Dervish Tickets

It was great, beyond expectations!Her voice was so beautiful.

The way the evening unfolded was perplexing. There was no printed program nor MC and so one didn't know exactly what to expect! It opened with an excellent duo of 'Maritimers' on piano and violin which lasted some 25 minutes. They then left the stage and the lights came on with no explanation. Stage hands them took out the piano and set up gear for the next performers -- were they to be the Dervish, and how long would we have to wait? Some 20-25 minutes later, the lights dimmed and Dervish appeared. The main attraction had begun! The music was great but I was disappointed that at least some familiar Irish tunes were neither played nor sung nor that the the audience was engaged to sing along except during the encore. My wife and i were sitting in the first balcony centre which was great in theory, but I am 6 feet tall with a long back and size 13 feet and found my seat to be most uncomfortable (the seats were obviously designed for smaller people like my wife!). Furthermore the seat back design forced me to slouch forward (my wife came to the rescue with her wrap which she put behind my centre back), but not being able to put my feet under the seat in front, I felt jammed in like a sardine which in turn led to sore knees (this is the first time that we have sat in the balcony and as far as I am concerned, it will be the last!). In sum the program was fine but did need fine tuning -- and the seat was most uncomfortable for me which did not add to my enjoyment of our evening out!

The show was excellent. However, the stage was black and the walls behind the band was black. I feel it needed to be brighter.

Absolutely a great evening at the Dervish concert. Energy. Humour. Toe tapping and clapping. The five musicians generated lots of powerful rhythms and Cathy Jordan their singer, drummer and spokesperson was so energetic and entertaining.

Great opening act. But. By leaving 30 minutes plus between the opening act and dervish left people restless. Was there enough time to use the bathroom or get a drink? When we’re they coming on? The band seemed to be just phoning it in. At one point my wife nudged next to point out at least three people who were sleeping in our row. Musician Friends of mine said they went to meet them after the show and said they wish that hadn’t. They were cold and dismissive. I would have paid no more than $40 to see them, and their performance was no where near their recorded work on albums. We were left disappointed.

The show was supposed to start at 7:30. There had been no (or only small-type) notice of a warm-up act (who was fine by the way). But Dervish did not hit the stage till around 8:15. That's unacceptable.

While I LOVED the show itself, I was very disappointed to be in the last row while SEVERAL and I mean VERY MANY other seats sat empty the entire night!! I bought 2 tickets on line and was not given any other options when buying!!!