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I was really excited to attend Beatles by Candlelight at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin last Friday, but the experience was hugely disappointing. The sound quality was dreadful. I could barely hear the singers, and while I’m sure they have good voices, it was impossible to appreciate them. It felt as though there hadn’t been a proper soundcheck and they were trying to fix the sound as they went along. It completely ruined the experience, and I left during the interval. Having previously attended a Candlelight concert organised by a different company, with thousands of candles and beautiful music performed by string musicians - one of the most beautiful live music experiences I’ve ever had - I was expecting something special. Instead, the performance felt more like a wedding band trying to get the crowd going, with just a couple of barely noticeable candles and none of the atmosphere or elegance I had hoped for. The cathedral is a stunning venue, but the sound and style of the performance made this a very frustrating and disappointing evening.

Saw Voices of Valjean at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, it was a pity that the show didn't live up to the venue. Seating was very poor, uncomfortable, all on the same level which meant that unless you were in the front rows you couldn't see anything. Main artist loved the sound of his own voice and talked far too much instead of singing which was why people were there. Even talked over one of the other artists singing "Some Enchanted Evening", it turned out to be a rather disappointing evening.

Attended Mowtown concert Durham Cathedral Saturday evening 3rd October and left feeling really disappointed. Thought there would be some really good mowtown songs sang but unfortunately this was not the case. It was an expensive evening and we feel it was not worth it.

Disappointing evening at Bowie by candlelight Gloucester Cathedral. The band is probably ok but it was difficult to tell as the sound was so poor, very difficult/near impossible to hear what was being said or sung. So much reverb being used in an already reverberant venue! As for candles I think we had more on our granddaughters 3rd birthday cake.

Sadly Eagles by Candlelight at Worcester was awful. Sound was terrible. Too quiet. Voices were not strong enough . Inaudible lyrics. The last straw was the female singer screeching through an Eagles song, that was simply too big for her. They lost the audience after 3 songs. We left at the interval.

I bought 4 tickets for the Queen concert in Chester Cathedral on Thursday 10th September at 1930. The venue is excellent however the quality of the concert wasn't and we left at the interval. The main issues were the sound quality (unbalanced sound stage with poor instrument recognition, the lead guitar wasn't loud enough or had clarity, a key requirement for Queen songs). Sorry to say that only one of the singers gave a true representation of Queen vocals with the other two singers giving their own interpretations of the songs. I never complain but I felt cheated at the quality of this concert which was part of my 70th Birthday celebrations and wasn't cheap!

I bought two tickets in April 2026 for a tribute Queen concert which was advertised and had tickets on sale for Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin for Saturday the 5th September. I noticed this week that Franki Vallie is being advertised for this venue at this time. I have been trying to contact the organisers of the event to get my money refunded and the event organisers have not even answered my emails or messages. I would not advise anybody to trust the organisers of these candlelight events.

Tina Turner (Dixie Daye) St Albans Cathedral 22 August 2026. This is the worst concert I have ever been to. She didn't even resemble Tina Turner, she can't sing and her wig was like a blonde afro. Absolutely awful, total waste of money. It was so bad we walked out after 25 minutes just couldn't bear to listen any longer. Don't give up your day job Dixie !!