Mrs Shan and I went to see the band MADNESS at King John's Castle in Limerick last night. A fun, lively gig, hardly spoiled at all by the rain which fell steadily for much of the time! We managed to get up close and central, so we had a perfect view of the stage and the band, as you can see from the photos. King John's is a fab venue, and I'll certainly be heading there again in the future.

We've seen Madness several times over the years -- in fact, the last time was five years ago, in Galway, on the day when we found out Mrs Shan was pregnant with our second child!! I remember driving up there in a daze, contemplating all the changes that were to come. Luckily this time there were no surprise, last-minute announcements -- phew!!!! :-) :-) :-)

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