First Aid Kit @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 24 Feb

Van William is a perfect opener for a relatively subdued outfit like First Aid Kit. The former Port O'Brien frontman is an electric presence onstage, fidgety and endearing as he talks with the crowd and full of energy and Elvis-legs as he tears through cuts from his debut solo album Countries, and a wonderful cover of Neil Young's Cinnamon Girl.

Sufficiently riled up for First Aid Kit, the crowd greets the arrival of the sisters Söderberg with wild applause. They're backed by their newly beefed-up band; drums, keys, trombones, pedal steel guitar, etc, and a big screen for (mostly psychedelic) visuals. New album Ruins dominates the set, but its songs are met with almost as much enthusiasm as the older fan favourites. King of the World is an early highlight, dedicated to a nation celebrating victory over England a few hours earlier in the rugby, and the sisters quickly settle into the show, chugging Irn-Bru as they go.

Elsewhere, International Women's Day one-off You Are the Problem Here provides a moment for Klara to spit all-too-apt vitriol and deliver a message of solidarity to women in the audience. A cover of Heart's Crazy on You gives the sisters a chance to indulge their rockier tendencies, while honky-tonk pianos and pedal steel abounds on tracks like Postcard and instant favourite Hem of Her Dress (which opens the encore and features the band gradually coming together at the front of the stage for a rousing and tender moment).

Emmylou prompts such a massive singalong that the band let the crowd go a cappella without any need for instruction. Van William returns during the encore to sing one of his own songs, Revolution (which heavily features the sisters), before Master Pretender and My Silver Lining close the show with two of the band's most polished and captivating tracks. After an initially coy beginning, First Aid Kit prove tonight that they're still capable of mixing the serious and the silly with great ease.