Hue and Cry

Approaching the venue, the incomparable Belfast Empire, I am pretty sure I saw Hue and Cry’s Greg Kane lounging on a fire escape to the rear of the building, soaking up the rays.

Never shy of stepping down new musical avenues, Hue & Cry have, in the past, dipped their toes into folk, country, Latin, jazz and even drum’n’bass.

They played to a packed Birmingham Town Hall and the Kane brothers looked every inch stars; I thought at the time they would end up being Britain's greatest export and Pat Kane would be the next Elvis.

Glasgows Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland

New fans alerted by Open Soul stood alongside 80s originals renewing alliances and appreciating the catalogue peppering the set.