JIM Kerr must have known he had it exactly right when he saw the King dancing away in the Summer Pops crowd.
There, in the front row for Simple Minds, was the man the Kop christened "King" Kenny - and he enjoyed himself as much as anyone inside the sweltering big top last night.
Simple Minds' stadium rock band days may have passed, but Liverpool hasn't got a stadium for rock bands so Kerr and co had to make do with a tent.
Kerr's voice may not be quite as powerful as it was in his 80s heyday when hits like Don't You (Forget About Me) and Alive and Kicking led to a generation of lazy music journalists labelling Simple Minds as the Scottish U2.
But what he lacks in vocal power he certainly makes up for in performance and Kerr was at his crowd-pleasing best last night as Simple Minds showed their gig at the Pops two years back was not a one-off.
Energetic, elastic and enthusiastic, Kerr is one of those lead singers who you could throw a micro-phone to and he would instantly perform. Kerr responded to Simple Minds' ever faithful Liverpool following as if he was playing to a full house at Wembley.
At the outset the Glaswegian promised a mix of old and new and the band included many Simple Minds standards in their marathon set along with some of their more new recent material.
