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Not my normal choice of night out but I had promised to take my 10 year old daughter, Lily, to her first gig……and she wanted The Saturdays. Initially I couldn’t get tickets because they were sold out and so Lily settled for Same Difference but my prayers were answered when this gig was cancelled due to lack of interest.

EBay to the rescue – 2 tickets to The Saturdays at original face value.

First act was a girl from LA called Jessie Malakouti who reminded me of Madonna when she first hit the UK – Lucky Star era. Full of energy, catchy pop tunes with a punky edginess to her look. She managed to get the audience up on its feet within the first few bars which was no mean feat considering the capacity crowd consisted of parents with teeny boppers (Me), twenty somethings and a contingent from Brighton’s gay community.

Jessie Malakouti Live in Brighton

Next up was a slightly more established 18 year old Pixie Lott who had a recent number one with Mama Do. She was framed by a couple of dancers for most of her set but her acoustic version of Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” was by far her highlight moment.

When the the headliners came on the place went wild and my little girl was as excited as Christmas morning. I was excited for other reasons – seeing attractive young girls cavorting on stage in various revealing outfits still has an effect on me for some reason.

The girls belted out their hits to the delight of the crowd who were eager for a nod or a wave from Mollie, Una, Frankie (my personal favourite), Vanessa and Rochelle. They also obliged us less knowledgeable members of the audience by playing a few covers like Kate Nash’s I kissed a Girl and a bit of Pink’s So What.

Many costume changes later and up and down the stage staircase a few times and The Saturdays had exhausted their repertoire including a few new songs from the new album. Eye candy aside they put on a half decent show that seemed to have something for everyone. The Brighton Dome is a great venue and perfect for an act of this magnitude – half filled concerts are embarrassing for all concerned.

10 year old Lily loved it and will be buzzing about the experience for a long time to come and if I am honest it wasn’t a bad way to spend twenty quid.