Music: The View/Amy Macdonald, George Square, Glasgow

Star rating: **** Spirits were high (and flowing) when wee Glasgow songstress Amy Macdonald took the stage and shyly asked the howling revellers if they minded about the rain. Whatever response they made was lost in the cacophony of cheering as she strummed confidently into the opening bars of This is the Life and her full, husky alto launched into the title track from her album. All tentativeness was gone as she belted out her folksy, poppy hits Mr Rock and Roll and L.A. to the damp, drunken and delirious crowd. Macdonald's performance went from concert to singalong when she branched out into cover territory, giving The Killers' Mr Brightside a brazen, troubadour-ish turn, her voice reminiscent of a blender-full of Linda Perry, Grace Slick, Natalie Merchant and a fireside balladeer. Macdonald announced the release of her next single, Run, before smoothly transitioning into that down-tempo, rhythmic lay and ended her set with a high note and a lot of new fans.