In Photos: Sufjan Stevens + DM Stith @ The Olympia Theatre, Dublin (17.05.11)

Sufjan Stevens certainly knows how to put on a show. Backed by around a dozen illuminous Tron-suited horn players/pianists/drummers/backing singers, the Michigan native emerged onto the Olympia stage wearing impressively large wings (naturally), before launching into a two hour-long set accompanied by trippy visuals and made up almost exclusively of his All Delighted People 'EP' and The Age Of Adz LP. Mark Earley and his fellow photographers were booted out of the pit after just three songs, so there's no confetti, monkey masks or spacesuits here, but there was still more than enough happening onstage to make for some excellent shots. Musically speaking, though, were we the only ones who found the show a little hit-and-miss until 'Impossible Soul' arrived? More on that tomorrow - for now click on any of the images below to enjoy Mark's photos, starting with a couple taken of ever-excellent opening act DM Stith.