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Prominent southern rockers The Maine take the audience through a journey back a good few years to when the quintet were mostly known for their ultra-contagious pop punk style with songs ‘This Is The End’ and ‘I Must Be Dreaming’ off debut album Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop. Frontman John O’Callaghan has matured since their early days and his vocals have that perfect balance of being truly ripe as well as being excessively enchanting. It’s reassuring to see even the oldest of songs being greeted with a sing along from fans in the audience.

After opening the set with ‘Identify’ and ‘My Heroine’, marking their change over to a more dirty, washed down rock sound where guitarists Kennedy Brock and Jared Monaco compliment their mix of heavy and certainly effective talent. The band just seem to effortlessly mould together. This journey doesn’t miss out the platform for 2010’s album release Black and White playing fan favourites ‘Listen To Your Heart’ and ‘Don’t Stop Now’ which seems to be where the band shine the brightest, with undoubtedly great lyrics and lively rhythms making their set a hell of a good one.

Winding down with ‘While Listening To Rock and Roll’, ‘Into Your Arms’ and ‘Misery’ they successfully mix and match a sweet, mellow tune. The Maine are not only in full swing but they look comfortably at home. ‘Right Girl’ is a fiercely flirty track and sounds just as invincible live. Closing with ‘Don’t Give Up On Us’ the special effects on the microphone only absorbs how iconic of a frontman John O'Callaghan is and the band as a whole play through yet another full-bodied, dynamic and enthralling masterpiece of a song.