Floggy Molly
Grand Sierra Resort
Reno, NV
Feb. 19, 2023
by Dan Locke
My first year spending St. Patrick in Reno. They could at least dye the river green. But NO they had some of the best bands you can have for St. Patrick Day. Floggy Molly, Anti-Flag and Skinny Lister.
The show was at the Grand Sierra Resort. It was a sold out show with all 2700 seats sold out. Generally there is no pit for the show. But this time there was a Moshing Pit (an extreme style of dancing with which the crowd push, pull and slam each other as aggressive as they can get, causing some of the to fall to the flood. But being a good participant, someone would help them up and it starts all over again)
The first band was Skinny Lister an Folk Punk band with a true Irish sound. They give the audience a good start for the night. This was a band which I first saw at Riot Fest in Chicago and they did something there they could not do at the Grand Sierra Resort. The bass player crowd surfing with his double bass. That would have made the start of the show.
Next up we had Anti-Flag (which used to be a left-wing political activism have given way to bring a more positive message. The common people of the world are better off living in unity and people. They got the crowd rolling with songs from their 30 years of touring and some classics by the Clash and the Ramones.
And finally, the headlines came out Floggy Molly and you knew it would be a good time in the old town tonight. With lots of drunken Lullabies.
It was a great night of drinking with one of the best Irish bands leading the night. They started the night with (No More) Paddy’s Lament , John L. Sullivan and Drunken Lullabies. Then the mushing started, and it didn’t stop unlit the last note from Salty Dog. It was a wonderful night of enjoyment.
