A Belfast Evening With Eels

Indie Rock Pioneers Slip Into Something More Comfortable

Riding the success of his critically acclaimed autobiography ‘Things The Grandchildren Should Know’, Mark “E” Everett has been further exploring his past with a series of lauded gigs entitled “An Evening With Eels”.

This Wednesday, the travelling sideshow calls at Mandela Hall, and although details of what will be on offer are sketchy, it is most likely that E will be performing with a multi-talented sidekick introduced as “The Chet”.
Although E told AU to expect the Belfast gig to be “more on the intimate side than the hard-rocking side”, previous shows have featured a mixture of stripped-back versions of Eels classics and hidden gems along with balls-out renditions of ‘Souljacker Part 1’ and ‘Flyswatter’.

There have also been bizarre interludes during which The Chet recites extracts from E’s recently published memoirs. Part of the joy of an Eels gig is the potential to veer off on inspired tangents, so no matter what happens on the night, it should still be a hoot.

An Evening With Eels hits Mandela Hall on March 19.

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