With a small but useful backing group of slightly younger vintage, the four brothers worked off their cotton socks to generate the sort of excitement they created many years ago.
It was their first time back together in Liverpool since 1975.
A surprise supporting act came from a precocious 11-year-old from Liverpool, Isabella Feld, who belted out a song like a seasoned performer.
Meanwhile, regular support Craig Neil revealed a powerful voice and a lively personality but with his open-necked shirt over a pair of jeans, and performing to backing tapes, he came across as a little cheap - particularly when his final segment of tape broke down twice.
