Ron Wood is in the Rolling Stones, and that's a good enough reason to go see him play in Vicar St, backed by a band half his age. His special guest is guitarist Slash, who used to be in Guns 'n' Roses. So that's our money's worth guaranteed, then.

Together, these two rock 'n' roll colossi jammed out on a buncha bluesy songs from Wood's numerous solo albums, tossing in a few Stones 'n' Roses tunes along the way. The gig was ropier than a sunken fishing boat, but that didn't stop the likes of Vinnie Jones, Neil Jordan, Paul Brady, John Hurt, Marianne Faithfull and 900 other happy punters from thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Even this reviewer had a great time, grinning through the fluffed intros, the cack-handed choruses, the muddled middle-eights, and the clapped-out codas. As he creaked through songs from his current album, Not For Beginners, Ron's voice was a half-arsed croak, but his guitar stabs were right on target, and when he traded licks with Slash, it almost sounded like rock 'n' roll heaven. If it was your two drunken uncles up there, you'd have probably called security, but Ron Wood is in the bloody Stones, and that's bleedin' Slash on stage with him, so he can do whatever the f*** he wants.

We got (very) loose renditions of Willie Dixon's Little Red Rooster, G'n'R's Paradise City, John Lennon's Jealous Guy (it was the 21st anniversary of his death) and the Stones' It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It). Ron's son, Jesse, joined his famous dad on guitar, while fiddler Frankie Gavin made the occasional appearance onstage.

The gig ended with a shambolic - and thoroughly enjoyable - encore of The Faces' Stay With Me. Van Morrison would have fired them all, and Mick Jagger would have sneered at the chaos, but the rest of us just sang along merrily with this sloppy, superstar jam