Live Review: Bob Evans, Tigertown, Davey Lane

With a laptop and acoustic guitar in hand, Davey Lane took to the stage in solo form and kicked things off at Oxford Art Factory. Playing a set chock full of stadium sized choruses, You Am I's guitarist at times looked like a man supporting Mumford & Sons at Wembley Arena, which made the set a little out of place at the smaller OAF.

The buzzy Tigertown played with a confidence and skill which belied their young status. The band wooed the crowd with their harmonies and on trend sensibilities and the clean set came to a suitable climax with a raucous rendition of the triple j endorsed Morning Has Finally Come. While the young pop-folk band may still wear their influences on their sleeves, it's hard to argue with the talent and confidence already on display.

Last on stage was Kevin Mitchell, playing in his Bob Evans guise. Clutching his Christmas-lit guitar, Mitchell treated the capacity crowd to a 90 minute set of new and old Bob Evans tracks. While it's embarrassing to admit as a fan, it's easy to forget how many classic songs Mitchell has released in his solo persona. Sipping from his bottle of pinot and telling stories of broken strings and crowd interactions, Mitchell strolled through many of these classics with Nowhere Without You and Don't Wanna Grow Up Anymore invoking the loudest crowd singalongs.

Following a moving tribute to Chrissy Amphlett, which included a crowd based version of I Touch Myself, the Jebediah frontman then leapt from the stage and kicked off the 'friendly part' of the set. Watching Mitchell walk through the crowd while playing Darlin' Won't You Come to an embracing audience, it was clear why he is still one of Australia's favourite music talents.

And when it finally came time to farewell the crowd, the answer to his final song was simple. 'Where did I go wrong?' Nowhere, Bob.