Swaying back and forth in unison to the riffs bouncing off their guitars, you know what to expect with Status Quo. Even if they have become a bit overused in the past 40 years, cliches have a golden core. For many bands, repeatedly playing their successful songs becomes a kind of purgatory ending in a refusal to even listen to their hit singles any more, let alone play them. But this five-piece never seem to tire of their best tracks, and their infectiously energetic live performance got their loyal middle-aged fans shaking the body parts they forgot they had.

Despite releasing The Search for the Fourth Chord last year, it was still the show stoppers like the psychedelic Pictures of Matchstick Men, In the Army Now and the inevitable show climax of Rocking all Over The World which drew the biggest cheers.

Musically still as tight as you like, Rick Parfitt, Francis Rossi and John Edwards strutted around the stage with all the arrogance you would expect from a band who have sold more than 118 million records and spent the equivalent of seven and a half years in the British charts.

But if the main band were slightly cheesy, the entrée au fromage was supplied by Luke White. Status Quo is probably the only band this young singer/songwriter from London can support with his outdated atmospheric/soft rock melodies. Clearly he is at the other end of the experience spectrum and he only drew polite, tepid applause from the audience throughout his set.

With his over-the-top lyrics, shaggy mop of hair and white sneakers it was tempting to draw comparisons with Spinal Tap getting ready for a rendition of Lick My Love Pump.

But when he did finally turn the volume to 11 on his amp, a much dirtier, stronger sound was obvious in tracks like Perfect Place For A Meltdown and Maybe She Is Magic. These tracks had some good instrumental sections and the quicker pace and varied bassline suited him, and the backing band, more. Unfortunately most of the songs did not seem fully integrated, as if the lyrics and lead guitar sections had been written and shaped over time but the support sections were thrown together in a hurry. His voice is still raw and struggled to carry a song yet he clearly has talent as a technician.

At the moment, however, his music is about 20 years too late to make an impact.