Live music review: Laurie Anderson, National Concert Hall, Dublin

“Some say our empire is passing, as all empires do.”

The first words seen on screen during the first of Laurie Anderson’s three days at the National Concert Hall give a good indication of her mood. Sure enough, Donald Trump is mentioned straight off the bat, and one fears for yet another liberal lament. But Anderson’s show is more expansive, eloquent and wide-ranging than that, as she reads and plays her way through story, observation and memory.