The Osmonds have still got it. Led by silver fox Merrill Osmond there was more lustful frenzy at The Brighton Centre than you would decently expect when most of the crowd were 50-something.

What it is the Osmond brothers have got, I'm not quite sure. But women went nuts over them.

The music was decent, with more harmonies than you can shake a particularly harmonious stick at.

But these guys, Merrill, Jay, Wayne and jungle celeb Jimmy, are grandparents. Ancient.

To still be attracting that kind of lust at that age... well, we can all hope.

Rattling through hit after hit, including The Proud One, Back On The Road Again, Rainbow's End and Love Me For A Reason with barely a pause, these guys certainly gave it their all.

Jay Osmond, described by Merrill as "the dark horse of the family", gave a particularly rousing drum solo in the middle which got the blood pumping.

Merrill himself also did some pretty decent solo stuff and despite suffering a bit of a cold on the night, he showed he has the best voice of the quartet.

Squeaky-voiced Jimmy, who many younger fans will only know from his exploits on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, was the audeience's favourite. Plucking roses from the crowd and swivelling his hips to universal approval, he could not go wrong.

At times this gig seemed more like a Smash Hits Poll Winnner's Party. There were no flying panties - probably a good thing given the average age of the audience - but picture the reaction most teenagers gave Take That in their heyday and you would not be far short.

Wrapping up the evening with He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, the brothers milked it for all it was worth.

And why not. This is the Osmond's 49th year in showbusiness - a record any modern group can only look at with envy.

But with this kind of support it is easy to see why the Osmonds are still keen to go out on the road.

You've still got it, you sly silver foxes. I don't know what, but you have still got it.