After freezin' our bollox off at the seats at the back of The Point, The Datsuns decided to set up stage when they should've been playin'!! More waiting!! When they did kick off they put on an energetic show and seemed to get the crowd going ok. Not my kinda band but the lead guitarist can play alright even though each lead break turned into the same solo?? - Maybe that's just me. Anyhow I didn't hear anything to make me rush out and buy their stuff. I suppose it Passed a half hour anyway.

VR hit the stage under the banner 'Rock 'n Fuckin Roll' after a G'n'R style intro from an announcer. As expected Slash gets the biggest roar as the band appear one by one, before ripping into 'Sucker Train Blues' whilst blinding the crowd with strobes. 'Do it for the Kids' and 'Headspace' followed with the crowd in full voice right from song 1, line 1. Weiland came complete with an Axl style WW2 German officer hat as sported by the latter in the famous 'Live at the Roxy' video (Piss take?) and a loudhailer used to belt them out. Superhuman next up, followed by the Stone Temple Pilots (ST) song 'Crackerman' and the manic 'Dirty Little Thing'. 'Illegal I Song' broke out into a full blown Slash solo on the voxbox. The pace slowed a little but certainly not the energy levels for 'Fall To Pieces', quickly stepping right back up for 'LovingThe Alien' and 'Big Machine'. The crowd went ape at the intro to 'It's So Easy'. "If you liked that one you'll love this one" sez Duff - The band then broke into STP's 'Sex Type Thing' which rocked the house. The set completed with 'Set Me Free' before the band left for a breather.

They howled for more and they got it - semi unplugged - 'Yesterday's' intro teased us but in came 'Used To Love Her' with a bluesy acoustic solo before 'You Got No Right' complete with Slash in top hat and twin neck. And then they left again.

Again they howled - we all knew Slither was to come but the roof nearly lifted as Sorum started the drum intro to G 'n' R's 'You Could be Mine' but no.... up came 'Mr Brownstone' !! The crowd went mental and the band finally completed the night with 'Slither'. A frantic end to a manic night.

Weiland was superb, Slash was - well - Slash!, Duff strutted as Duff does, Sorum was faultless and the guy nobody talks about, Kushner, was excellent. The stage/lights was top and the energy levels were sky high throughout. A great Rock 'n' fuckin' Roll show and a brilliant start to the year.