By Allan Jones

I ARRIVED at the O2 last night to be greeted by the longest queue I have seen in the ten years I have been going to the venue. It should not have been a surprise as this is a band who over the years have sold out arenas around the world and are playing venues twice the size of this and have sold them out all over Europe this time round.

On stage at eight Jim Kerr announced ‘We have a lot of songs to play tonight so we have split the evening into two parts, please don’t go home when we leave the stage for the first time, it will be embarrassing’. With that they launched into a set of songs that would have pleased both hard core fans and new converts alike.

The light show, sound and performance were near flawless as befits a band that has been plying their trade for the past thirty years. Jim Kerr and Charlie ruled the stage for two and a half hours of dancing, sweating and singing, leaving the crowd exhausted and wanting more. A top night from a top band who can’t come back soon enough.