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Last Days of Death Country, the Limerick band chosen to open the show impressed with their no-nonsense live run-thru of tracks from their ‘Mode and Effect’ EP including Seasick Steve who remained backstage to check out the band’s set. Next up Alabama 3 stormed thru a brilliant set of their acid-country groove, most notable ‘My name is Johnny Cash’ and ‘Vietnamistan’. Seasick Steve claimed he is an old dog and not about to learn any new tricks as he started the ‘Doghouse Boogie’, and with the best received show of the supporting cast, all messy blues and beaten up battered guitars he has enough tricks in his bag right now. With just Seasick Steve on guitar and Dan Magnusson on drums the duo make sweet racket and new song ‘Burning Up’ rocked the gathering crowd. [...]