I was publicly laughed at for wanting to see Beverley Knight.

It seems the hollerin' queen of British soul isn't cool and after seeing the cringe-worthy "mum" dancing from most of the audience members, I was inclined to agree.

And the voice-over, which instructed us to rise from our seats for the entrance of the diva from Wolverhampton didn't help either.

But, cool or not, it can't be denied that this lady has one heck of a voice.

Stepping on to the stage in a figure-hugging kimono-style dress, Knight looked stunning, fit and full of positivity.

While unwittingly flashing the gusset of her tights at the front-row members of the crowd, Knight charged up and down the stage, tossing her glossy dark hair around and making everyone who wasn't a professional athlete feel exhausted and unfit.

Beginning with Aint That A Lot of Love, Knight continued to show off her amazingly strong and versatile vocals with more songs from her latest album Music City Soul.

Time Is On My Side and Saviour were played, along with a beautiful mid-show acoustic interval, where recent favourite No Man's Land won the biggest cheer.

Knight deviated from the usual style of some songs, with Latino versions of Greatest Day and Made It Back.

Older favourites given an airing included Shoulda Woulda Coulda and Keep This Fire Burning, along with a beautiful rendition of Sista Sista and an energetic cover of Dusty Springfield's Piece Of My Heart.

All throughout the show Knight's boundless enthusiasm for performing shone through and it was hard not to get swept up in the moment and start dancing in the aisles like everyone else.

But the cheesy moments of the show, such as Knight's fitness video dance moves and the audience's bursts of spontaneous applause each time she hit a high note, did a good job of making you remember exactly where you were and that you were supposed to be trying to act cool.

Leaving the stage after an exhausting hour of note-perfect performing, Knight re-emerged following a short break for a down-tempo version of the poignant song Gold, which I've no shame in admitting sent a shiver down my spine.

She then wrapped up the show with the brilliantly rocky Come As You Are, before heading off stage on a soulful high with Black Butta.

At the end of this show, Beverley Knight's "coolness" may have been debatable.

Her raw talent, fresh beauty and strength of performance, however, was not.