(As published for Bournemouth Daily Echo)

AFTER lacklustre support act Palladium obtained a lukewarm reception, The Feeling had a lot of work to do. However, they immediately dazzled their audience with a stage show featuring neon signs, disco balls and a mirrored piano.

Opening with I Thought It Was Over, frontman Dan Gillespie-Sells captivated his sold-out audience with an a capella finish to the current single. They then embarked on Never Be Lonely as Gillespie-Sells launched into an intangibly long note that he held on to with perfection.

Gillespie-Sells performed a solo rendition of Strange and the band returned for Together In Electric Dreams, and 2006 single Love It When You Call.

The Feeling's encore took the audience by surprise, as the band donned white marching band outfits and walked around the venue playing a percussion opening to We Can Dance. They then finished with their own version of Video Killed The Radio Star.

After an 8-month silence from The Feeling, I thought it was over... but it's not!

Allana Cutter