He confessed he was a “small man” singing “miserable songs” yet James Blunt was having none of the toe-tapping reserve of his British public.

Acclaimed for selling 17 million albums of deeply personal songs, Blunt’s popularity also stems from the fact that his music is sing-a-long.

Hitting the world’s stage after immersion in recording, which he likened to being in a space capsule and inspired the name of his newest album Moon Landing, Blunt appeared in an unflattering onesie-cum-space-suit, and proceeded to run up the aisle and through the crowd in the South Balcony, revealing his military fitness is not a thing of the past.

“You aren’t at the cinema!” he said, encouraging the audience to get out of our seats, and sing and dance along to favourites old and new including I’ll Take Everything, Goodbye My Lover, I Really Want You, You’re Beautiful and Bonfire Heart.

Blunt’s patter was unfortunately cheesy; engaging with a screeching fan about being a “three and a half minutes and roll over to sleep” kind of guy was anachronistic – Blunt is newly married.

Local singer-songwriter Jacko Hooper played tracks from his EP For You and will have inspired many a Google-search after the concert.