Does it bother you now, the clothes you told me not to wear?

Went to see Dido tonight at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. Wasn't sure what to expect really; I haven't really seen anyone like her before - all the bands I normally see are rock bands of one hue or another; in the last year or so I've seen Iron Maiden, Vonda Shepard, Paul Simon, Steve Earle and Marilyn Manson, to name the five who spring readily to mind.

Anyway, Dido was marvellous. She was only on for an hour - I guess this is due to a lack of material at this point as she played all of her album plus two superb new songs - but what a great hour it was. Her band is very tight indeed and she's very confident in front of an audience, as well she might be with that voice. The crowd was very enthusiastic too, which always helps. And something else I hadn't appreciated until seeing her in the flesh, not that it's relevant to the show or the music - she is drop-dead gorgeous.

The guy who supported, Tom McRae, was excellent too. Nice to see a good support act. He's playing at the Zodiac in Oxford on May 4 so I'll have to go along.