Who can argue with a man who arrives on stage in a giant pair of breasts? The Darkness are certainly ones for titillation.

Justin Hawkin flew on to the stage in the boobies and proceeded to rock the house.

With his mum in the packed audience, The Darkness rolled out their brand of tongue-in-cheek-but-still-very-talented rock and roll.

Few could argue they didn't receive value for money with a stunning light show coupled with fireworks which wouldn't have been out of place on November 5.

Halfway through, somebody threw some Brighton rock on to the stage. Justin picked it up. "Somebody has just proven this is the home of rock!" bellowed Justin.

"And some people call us a pantomime band," he roared as he began throwing it out into the crowd again. Well yes, you are Justin. But also much more.

No one can deny The Darkness bash out a wicked tune. They played crowd favourites One Way Ticket to Hell and I Believe In A Thing Called Love with much gusto.

It is incredibly difficult to take anything the band do seriously - even on their ballads, the feeling remains Justin is just one cheeky wink away from mooning at the crowd. And that is the point. This was a show with a capital "S".

With their second album already selling well it seems The Darkness are not destined to fizzle out under their own momentum.

Judging by the mixture of people who packed into the Brighton Centre the band has a real cross section of fans - always a promising sign for a band who want to stick around.

Ending on their new single Is It Just Me? Justin roared to the crowd again, "This one is really dark..."

His arms flew into the air, the top half of his spandex suit long since discarded. And the crowd went wild.

Knickers were thrown onto the stage, Justin picked them up and wrapped them around his shoulder and proceeded to ker-chang his guitar.

Value for money, yes. Talented rockers, yes. Feelgood factor, yes. This gig had all the right ingredients.

And no one can argue The Darkness are not keeping abreast of their music.