Counting Crows lead singer Adam Duritz reminisced on the 'drunken nights' in a popular Dublin nightclub as he reflected on time spent in Ireland during the band's impressive career.
The group, known for hits such as Accidentally In Love, Mr Jones, Colorblind and A Long December, play Dublin's 3Arena Tuesday, October 18 as part of a string of European shows.
Adam spoke to Dublin Live about his love for performing, touring Europe and his memories of being in Ireland, including nights in Lillie's Bordello in Dublin.
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"I've played 3Arena when it was the Point Depot, I don't even know how many times. Many gigs at the Olympia and tonne at the Point Depot," he said.
"Our tour manager is from Cork and he's been with us since April of 1994. Ireland was always like a second home. The very first time we went there, we were surrounded by friends and family.
"Even when we weren't big, even the people who came to see us were so passionate about us. Anywhere we were in Ireland, it was always so amazing."
Revealing that the band had many a "drunken" night at Lillie's Bordello, which used to be open on Grafton Street, Adam told us a hilarious story involving a huge bill at the famous club.
"One of my favourite memories of it was we had a long night there after playing Slane one year," he said.
"Somehow we ditched our piano player and he ended up paying the bill on his credit card and when we got home from the tour, the credit card bill came and his wife nearly killed him because she saw this huge bill from some place called Lillie's Bordello and she thought he had been in a whore house.
"You can imagine if your husband came home and there was a several thousand dollar bill from Lillie's Bordello."
Counting Crows have already been hitting the road in America with their The Butter Miracle Tour.
Speaking about bringing the tour to Europe, Adam revealed: "This tour has a few places we've never played before in Europe which is pretty bizarre at this point in our career.
"European tours are kind of the thing that makes it magic. You can always imagine playing a gig in your hometown or around America. But the idea that your music might travel to foreign lands... that's the thing that makes it really like, I'm a rock star."
Adam also explained how he has found himself "choked up" when playing to audiences following the pandemic.
He said: "This last year or so, I've been really knocked out by it.
"I don't know if I ever took it for granted before but it I don't think it ever really hit me like this."
Tickets for Counting Crows at Dublin's 3Arena are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
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