The Modfather himself Paul Weller was back in Manchester last night as he delivered an impressive two hour set that ranged from The Jam, The Style Council, his early solo material and more recent tracks to a packed out audience at The Apollo.
With energy that belies his 63 years, and looking as cool as ever, he moved effortlessly from piano to guitars - to tambourine even - his distinctive voice and spine tingling tone as polished and commanding as ever before.
For the nostalgic mods in the audience there was The Jam's That's Entertainment and A town Called Malice, real crowd pleasers, with an enthusiastic crowd moving along to the beat. Weller also delivered the up-tempo Style Council hit Shout to the Top as well as Have You Ever Had It Blue and his more recent, 2012 track Fat pop, from the album of the same name.
