They're a little bit older than when we last saw them and despite
numerous commitments away from the band, McFly still know how to throw a
great party!
Fresh from running the London Marathon in an impressive 3h 31 the
day before, drummer Harry Judd (who also lifted the Strictly Come
Dancing trophy in 2011) and the boys hosted a show that actually lived
up to its billing as The Best of McFly.
Leaping about the stage like loons they were as full of energy as
they were in the early days, which, to be fair, is now a whopping ten
years ago! But with hits like Five Colours in Her Hair sparking a
crackle through the crowd there was no danger of anything less.
Right from the off, with a beautiful vocal rendition of That
Girl, Tom, Danny, Dougie and Harry held the young audience in the palm
of their hand.
It's an energetic greatest hits tour to promote their latest album,
Memory Lane, which features a taste of unreleased material the band
particularly like, alongside their early hits Obviously, All About You,
One For The Radio and Party Girl.
Whether you think they're pop-punk or a 21st Century Monkees, the
audience adored them, feasting on their energy to rock the auditorium.
Aside from the core teenage clientele, there was a smattering of middle
aged fans too – and of course, the mums who needed little persuading to
get out to enjoy the music, the banter and the bouncing in the stalls.
Away from the recording studio these savvy lads – two of whom had
auditioned for Busted before settling on McFly – have been busy. Harry
also took part in the Olympic Torch Relay Run, while Dougie Poynter was
named King of the Jungle in I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.
But this is now – and the tour everyone has been waiting for,
bringing the excitement of tracks from five albums and seven UK No.1
singles and racks up the anticipation of a new album for this summer.
The biggest cheers was reserved for the last three numbers of the evening.
Their biggest hit Love is Easy featured with Comic Relief single
All About You in a strong encore, which slowed things down a little
after over 100 minutes of music with The Heart Never Lies to close.
The Vamps, as support, did a grand job warming up the Concert
Hall and we'll be hearing more from them as they've just signed to EMI.
