The booming chants of “Miles, Miles, Miles f**king Kane” filled the air of the O2 institute Birmingham, another stop on Kane’s massive tour, whilst sold out, it also felt intimate, and by the looks of Kane’s enjoyment when performing appeared to be a nice breather from the thousand capacity arenas he had sold out. Opened by the fabulous Tom A Smith and newcomer Brooke Combe, the crowd was warmed up and electric for his show. Kane’s newest songs teeter on the edge of his regular rock sound, and that of soul and blues, a tone which oddly suits one of the fathers of 2000s rock, underlining that Kane is not a one trick pony, and whilst this album arguably does play it safe; live, the songs appear versatile and introspective, making it a joy to watch overall. Kane started his highly anticipated set with a fan favourite: ’Don’t let it get you down” a song full of salsa like melody and tempo, which got himself and the crowd amped for the rest of the show, and had Kane prancing around the stage, jumping off of the drum platform multiple times whilst remaining on beat much to the joy of the watching fans. Having never seen the Liverpudlian live before, it was incredible to see the way he ran the stage; never ceasing to strike gymnast like poses whilst grappling with his guitar, Kane played songs from all four of his studio albums, singing crowd pleasers like “Inhaler”, “Loaded” and “Blame it on the Summertime” to name a few. Catching a glimpse of the set list before the show had even begun allowed me to see that the expansive nineteen song setlist had nothing on the stamina of Kane’s playing, I left the show feeling as if he could’ve played another ten with the same energy and fire. Kane took the time to soak in the crowd, often standing on the edge of the stage whilst the rest of the band played, allowing his fans to scream back the lyrics of all of his classics. Kane and his talented band mixed in Last Shadow Puppets favourites “Aviation” and “Standing next to me” which was met with joyous uproar from the packed out room. A particular standout of the night was the chemistry fuelled duet “Nothings ever gonna be good enough” which features Corrine Bailey Rae on the album itself, but was brought to life by both Kane and his bandmate Rah. The song itself was written in the midst of the pandemic, but it doesn’t stop it from tugging at the heart, but in all the best ways, with Kane and his bandmate swooning and dancing with each other to get the whole venue dancing (even the bar staff) Miles ended the show with a long encore, finishing on “Come Closer” Kane left stage with the room wanting more, his infectious energy and charisma never failing to cease, and was a general joy to both watch live for the first time and photograph, he often leant down for me to snap a quick guitar pose! This was a dance fuelled, energising gig, which was much needed on a Tuesday night after a long day of work, and his new album was blared loudly on the way home. He’s never one to miss.