Now in their fourth decade, it is fair to say Bad Manners have not withered in style or stature.

Lead singer Buster Bloodvessel was still larger than life as he jiggled on stage, his vast stomach an entity in its own right.

The other seven members of the seminal second-wave ska band, with their trombones, trumpets and saxophones, provided a lively and energetic backdrop.

Bad Manners belted out a succession of songs in their quirky, off-beat way, working the crowd into a sweaty frenzy with a blend of good-time ska and tongue-in-cheek humour.

Cockney skinhead Buster kicked off the set with a number about ska music as the other band members did a Suggs-style dance around him.

It was like being at a Jamaican beach party with the trumpet and trombones filling out the sound and adding a real madcap element to the songs.

This Madness-inspired cacophony did not fail to impress the hardcore headbangers at the front who whipped off their T-shirts, exposing acres of quivering flesh that would give Buster a run for his money any day.

He blew them away with his version of My Girl Lollipop and you could have been forgiven for thinking Andy Williams had possessed him as he sang Can't Take My Eyes Off You and his voice became all deep and velvety.

But the ska sound was never hidden under the covers and the off-the-beat backing came through loud and clear.