Arrived late after the Croydon gig to what I thought would be a quiet seaside town at 1:00am in the morning. Wrong. Saturday nights are noisier than in London!

I was on the sea front and the place was roaring till about five in the morning. The venue was a large conference centre, capacity of over 4000 and it was full.

Again like most leisure centres, it was a big impersonal room and very wide.

When you play in such a place you have to use broad strokes, in other words nothing too quiet and subtle. I left the brushes in the bag. One of the saddest sights is the pier that has been neglected for so long; I’m not sure what its future will be.

The director who will film our concert in Cardiff came to talk about his ideas for the shoot. We are all very pleased that our last time around the block will be recorded.

I drove home after the show to get ready for the last and longest leg of the tour.