James Vincent McMorrow has admitted he can't wait to play his 'special' pilot gig to 500 fans at the Iveagh Gardens tonight.
The concert will be the first live outdoor gig in the country in 15 months since Louis Capaldi played on March 10th 2020.
The Iveagh Gardens pilot gig will also streamed by the National Concert Hall worldwide.
Speaking ahead of his performance Dubliner James said he’s been feeling the pressure since fans have been calling him, ‘the human light at the end of the tunnel.’
James said: “I took photos on my Instagram account, it looks like a festival.
“They went all out for the stage”, he added, “I didn’t really think about what it was going to look like, we’ve all been in rehearsals for the last week trying to make it sound as good as possible.
“But it looks amazing, it’s going to be special.”
The audience will be safely distanced in Pods which are shaping the future for gigs to come.
Speaking to Ian Dempsey on Today FM on Thursday, James added: “Essentially they marked out the grass, so I think everyone who bought tickets gets their own pod.
“It’s a strange one, 500 people which is obviously a lot more than has been played in a long time here in a long time.
“So like over a huge field we were worried it would look a bit strange but I think the way they have done it, it will actually feel pretty good.
“When you’re in your little pod you do what you want, I’ve very much been learning about this in real time because it’s very much changing on a day to day basis.”
An historic moment for Ireland no doubt James Vincent will see himself on RTE’s Reeling in the Years performing Ireland’s first post lockdown gig.
He quipped: “The amount of texts I’ve gotten about Reeling in the Years, if we don’t end up on it I’ll be angry later.
“I certainly took a huge amount of my life for granted, I could go and play shows whenever and wherever I wanted across the world.
"Based on all the people who tried to get tickets last week, there’s obviously a huge appetite for this and the cathartic release from music that you get.
“We’re the centre of everyone’s attention so there’s a pressure and responsibility I feel to do a really good job.
“I feel like I’m representing our entire industry.”
