DISAPPOINTING is probably the best word to use. Not poor, nor lacking in ability – just disappointing.

It was probably my fault for harbouring such high expectations of the night, but from the moment the lads from Brum stepped on stage, to the very end – excluding a decent encore – I wasn’t really captivated by anything I saw or heard.

The night started as it would go on. Editors emerged to a rapturous welcome, only to then fiddle about on stage while the crowd chatted amongst themselves.

A very surreal start to a gig – and even when they did “launch” into their first number, they had to start it again – not exactly the crash, bang, wallop opening I had envisaged.

Sadly things didn’t really recover from there, with even their biggest hits from brilliant debut album The Back Room passing by almost unnoticed.

It pains me to say all this, as a fan of the music, but it would appear that not every band can turn radio hits into impressive live performances.

Maybe touring so soon after releasing a very different new album accounted for the big lulls when new material was given its chance to shine.

My opinion is probably a minority view, but judging by the nonplussed atmosphere, the number of people in the bar area during the set and the big empty spaces at the front towards the end, more than a few were less than enthralled.

The encore of Papillon and Fingers in the Factories did almost salvage the night, definitely ending it at its peak, but even that peak was nowhere near the Everest-style mountain I had been hoping for, nay, expecting.

Hopefully by the time they play O2 Academy Bournemouth in March the new songs will have bedded in and the big hits may deliver. I truly hope so.