Thursday, May 25th @ the Granada Theater in Dallas Texas was definately a night to remember! I drove over 4 1/2 hours to get there and waited outside in 98+ heat for 2 more hours just to see these guys from Ireland/Scotland. Boy, was it worth every miserable minute!!!! This was probably the BEST concert I've ever attended! Opening at 8pm was a band from the UK called The Duke Spirit (the lead singer definitely has a Janis Joplin vibe to her) and they rocked....so much in fact that I ended up buying their cd after the show. If you haven't heard of them, www.dukespirit.com check it out. Next up was a US band called Augustana (they have one song that gets played called "Boston" I think)....once again I wasn't dissappointed and ended up with yet another new cd to add to my collection (www.augustanamusic.com) Even though both opening bands were great....I was ready for Snow Patrol. This was my second time to see the guys perform in the States (Last May @ the House of Blues in New Orleans with Athlete was a wicked night!) Gary Lightbody and crew tore the flippin' walls down!!! We were in the pit, and the long wait was worth it since we ended up at the front, center stage! The new tracks they performed from "Eyes Open" were awesome, as well as the old "Final Straw" takes. Not only was the concert flippin' brilliant, we got to meet all 3 bands after the show (and I got my pic taken with Gary Lightbody!!! I can die a happy woman now!) Anyway....back to the grind!