Gig review: Villagers at Vicar Street not quite the celebration we'd hoped for 

Perhaps a bit of ring-rustiness on the part of both band and fans contributed to a surprisingly underwhelming experience at the Dublin venue 

Conor O'Brien and Villagers played in Vicar Street, Dublin, and return to Ireland for a tour in November. 

★★★☆☆ 

This is a gig that really could have been something special. Part of the Vision series to mark the reopening of Vicar Street, it's Villagers' first full-band show in Ireland since 2019, and it’s also the first outing for fifth album Fever Dreams.