Allen Stone

“Stone departs for good and the crowd, who by this stage have melted into a puddle on The Croxton’s carpeted floor, are left to mop themselves up."

"There's an air of magic as the band alter song arrangements on the fly."

The playing group that the star has surrounded himself with – a unit with the tight talents of a Memphis house band – clearly gives Stone the confidence to do as he pleases under lights.

"In the States all our humour is just, 'Let’s see how dirty and how gross we can be.' It’s not clever humour anymore, and I think it’s the same with music."

Allen Stone is reinventing quality live performance for a new generation. Prompting his audience to ditch their iPhones and start shaking their arse, it’s safe to say Sydney found its Satisfaction.