Live: Manchester and Dublin

Live: Manchester and Dublin is the first live album by Rodrigo y Gabriela, a Mexican guitar duo.

Critical reception
The album was given a positive review by The Guardian, saying "There's a wild streak to these recordings I've not heard in previous performances by Rodrigo y Gabriela, and it's very welcome. This is a World Music album that swings." It was also included in their list of 1,000 albums to hear before you die.

Track listing
Track 1 ends with a reference to the ending of "Fight Fire with Fire". Track 4 contains an excerpt of "Seven Nation Army". Track 5 contains an excerpt of "Master of Puppets". Track 5 contains an excerpt of "Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho" (Al Di Meola/Paco De Lucia). Track 7 begins with an excerpt of "Dirty Window" and ends with references to "Of Wolf and Man" and live renditions of "Battery". Track 8 has a 1-minute silence starting at 5:05; The reasoning behind this is unknown.

Tracks 1-4 recorded in Manchester, UK, at Manchester Academy 2 on 12 February 2004. Tracks 5-8 recorded in Dublin, Ireland, at Christ Church Cathedral on 2 December 2003.

Personnel

 * Rodrigo y Gabriela
 * Rodrigo Sánchez – acoustic guitar
 * Gabriela Quintero – acoustic guitar


 * Additional performers
 * Zoë Conway – violin on tracks 5–8, vocals on track 8.
 * Ruth O'Leary – violin on tracks 7–8.


 * Production
 * Produced by Rodrigo y Gabriela
 * Live engineering by Graham Higgins
 * Mixed by Neil Causier and Colin Sullivan
 * Mastered by Robyn Robins
 * Video directed and edited by David O'Rourke
 * Video shot by O'Rourke, Mark Rubbathan, Craig Rubbathan, Dean Lochner, Conn Holohan
 * Cover concept by Rodrigo y Gabriela
 * Design and photography by Marcus Byrne
 * Live agent – Paul Wilson at CAA
 * Accountant – Anthony Casey
 * Management – Niall Muckian