For one night only, Brighton became the oestrogen capital of the world as the aging lothario proved he still has the power to give the ladies what they want.

Decidedly chunkier and a fair bit sweatier than his early days, Jones still oozed devastating charm.

An army of adoring admirers could barely stay in their seats on a trip down memory lane which reminded us just how long this Welsh wonder has been around.

He mixed early classics such as Delilah, The Green, Green Grass Of Home and It's Not Unusual with pre-renaissance hits such as Black Betty and Kiss, before chucking in the songs that heralded his return to the top of the pop pantheon for good measure.

Sex Bomb, Burning Down The House and You Can Leave Your Hat On, made popular again thanks to the success of The Full Monty and Jones' celebrity-filled Reloaded album, showed the man with the big voice still has the ability to stay on the right side of self-parody to remain an example of undeniable cool.

Harking back to his early days as a club singer and sometime vacuum-cleaner salesman in a small, Welsh mining town, Jones paid homage to the workers of the world with a powerful version of Sixteen Tonnes and an upbeat Working In A Coalmine.

But it wasn't long before the old moves were dusted off and pants were clutched in readiness for some of that old Tom magic.

Although, he may be getting on, Jones still has the moves, the presence and, yes, that very loud voice to justify selling out the Brighton Centre.

The man who could save the NHS millions in HRT is currently riding high in the media stratosphere thanks to a new album produced by Wyclef Jean and a lifetime achievement award at this year's Brits, looks set to be around for a very long time.

Fit as a fiddle and as sexy as ever, the one worrying factor for the rest of us is how we can possibly keep up with Mr Jones.