 31 year-old singer sang some of his most popular hits ‘Power Over Me’, ‘Rome’ and ‘Outnumbered’.
Dermot and his band finished on a popular song ‘Giants’ but not before the crowd gave an electric cheer for the singer as he looked visibly emotional at finishing three nights in a row.
You could not help but be emotional as the crowd sang back the words to Dermot as he stood and admired, it was something that gave everyone in the audience goosebumps.
Dermot expressed his gratitude on his Instagram after his Sunday show as he was presented with a plaque to represent his achievement of being the first artist to sell out three consecutive nights at Thomond Park.
“That’s a wrap, 90,000 people in here over the last three days. The first artist ever to sell out 3 nights at Thomond Park. Thank you for breaking that record. What a beautiful feeling these last few days have been!! Thank you thank you thank you,”
One thing is for certain not only did these nights make you proud to be from Limerick it made you proud to be Irish.
We have an amazing music culture within Ireland and Dermot himself expressed ‘thank you for supporting music like this, it means more than words can explain’.