Thursday, December 10th, 1998: The Tivoli Theatre, Dublin

Wednesday, December 2th, 1998: The Mean Fiddler, Dublin 

Saturday, November 21st, 1998: Temple Bar Music Centre 

Wednesday, November 4th, 1998: The Bloody Stream Pub, Howth, Co. Dublin.  

Wednesday, October 7th, 1998: The Bloody Stream Pub, Howth, Co. Dublin

Sunday, September 20th, 1998: The Bloody Stream Pub, Howth, Co. Dublin.  

Friday, May 1st, 1998: The Bankers Bar, Dublin.
(Robert Crosbie solo)   

Live Recording
In November 1998, Lotus played a gig in the Bloody Stream in Howth, Co. Dublin. Luckily this gig was captured on tape in its entirety. While the quality of the recording is not perfect (the drums are too low in the mix), it is still exciting to listen to and musically it was an excellent gig. It demonstrates just how tight Lotus were as a live band, and although this was not their best gig, it gives an good indication of how Lotus sounded live back in 1998.
  
Robert Crosbie - Vocals, guitar
Mark Lillis - Bass
Johnny Lappin - Drums

Recorded: 4/11/98

1. You & I
2. Let Me See You
3. When You're Feeling
4. Don't Want You To Change
5. We Don't Have To Be Together
6. Peace Of Mind
7. Get Back
8. To See You Fall
9. Gone Away Tonight
10. I Could Never Love You
11. Wicked Game
12. Aeroplanes
13. Want To Know
14. Break
15. One Life To Live
(encore)
16. Under Your Spell
17. She Bangs The Drums

The tape features a solo performance of the song "To See You Fall", which was never played by the band. This is a great ballad but unfortunately the sound is in mono for the first half of the track. It eventually comes back to stereo.

The other originals featured are "I Could Never Love You", a great rock number which would have sat happily on the "Lotus" LP; and the unrecorded "Break", from the "Secret" LP. This song is a huge rocking moment, full of energy and heavy guitar. It certainly shook the ceiling! 

Also played are 3 cover songs - a rockin' and rollin' version of the Beatles "Get Back", a superb rock version of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game", and the crowd pleasing Stone Roses classic "She Bangs The Drums" as the encore.

All in all this gig shows a band full of energy and confidence, with songs to match. Paul Byrne says: "It was a very exciting gig - like witnessing an early punk group. The crowd were very receptive, which was unusual considering they played only 3 covers."

This gig was actually the second last Lotus gig in the '98 line up: the next two were in the Mean Fiddler and the Tivoli Theatre.