Verdict: Five stars
Something special happens when a Scottish band returns for a homecoming gig.
And Clydebank quartet Wet Wet Wet created something simply spectacular for their home crowd when they graced the stage at Glasgow's SSE Hydro with their The Big Picture tour on Saturday night.
"This must be Glasgow," beamed frontman Marti Pellow who summed up the incredible atmosphere instantly in just one sentence.
The handsome singer might have been suffering from a chest infection earlier in the week, which forced the band to cancel their first show in 30 years in Cardiff, but his flawless voice captured the room from the moment he stepped on stage.
Opening up with East of the River, Wishing I Was Lucky, Sweet Surrender and Julie Says, the velvet tones of Pellow's vocals sent shivers through the crowd, and proved why the band have lasted longer than most of their 80s contemporaries.
With his smooth on-stage demeanour, Pellow won over the hearts of the audience as he was the ultimate showman on hits Angel Eyes, With A Little Help From My Friends and Goodnight Girl which echoed through the arena as the crowd sang along.
Don't Want To Forgive Me Now was a highlight and proved that Wet Wet Wet's sound has stood the test of time.
The unique sounds doesn't exist, however, without the influence of drummer Tommy Cunningham, bassist Graeme Clark, keyboardist Neil Mitchell and unofficial memeber guitarist Graeme Duffin who together with Pellow create an on-stage chemistry you can't take your eyes off.
The group ended with the track that sealed their top of the pops status, Love is All Around, and Pellow sang it the way you expect a great song to be sung.
A selfie with the crowd captured the end of a brilliant night but photo aside the fans will have the memories from the show which has to be one of the Wets' greatest Scottish shows to date.
THANK YOU GLASGOW @TheSSEHydro GOODNIGHT! #WWWTheBigPicture #WetsOnTour #WetWetWet #TheBigPictureTour pic.twitter.com/LkuvtM1Xg6
— Wet Wet Wet (@wetwetwetuk) March 12, 2016
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