The line-up of Strawbs is the same as it was 30 years ago when they recorded their classic album, Hero And Heroine, and many of the songs in this set were taken from that or the previous album, Bursting At The Seams.

They opened with the single, Lay Down, but with an a capella introduction absent from the hit single. The trademark powerhouse electric guitar of Dave Lambert was much in evidence.

They quickly segued into Out In The Cold and Round And Round, with Dave Cousins's impassioned vocals soaring above John Hawken's swirling keyboard riffs.

Burning For Me slowed the tempo but the intensity continued to build and, as the tinkling piano faded away, crashing guitars chords heralded Cousins' apocalyptic vision, New World.

His voice has hardly changed but it would be unfair to single him out for praise.

Every member of the band pulled their weight and the result was much greater than the sum of the parts.

It is a shame John Hawken now lives in America, so this lineup is limited to touring only a few days a year. For the rest of the time, Cousins, with Lambert and bassist Chas Cronk, tour as The Acoustic Strawbs.

Called back for an encore, they played Here Today, Gone Tomorrow from their most recent album, Deja Fou.

Then, to tumultuous applause, Cousins thanked the audience and promised to be back "in another 30 years". Given the packed house's reaction, though, it may be Komedia will try to get them sooner than that.