Outdoor concert with 500 people to take place in Dublin
500 people will attend an outdoor concert in Dublin tonight - in the first trial event taking place outdoors this summer.
It's the country's first gig with a live audience in 15 months, and is taking place in Iveagh Gardens from 7 pm.
Dublin singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow will be the star performer.
It's being run by the National Concert Hall - and chief executive Robert Read says precautions are being taken.
"We are having staggered entry and departure times.
"We have a lot of our front of house team on site to ensure that people are observing physical distancing.
"We have pods marked out on the lawn, there's about 150-180 of those, so that people can be maintained within a small perimeter."
James Vincent McMorrow says he couldn't sleep last night ahead of the show.
"I mean, I'm nervous, I'm really unsure because it's been so long since we played.
"It's that thing where you get so used to it, but now everything feels so brand new, I've got this nervous feeling in the pit of my stomach - it's all kind of coming back!"
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