THE glorious Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom was awash with leather jackets, checked shirts and fake tan.
But then a guaranteed sing-a-long, swagger-fuelled gig is hard to come by on a Saturday night, so serious effort must be made.
Miles Kane, who once stood in the shadows of Alex Turner, did not disappoint.
He has built up a number of 1960s-influenced pop hits so catchy that you feel you know them before you've even heard them.
Rearrange is one of them. This opener kicked the intergenerational crowd into a frenzy, prompting cider to fly through the air.
The indie anthem Inhaler sounded bass-heavy in a good way and everyone seemed to know the words to First of My Kind, the lead song from Kane's newest EP.
The 26-year-old's talent was showcased even more by his guitar skills.
He proved Britpop-style singers can do more than just warble into the mic while looking cool.
During the ballads, including My Fantasy, a few lighters were held aloft – as people petered off to the bar.
An encore of single Come Closer was tantalizing.
It was short and sweet – Kane was on stage for just over an hour – but that seemed to work perfectly.
The only disappointment was his decision not to play the Beatles' Hey Bulldog, a song so etched into his set list that the fans now expect it at every gig.
The highlight of my night was Kane's version of a French classic executed in translated English.
Jacque Dutronc's Le Responsable sounded so fresh and energetic it almost made the Barras feel like they were built yesterday.
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