The Fratellis, O2 Institute, Birmingham - review with pictures

First up to warm the crowd piling into the steadily-filling room, however, was support act Texas duo Black Pistol Fire.

From the first chords of their set, the pair stunned everyone in the room with rich vocals, hair-raising drum sections and jaw-dropping guitar stunts performed by talented front-man Kevin McKeown.

Kevin had the audience bellowing with glee as he dropped into a back bend, launched into the crowd and was carried on one audience member's shoulders - all while playing intricate and polished guitar solos.

After a long and winding introduction that whipped the crowd into a frenzy, The Fratellis ran onto the stage and began their energetic set.

A Fratellis show is more like a party than a live music performance - it's the chance to have a dance with a complete stranger and sing until you have a sore throat, yet no one has more fun than the band themselves.

The group may not have addressed the crowd directly during the show, yet still had every audience member wrapped around their finger. Every simple dance move across the stage or singular note played by the band incited raucous cheers from the room; and the trio lapped up every second.

The Fratellis showcased a variety of tracks from the brand new release, from the toe-tapping Sugartown to Starcrossed Losers, mixed with fan-favourites such as country-tinged We Need Medicine, hair-raising hit Creepin' Up The Backstairs and hip-shaking song Henrietta.

Each track, both old and new, was delivered with the same fast-paced guitar hooks, rolling drum beats and polished vocals that the band are best known for - and they all had the crowd dancing throughout the entire set.

Slow songs such as Whistle for the Choir and the rousing Baby Fratelli saw the entire room bathed in phone torch light, as everyone sang the anthemic choruses until the walls of the venue shook.

To cries of 'play Chelsea!' the band returned to the stage one last time to treat fans to tracks such as C****y Boys, City Girls and a cover of Dion's Runaround Sue, before playing arguably their most popular song.

The Fratellis only had to play the first iconic notes of Chelsea Dagger before the entire room was a sea of thrashing bodies, all imitating the well-known introductory chords of the song.

Ending their set with the whole room charged by the electric atmosphere, The Fratellis showed that they still know how to rock a room more than a decade after they burst onto the music scene.