With their self-titled debut album, Laurel Canyon supergroup Crosby Stills And Nash thrust themselves straight into the highest ranks of rock royalty.

And with this Brighton Centre show there was a sense of an audience paying homage to the trio, who supplied a stunning two-and-a-half hour set drawing both on their collective back catalogue and new solo material from each member.

Introducing an extended Deja Vu former Byrd David Crosby summed up the band’s dynamic perfectly – Buffalo Springfield’s Stephen Stills providing the rock and roll, one-time Hollie Graham Nash the anthems the world wants to sing, while he penned “the weird s***”.

One thing still central to their sound was how he and Nash were still able to create soaring harmonies over a rich acoustic backing. Sadly Stills’s voice couldn’t match them, although he more than made up for it with stunning electric guitar fireworks.

Opening with a triple whammy of Carry On, Marrakesh Express and Long Time Gone there was a fear the band had peaked too early.

But there was still plenty to come, including a gorgeous Southern Cross from Stills, a sentimental but beautiful Our House from Nash and anthemic renditions of Chicago and Crosby’s Almost Cut My Hair.

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes closed proceedings bringing most of the audience to their feet.

Four stars