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Leon Bridges review: Soul power of Texan star shines through at rain-soaked Iveagh Gardens, Dublin

The weather gods may not have been on his side, but Leon Bridges still delivered in Dublin

Leon Bridges review: Soul power of Texan star shines through at rain-soaked Iveagh Gardens, Dublin — Leon Bridges in Iveagh Gardens, Dublin.

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025 - 08:20

Pat Carty

Leon Bridges, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin ★★★★☆

A newspaper in his home town of Fort Worth, Texas once described Leon Bridges as someone whose “music sounds like he looks” and they were bang on.

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