Beautiful Ones

Suede at the Royal Albert Hall, London. 15 years since I last saw them.

Grinned when they started with She

Sang along to Trash

Jumped up and down to Animal Nitrate

Swayed side to side to The Wild Ones

Sang along to Trash

Shed a few tears to He's Gone and The Next Life

Umpteen other highlights.

A band that hadn't played together for 7 years but looked and sounded like they were at the peak of their powers.

Brett Anderson on fire, a man possessed, the rest of the band visibly enjoying themselves too.

The crowd as excited as a child on Christmas Eve - never before seen a standing ovation that lasted for 5 minutes half way through a gig.

Just astonishing...