Due to unfortunate circumstances, Willy Mason wasn’t able to make the support slot for KT, leaving many fans out in the cold.

However, King Creosote (a childhood friend of KT) stepped in to fill his shoes and, for the first half of his set, seemed to be pulling it off. His very similar blend of mellow acoustic rock sounded what a crooning Scottish singer/guitarist would be expected to sound like. While no-one but a few hardcore fans at the front knew the songs, the crowd opened their ears and hearts to him.

It was going well until the second half of his set, where he pulled out his accordion. What many thought would be a one-off novelty song to slow the pace down, turned into no less than four lengthy, minor-key, melancholic drones that had far too many people rushing to the bar.

The mood was all too clear when Creosote announced the next song would be his last, that the crowd suddenly burst out with a short, sharp cheer which had more than a few members remarking that may have been a tad harsh. Set closer, The Happy Song, was a very ironic statement indeed.

The subdued atmosphere wasn’t gone, however, as technical faults led to a false start which riled the fans up even more. Ten minutes late, KT finally turned up.

Stumbling into Little Favours, she didn’t make it easy for herself to gain the affection of the crowd. After following it up with Another Place, she showed her true extroverted colours, telling an anecdote of how her record label felt Other Side Of The World was a bad title, as she hadn’t even cracked the UK at the time. Simply calling them “wankers” and putting energy into the song got her first major cheer of the night.

A short solo set, dedicated to Willy Mason, featured Gone To The Dogs and Ashes from her web-only release KT Tunstall’s Acoustic Extravaganza. Clearly the musical highlight of the night, KT showed that the stripped-down, bare bones approach is when she’s at her best.