Ross Clelland, Journalist

The standing ovation as the lights came on was absolutely warranted.

The enormous and inevitable Tick Tick Boom got stretched, community sing-a-longed and halted for band introductions, before coming back louder than God.

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It’s an utterly polarising record, even to itself. You will not play it through more than a couple of times, but bits will stay with you – if only to puzzle.

The best performance of the day was, however, without a shadow of a doubt, given by the unbelievably enigmatic and immeasurably talented Kimbra. One of the highlights of the set was her performance of Two Way Street, where she displayed her incredible ability to sing, dance and play complex tambourine rhythms simultaneously.

It’s 1am, but the band – and most of the faithful – are buzzing. It’s quite a show of strength from a band that can sometimes appear so fragile.

Do we still argue? Are you fucking kidding?”

“I’ve actually been aiming on the slow ones to end up being just me and a guitar. But then I get confused, or don’t have the songs to fit, and then ring the band.”

“From the early days, The Saints has been an ever-evolving thing, and I actually am flattered that people stay tuned for the next weird and wonderful deviation from its basic course.”