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Joe Bonamassa review: US guitarist puts Rory Gallagher back centre stage at Marquee in Cork

'Going to my hometown' and then some. Joe Bonamassa brings a spine-chilling homage to Rory Gallagher back to Cork
Joe Bonamassa review: US guitarist puts Rory Gallagher back centre stage at Marquee in Cork

Joe Bonamassa tore up the Marquee in Cork on Tuesday night with his renditions of Rory Gallagher classics. And the top-class band included a guest appearance from Rory's own bassist, Gerry McAvoy. Pictures: Darragh Kane

Awesome and yet eerie at the same time, Joe Bonamassa’s adoring homage to Rory Gallagher’s epic double live album, Irish Tour ’74, is a spine-chilling experience that takes music to a higher spiritual plane.

Everyone who was in Cork’s Marquee for night one on Tuesday had the same thought: How can I get tickets to nights two and three? 

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