Organisers of huge concerts often remain anonymous - but not in this case.

The organiser behind the Here And Now Christmas Tour must have been that well-known Christmas miser - Scrooge.

Despite being described as "a Christmas Tour", the concert lacked that all-important festive sparkle.

The stage had no tinsel, no twinkly fairy lights, no present-laden tree, no laughing Santa and not a single happy elf.

In fact, the only signs of Christmas were among the crowd itself. Revellers, keen to get festive to the sounds of the Eighties came decorated with tinsel, baubles and mistletoe.

Shame the organisers did not feel generous enough to match their good spirits. It was also a shame none of the bands played any Christmas songs.

Moans and groans aside, the concert itself was a blast from the past featuring the best (and a few of the worst) Eighties bands.

The concert kicked off with a series of short sets from the Belle Stars, Dollar and Altered Images.

The Belle Stars proved surprisingly popular and had no trouble getting the crowd clapping and dancing along.

Dollar, despite featuring Brighton's David Van Day, left the audience flat and unenthused.

Altered Images singer Claire Grogan whipped things up again by bursting out of a giant cake sporting a slinky red dress.

Looking and sounding just as good as she did 15 years ago, she provoked a wave of school disco nostalgia with her best-loved hit Happy Birthday.

Five Star, now officially only Three Star, were incredible.

They showed they had lost none of their professionalism despite the passing of the years.

Their dance routines were slick, their voices powerful and their enthusiasm contagious.

Hits such as Rain Or Shine went down a storm.

Kim Wilde, performing in her second Here And Now Tour, had the crowd in the palm of her hand.

Cheering like crazy and chanting Kids In America, the audience showed Kim she is still one of the UK's best-loved performers.

Kim also made her performance a family affair, with her brother on guitar and sister on backing vocals, while her father Marty Wilde watched proudly from the wings.

But the stars of the night were definitely the massively minimalist, electro-pop sensations Human League.

Playing greatest hits such as Love Action and Don't You Want Me Baby, they provided a spectacular synthesised finale, which celebrated the New Romantic era and left the crowd on an absolute high.

The next Here And Now tour will roll into the Brighton Centre in May featuring such classic acts as Kool And The Gang, Musical Youth and Jennifer Rush.