'It was a new day yesterday but it's an old day now.' Martin Barre is 69. Jethro Tull's lead guitarist for over 40 years he is a rock legend and a thoroughly nice geezer.

The goatee is snow white but the energy of this performance was turned up to eleven. With a new album – Back to Steel – recently released, Barre is touring, the USA mainly, and Shoreham was privileged to have him.

The crowd was 80% male, aged 50-65; they came to pay homage and to rock, albeit seated.

The Tull back catalogue was raided to everyone's delight. "We are a covers band," joked Barre.

To Cry You A Song pricked up the ears, Sweet Dream had the heads nodding.

Hearing Eleanor Rigby Tulled up emphasised how Barre's guitar has been as important as Ian Anderson's flute to their success story.

The band was top notch. If there was a bass players shop then archetypal rock bassist John Noyce, 12 years a Tull band member, would be a best seller.

Dan Crisp shared the guitar work with Barre and the pair in tandem recalled the twin towers of 70's rockers Wishbone Ash. Crisp also did good service to Tull's lyrics which defy anything but an Anderson-esque delivery.

A New Day Yesterday to finish and then Locomotive Breath to encore. Long live Rock and God bless Martin Barre.