Trevor Horn @ Royal Festival Hall..

Last night Stuart, Jo, Dave and I went to see Trevor Horn and crew perform at the Royal Festival Hall on London's glitzy South Bank.

All the hits, all the covers, and all the (unnecessary) reinterpretations you could hope for. As ever with a Trevor Horn gig, the sound was amazing. He recreates his studio on stage - complete with computers, eight-piece string orchestra, backing vocalists, and all the sound engineers you could throw a stick at.

We sang, we jiggled about a bit, he laughed, we sang some more.

Great fun. And nostalgia by the bucket load.

First Half
Two Tribes (Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover) (with Matt Cardle)
Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles song) (Trevor Horn vocals)
Cry (Godley & Creme cover) (with Roberto Angrisani)
Rubber Bullets (10cc cover) (with Lol Creme)
It's Different for Girls (Joe Jackson cover) (with Steve Hogarth)
Ashes to Ashes (David Bowie cover) (with Steve Hogarth)
All the Things She Said (t.A.T.u. cover) (with Izzy Chase) (Also with Kate Holmes)
Slave to the Rhythm (Grace Jones cover) (with Matt Cardle) (Also with Izzy Chase)
The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover) (with Matt Cardle)
Living in the Plastic Age (Buggles song) (Trevor Horn vocals)
I'm Not in Love (10cc cover) (with Matt Cardle) (Lol Creme on keyboards)
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Tears for Fears cover) (with Steve Hogarth)

Second Half
Owner of a Lonely Heart (Yes song) (Trevor Horn vocals)
Brothers in Arms (Dire Straits cover) (with Danny Cummings) (with Michael MacNeil on accordion)
Rhythm of My Heart (René Shuman cover) (with Roberto Angrisani) (with Michael MacNeil on accordian)
Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen cover) (with Kate Holmes) (Preceded by a snippet of Preceded by a snippet of "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen, Bossa Nova style)
Since You Been Gone (Russ Ballard cover) (with Russ Ballard) (Preceded by a snippet of a Scottish reel)
God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You (Argent cover) (with Russ Ballard)
Girls on Film (Duran Duran cover) (with Izzy Chase) (Also with Kate Holmes)
Kiss from a Rose (Seal cover) (with Steve Hogarth)
Blue Monday (New Order cover) (with Steve Hogarth)
Relax (Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover) (with Matt Cardle)

Encore:
Money for Nothing (Dire Straits cover) (with Danny Cummings)