Stars: ****

“Cricket-pop on the main stage - how did that happen?”. Neil Hannon poses an astute question: after all, it’s not every band that can get away with writing two – yes, two – concept albums about cricket, and proceed to sing them live in an array of ridiculous headgear.

It all sounds a little surreal, but Hannon leads his band of merry men on a pop odyssey through the considered groove of Out in the Middle, the joyful bounce of Meeting Mr Miandad and the 1980s funk of Line and Length with charm and cheer.

Still, it’s not just the Divine Comedy man’s show, and his songwriting cohort Thomas Walsh adds much to the fray with first-rate harmonies, humour and Bee Gees impressions. The sun finally comes out and the band look like they’re having a lot of fun. We are, too.