Eagles of Death Metal @ ABC

You've read it here before; Jesse Hughes just can't help himself when his audience is a pent up mass of bull horn waving adrenaline, and rock 'n' roll's own Yosemite Sam masterfully harnesses such energies mustered within the ABC tonight. Indeed, as the Carolinian showman pauses to marvel at the bustling rabble, it looks like he's close to welling up at the sheer beauty of it all. With his trio of fellow Desert Sessions alum in tow, the Eagles lay down a colourful set peppered with grimy slabs from last year's Death By Sexy and older ditties like the grinding lament Already Died, before paying some homage to their forefathers with a few raucous Stones and Ramones covers. Zipping left to right, and speed rapping every utterance, there's more than a little humour in the air. But Hughes and co soon belie their collective court jester-like charm and prove that there's more than enough conviction here to meld the comedy into an entirely satisfying rump shaking triumph. Pass the hankies.