Wheel deal as Nathan Carter makes the accordion sexy on Leeside

This jobs has its perks. I’ve been lucky enough to see some of the world’s top performers in our tent by the Lee and call it, cough, work. But I can say, without hyperbole, I have never seen the level of sheer adulation as at the Nathan Carter show last night.

There was an electricity in the air that couldn’t be explained by the high volumes of hairspray. And that was just the lads.

I am a Carter virgin. I had no idea what to expect at the gig. I’d heard the stories, I knew the fella was popular.