With some 30 years of talent in the bank this was always going to be a monster of a gig.
A lively set and an enthusiastic crowd at Rock City were the perfect ingredients for a blast in Nottingham as part of the 30 Years of Thunder tour.
Bringing the very best from their past, music from the current album (even if it's now almost three years old) and a taste of things to come, these four accomplished musicians ruled the stage for two full hours.
Classics including I Wanna Be Somebody, Chainsaw Charlie and Blind in Texas reminded us all to dig out he back catalogue and crank the system up to No 11.
Blackie Lawless may finally be looking his age but he's still got the voice and musicianship to lead his troops through classics sounds and more.
A Crimson Idol medley was well-placed in the middle of the set, while the appearance of Blackie's moving mic stand is always a pleasure!
A superb stage show with video backdrops made the event a real occasion, despite the 10pm curfew which led to a rather sudden end after the more than welcome encores.
There was still time for a crashing drum solo from Mike Dupke while Doug Blair on lead guitar showed us of why live music is best. Mike Duda on bass completed the line-up.
