Tribute band turn back the years

VIBRATING as naturally as the column of air in a saxophone, the audience in the ballroom at the epicentre of the Guinness Jazz Festival celebrated the sounds of a band named after a dildo.

For a crowd far too old to know Westlife by their first names, here was a chance to relive the hits of Steely Dan, courtesy of tribute band the Dan Clan.

As Rikki Don’t Lose that Number blasted out of the speakers, dyed-in-the-wool blondes boogied their way through any space that opened up before them. At the bar, ageing rockers tried not to look like ageing rockers, downing pints with the wild abandon of their teenage years.