`A voice as soft as velvet and powerful as a juggernaut'

There is only so much coy suggestion you can take before somebody gets spanked. But when faced with doling out corporal punishment to a brazen fan, Texas diva Sharleen Spiteri settles instead for an affectionate pat. This moment sums up the entire gig - while Texas may talk dirty in the Point, their actions speak softer than their words.

Texas hit the stage with aplomb, launching straight into recent chart-topper In Demand. Their performance was so slick that the capacity audience almost skidded across the floor in appreciation. Taking into account that hip-hop is the new pop, Texas had a DJ onstage retrofitting their back-catalogue with show-off scratches. Although quite surprising at first, such musical flirtation became increasingly tame, blending into the homogenised sound that revitalised the Scottish band in the late 1990s and entrenched them firmly in the charts.

Drenched in spotlight, Sharleen Spiteri belted out the relentlessly upbeat Halo with a voice as soft as velvet and powerful as a juggernaut. As she sashayed in leather trousers or indulged in innuendo-laden shtick between numbers, the rest of the group kept their heads down and got on with it. Shy guitarist and songwriting partner Johnny McElhone seemed to enjoy himself most playing their bluesy 1989 single, I Don't Want A Lover, which they rattled off with gusto.

In the end, Sharleen's brash titillation deflated in the presence of audience member Martin from Dublin. Hoisted onstage, his role as the evening's spankee almost stole the show and left Sharleen more flustered than flirtatious.

But with unapologetic ultra-polished pop songs coming thick and fast, the enthusiastic crowd didn't need any more encouragement. Saving Say What You Want for the third encore, Texas were at their best when they let their hits do the talking.