The dance anthems pulsating around the old Wesleyan chapel were perhaps more at home in a long since lost Manchester venue. But Orbital's Hacienda infused rave set was no less captivating in the stunning surroundings of the Albert Hall.
Since releasing their first single in 1990, Orbital, formed by brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll, have become influential masters of the genre, outliving the old yacht warehouse by many decades. Having twice split up and reformed in that more than 30 year period, the electro pioneers are back firing on all cylinders with their latest and tenth album, Optical Delusion.
As 9pm approached in the old church, tonight's congregation were ready for a different type of worship. Orbital's trademark head torch glasses came into view and the siblings made their way onto a huge raised platform.
