Fun Lovin' Criminals

Stick 'em up punks! It's the return of everyone's favourite rock hoodlums. Hot-wiring any music genre left unattended, FLC joyride through a hybrid sound of hard rock, smooth hip hop, gangsta rap and every brand of metal. Wrapped in lounge-room funk, they fitted snugly into the Olympia's frayed opulence.

Wiseguy frontman Huey Morgan strutted onstage with the widest of lazy grins and the capacity audience pogoed around as multi-instrumentalist Brian "Fast" Leiser slinked from bass to keyboards, harmonica to trumpet. New numbers Swashbucklin' In Brooklyn and The Biz saw Huey wince through obligatory wailing Santana guitar solos while FLC punctuated their trademark smooth groove with sharp doses of heavy metal.

As new single Loco melted effortlessly into King Of New York, even Huey's eyebrows began to settle. The generous encore introduced a welcome shift in tone, as FLC unwound with the gravelly ballad Half A Block and the peculiar canine love song Sugar. With boisterous "Huey" chants eliciting friendly nods of recognition, Huey and company were obviously among friends. Ending with We Have All The Time In The World, these organised fun-lovers showed no signs of going straight.