The Basildon boys delivered a career spanning set featuring such perennial favourites as ‘Enjoy The Silence’, ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ and ‘Personal Jesus’ while material from last year’s ‘Memento Mori’ took on a new life in such a huge live setting.

Ahead of her first Irish headline show (Whelan’s 7th May) special guest Nadine Shah impressed the early comers with a selection from her rich back catalogue and songs from her forthcoming ‘Filthy Underneath’ album.