Poor David Coverdale was ill and had to keep going off-stage; they managed about six songs and then he had to call it a day. They did promise to come back at a later date and finish the gig, though.

Although I’m not a fan as such – it was my mate Mark who wanted to go – I was quite looking forward to it and apart from the strobe lights flashing straight into my eyes I was getting into it.  At least I know what to expect now when they come back to do it over again.

I've had their current album for a while and it's grown on me; I was looking forward to the gig by the time Sunday came around. I have to admit I haven't heard enough of them to be able to recognise all of the songs that they performed, particularly the older stuff, but nonetheless it was a great performance.

The band, or at least Helen O, have an energy that permeated the packed crowd to such an extent that I had to move for my own safety (wimp!!!). Packed in like sardines the whole crowd swayed, surged and bobbed as one as the band ripped through a lively opening.

The setlist, and I'm going to have to accept that this is right because I don't know all the songs was, in no particular order:

• Date With The Night
• Warrior
• Maps
• Bang
• Artstar
• Cheated Hearts
• Black Tongue
• Down Boy
• Phenomena
• Gold Lion
• Turn Into
• Honey Bear
• Y Control
• Dudley

(I've lifted that off the message board on the YYY's site, blame "nobaloney" if it's not right)

The support acts were a mixed bag, neither of whom I'd heard of before.  Opening the show were Sean Na Na, who I liked, a traditional guitar band; and The Services, who I couldn't get into, two blokes with synthesizers and a cymbal.

All in all a good night out that would only have been better had I spoken to the hot girl stood behind me in the queue before the doors opened.