Thousands of fans packed out the NEC for an energetic set by everyone’s favourite boy band McFly, celebrating their time at the top with a Greatest Hits tour.

I have never set myself up as their most devoted fan but even I was surprised by the number of songs I was singing along to.

There were boos towards the end of last night’s show – but only because they announced they were doing just one more song and the mostly glammed-up female audience was disappointed the set would not be going on until the early hours.

Coming on stage to a Bee Gees track, the McFly boys are truly great performers. Launching into an impressive back catalogue, and on Dougie’s 20th birthday, it was a great show. All their famous tracks were featured, as expected from a greatest hits tour, such as Obviously, one of their several number ones, and Transylvania, which was dedicated to the X Factor’s Rhydian.

Moving from the main stage to a central pit (a bonus for those in the cheap seats according to Tom) was an inspired move, only slightly messed up by distracting visuals at the front.

A cover of Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now, released by the boys as a single, and a quite brilliant version of Rihanna’s Umbrella were highlights. Time to buy that Greatest Hits CD for me, then.

Picture by Jason Sheldon