Van Morrison: Hammersmith Odeon, London

NOT UNREASONABLY I've always associated middle-aged corpulence and material over-indulgence with the death of desire to develop; we witness the long drawn-out demise of our childhood heroes, and recognise that musically they approach the AOR end. Yet on this very stage, in successive months, two corpulent Irishmen – Christy Moore and tonight Van Morrison – have given performances flickering with light.