It feels f***ing amazing to be on stage...i will never stop gigs ...I wouldn’t be able to not do it
crowd were screaming that much. It was amazing.” Christy released his solo album The Man Who Stayed Alive last year and loved the process. He revealed: “We [the band] started to do a bit of an album and Hold On was one of the songs off that album, but then the pandemic happened and we couldn’t travel. “That’s how I ended up doing the solo album. I have done loads of stuff and I don’t blow my own trumpet about things but for me it’s a great album. “I have always wanted to see what would happen if I was on my own because when you are doing an album with a band everyone has an input. With this I could do whatever I wanted.”
When it comes to the band’s big 3Arena concert in September 2022 – which will see them headline to their biggest audience ever – Christy said he can’t wait.
However he admitted that despite really looking forward to it he actually prefers the intimacy of a small venue.
He said: “It’s a weird one, the 3Arena gig, because I find the smaller gigs are better, I like the intimacy.
“When we did Slane supporting Bowie and I remember walking out on stage and the nearest audience member was nearly the width of O’connell Street away from us. With the gigs, the bigger they get, yeah grand they are good for the ego, but from an artistic perspective the smaller ones are better.”
Aslan’s fans are among the most loyal in the business, but Christy remains critical of bigger radio stations who he says don’t give them the airplay they deserve.
He said: “Apart from The Late Late Show, RTE don’t really support Aslan.
“They have played This Is and Crazy World alright but if it wasn’t for the regional stations we would be f **** d. They are the ones who play Irish music. The likes of RTE play Westlife and U2 and that’s it.”
Asked if he’d consider a stint on Dancing With The Stars, like bandmate and guitarist Billy Mcguinness, Christy said it wouldn’t be his thing.
“Even if I was asked to go on it I wouldn’t, it’s just not for me really.
“Billy was great at it, but he has the right personality for it.”
Tickets for Aslan’s tour are on sale on at ticketmaster.ie.