Tonight’s show was billed as not just a gig but also an opportunity to hear LULU talk about parts of her life and the stories behind the writing and recording some of the songs performed during the evening.

With her latest album Making Life Rhyme co-written with her brother and receiving the best reviews of her career and a back catalogue including collaborations with Bowie amongst others and title tracks from smash hit films there is certainly a lot of potential material.

Bournemouth Echo:

Walking on-stage LULU and the band launch into her Take That collaboration Relight My Fire supplying the first reminder of just how many other artists have come knocking when they are looking for a female vocalist to collaborate with.

It also confirms that she has still got that powerful voice that could knock you over from a mile away.

Faith In You from the new album was followed by The Man Who Sold The World, originally written and recorded by David Bowie who produced, provided backing vocals and played sax on the track.

Bournemouth Echo:

This was my personal high point of the evening as I remember this being played non-stop in my house when I was growing up.

Poison Kiss and Every Single Day from the new album also went down well alongside I Don’t Wanna Fight, written by Lulu and a hit for Tina Turner and the closing song of the first half Cry.

For Cry Lulu introduced the Military Wives Choir from Yeovilton and Bovington and performed the song with a stage full of backing singers providing another highlight of the evening.

After a short break the band returned and Lulu spent some time discussing being married to Maurice Gibb and the times she spent in the studio with the Bee Gees.

She then performed a medley of their songs that went down really well. As a music buff it was great to hear the stories behind the writing and recording of some of these classic songs and then here them played by someone who was there when it happened.

Bournemouth Echo:

Throughout the evening various members of the band joined Lulu for duets and proved her point that every single person she recruited was not only an accomplished musician but must also have an excellent singing voice.

To Sir With Love appeared early in the second set and received the best reaction from the crowd so far.

To have appeared in the film alongside one of the biggest stars in the world at that time and have a worldwide hit with the theme tune all at the age of 16 was a further reminder of just what a life and career this remarkable woman has had.

The Man with the Golden Gun followed as did Heaven Help for the new album and a cover of Hound Dog before the final song that closed the main set.

And what a song it was, Shout must be one of the all time classics guaranteed to get everyone on their feet wherever they are and tonight was no exception. What a way to end an evening and what a way to remind everyone that even after 50 years of singing and performing there are few better at doing what she does and that is definitely worth Shouting about!