While no-one expected a greatest hits set from Tricky on Saturday, few could have predicted quite how self-absorbed and temperamental the Bristolian’s show would be.

Neither quality is necessarily a bad thing. Some of the musician’s best work from the past 22 years stems from confrontation, experimentation and single mindedness.

But with only Overcome performed from his masterwork, Maxinquaye, and the bulk of the remainder of the set consisting of long, protracted bass riffs from mid-period album tracks that swiftly fused into heavy metal pastiches, the number of fans leaving well before the midnight finish was startling.

Singer Francesca Belmonte, very much the sweet, soulful feminine yin to Tricky’s festering silhouetted yang, was wordlessly dispatched from the stage long before close, and was never actually introduced. A shame, as she brought light and swagger to proceedings.

There followed more of what looked like a kind of internal strop from Tricky himself, who lead his band through more wordless Beavis & Butthead style riffs, one of which began as Vent (from 1996’s stellar Pre-Millenium Tension). But like so much that evening, it was soon twisted far beyond recognition - belief even - making the gig a challenge, even for the hardcore.

Two stars