Rockhal

Rockhal lived up to its name. Standing only in the stalls—which immediately upped the room's rock-and-roll credentials; a luxurious backstage: timber floors, fitted kitchen units, an expensive looking corner sofa that comfortably seated six—no TÅGARP uplighters here. Andy comments that he could live in a place like this (although what subsequent acts would make of a resident Glaswegian dressing room hermit who quaffs all their red wine is interesting to consider.)

Del Amitri stock has never been high in the French speaking world so we had no expectation that this would be anything like the Hydro shows but the room sounds good and the Simple Minds' VIPs at the barrier put on a good show of enjoying the proceedings on the stage while they waited for their heroes. There were even a few phone torches swaying in the darkness during 'Nothing Ever Happens'.