If the atmosphere wasn’t palpable before Gomez entered the room, it certainly was as soon as the first licks of Bring It On filtered through the air.

The great and unusual thing about this gig was that those who had visited the Corn Exchange’s website beforehand helped to choose the songs the band would be playing.

It was the earlier tracks people wanted and that is what they got. Bring It On from the band’s second album Liquid Skin was quickly followed by We Haven’t Turned Around.

The band’s debut album from 1997, Bring It On, was also given a good showing.

Get Myself Arrested got people shouting the chorus back at the band, while gems such as Here Comes The Breeze and Get Miles were also included.

What adds to Gomez’s beauty is their diversity. The band has three lead singers, each with a distinctive voice, and they all seemed able to pick up any instrument and produce an amazing sound.

Even when Tom Gray’s guitar gave up the ghost the band didn’t seem fazed by what had happened and just picked up where they left off.

But the highlight had to be listening to Ben Ottewell’s phenomenal vocals as he sang the ethereal Tijuana Lady, which sounded a thousand times better live than it does on the album.

The night ended on a high with Whippin’ Piccadilly, possibly one of their most well-known tracks and the one people had been waiting for. Ending the gig with anything else would have been a travesty.