Shakin' Stevens

IN THESE days of high concept tribute shows and album anniversary celebrations, the notion of a good old-fashioned greatest hits tour is almost quaint – but then Shakin’ Stevens is a traditional kind of guy, a throwback anachronism even at the time of his utmost chart success in the 1980s.

The crowd seemed to be loving every minute of it, and almost everyone was standing up and dancing by the time the last track of the first half of the set, Cry Just a Little Bit, was played.

Shakin’ Stevens, Cadogan Hall, ‘One of the last standard bearers of a dying form’

It's a big room for the ‘bard from Bedford', resplendent in a suitably showbiz spangling top. Danni Nichol is comfortable in a room that houses both the UK snooker championships and Amy MacDonald in a few weeks.

Wales, UK

It’s a question that has vexed me for almost a decade.

Glasgow, Scotland