A beer-throwing contest ensued as the lights went down in anticipation of a band that have caused a big fuss this year in NME.

Their infectious guitar hooks and vernacular vocals had the crowd bouncing, while the two frontmen spurred the crowd on with their Bez-like behaviour and Bez-like repertoire of the English language.

Drop lights provided the backdrop for Either Way, which threatens to be a generation-defining hit that The Stone Roses were masters of.

The guitar solos won't be worrying John Squire any time soon though, and they are as Hyde as they are Jekyll, their darker psychedelic moments frankly forgettable.

Phil Etheridge, the more enigmatic of the two frontmen, was genuinely overwhelmed by the crowd response on what was their final headlining tour date, and enjoyed it as much as the crowd when they launched into the mass singalong Two Lovers.

Before they entered the stage the sound system played classic Oasis, perhaps a signal of The Twang's mantra and ambition but also a reminder of what they must aspire to and begin to achieve before they get lost in the crowd.

Tom Whitman