This was a flawless performed set by Middlesbrough born Rea. The set favoured blues numbers such as 'Easy Rider', ‘Work Gang’ and 'Electric Guitar' but there were enough of his radio-friendly hits such as 'On The Beach', 'Josephine', 'Let's Dance' and 'Stainsby Girls' (in which he bizarrely broke into the riff from 'Alright Now') to keep everyone satisfied. There is no doubt that Rea is the master of what he does and prefers to let his guitar do the talking but a little more interaction with the crowd to whom he hardly spoke all night, wouldn't have gone amiss. Two disappointments for me - he didn't play 'Steel River' the song about his hometown just down the road where thousands of steel workers have just been laid off and its performance and dedication to them would have been hugely appropriate. The second is the sheer awfulness of the City Hall as a venue. Yes, the City Hall has history, but next tour think of the acoustics, think of the audience and book your show at the Sage.