No opening fanfare, no backing band; just one natural born storyteller and his acoustic guitar. That simple combination was more than enough to captivate everyone at Passenger’s sold-out hometown gig.

If the phenomenal success of global smash Let Her Go has changed Mike Rosenberg, then it certainly didn’t show.

Unassuming and mercifully free of any rock and roll affectations, he had the humble but energetic demeanour of an artist still pinching himself that he’s no longer singing on street corners or jostling for elbow room on tiny stages.

Songs from his latest studio album Whispers featured prominently in the 90-minute set including an upbeat toe-tapping 27, a surprising Hearts On Fire (played as a mash up with Avicii’s Wake Me Up) and a tender telling of Riding To New York, which silenced a remarkably frisky Dome audience.

A mesmerizing cover of Simon And Garfunkel’s The Sound of Silence was the night’s sensational stand out, Rosenberg’s raw and powerful delivery making the 1960s classic sound every inch a current credible hit.

Singer-songwriters aren’t famed for their audience interaction, but Rosenberg’s warm and witty performance gave the whole night the kind of joyful campfire feel that had everyone hoping Passenger’s travels bring him home again very soon.