After a slow one-and-a-half-hours spent listening to a dub reggae loop in the dark, we were subjected to blinding white searchlights. Bauhaus were here.
The disorientating lighting only served to enhance the effect of the hypnotic music as the show began.
Enigmatic frontman Pete Murphy (tonight sporting a cropped military jacket which any young 'indie' pretender would be proud of) has lost none of his ability to entertain.
His haunting vocals was matched by the energy with which he moved around the stage climbing on and off PA stacks.
When someone in the crowd threw a beer onstage he called on them to "show yourself" before throwing it back at them.
The rest of the band were also amazing in creating the orchestral backdrop to Murphy's performance.
The crowd pulsated as the band worked through the set, which included goth classics such as She's In Parties and Kick In The Eye.
Encore tracks included Joy Division's Transmission dedicated to the late Ian Curtis, a interpretation of T-Rex's Telegram Sam and the far more faithful rendition of Bowie's Ziggy Stardust.
After a long wait they returned to the stage once more with the song that made them - the brooding Bela Lugosi's Dead, for which Murphy sported a long cloak.
Well worth the wait.
Kerry McGregor (Burnout)
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