The wind in Limerick wasn’t so much blowing as thunderously whipping, leaving the senses wide open for the exhilarating night about to unfold.

From the swampy and sultry ‘Beyond Here Lies Nothing’ to the stark, haunting landscape of ‘Working Man’s Blues’, every song was powerful and full of intent.

Bob Dylan and his super tight Band were in magnificent form. The songs have shaped and shifted in many ways over the years and, according to the inherent spirit of change, it would be natural if the ears of those listening and the relationships to those songs had shifted too. Bob is relevant in the now, as the diversity of the audience in Thomond Park reflected.