IT'S hard to find the superlatives that adequately describe a King King gig.

This is the eighth experience thus far and each gig builds upon the last, with a dynamism and onstage presence provided by the kilted frontman, master guitarist and all round driving force, Alan Nimmo.

First things first however.

On this tour the blues-rockers have twenty-five-year-in-the-making-over-night-success-story in support.

Steve Hill - the self-styled One Man Blues-Rock Band.

And man, what a stint he puts in.

From the off with Rhythm All Over from his latest release Solo Recordings: Volume 3 in danger of breaking the very foundations of The Epstein Theatre, the audience are in the palm of his hand.

The Ballad of Johnny Wabo is simply epic.

A song he announces as being "as Canadian as anything you’re like to hear", it's actually more like a matured bourbon: soft and smooth at the outset, hot and raucous after the fifth finger full.

A pure and utter joy to watch and listen to.

The sheer scale of the sound the Canadian generates is astonishing.

Not content with playing faultless guitar riffs and singing. Oh no.

There's also two kick drums and a hi-hat he beats with a stick attached to the machine head of the axe he so powerfully wields.

Listen to The Collector or Damned - both of which were performed brilliantly here and feature on his new live album, The One Man Blues Rock Band - and marvel at the size and skill of his playing. Of everything.

Dangerous may have been written in honour of an ex, but here's a man in serous danger of becoming vast in this genre and all power to his determination for being in this position.

With the audience safely and roundly in the mood, and to the strains of AC/DCs Highway to Hell, the main men have it all to do to keep things on the up: a tough ask for many.

A mere walk in the park for King King.

Kicking off with the first single from their latest album, Exile & Grace, (She Don't) Give Me No Lovin', the headliners steam straight into Waking Up and the deal is sealed.

The tightness of the quartet - Alan Nimmo on vocals and guitar, Lindsay Coulson on bass, Wayne Proctor on drums and Jonny Dyke on Hammond and keys - is breathtaking.

Each add their own dynamic and depth, with Dyke's mesmerising control, particularly during A Long History of Love, acting as a perfect backdrop and heartbeat to Nimmo's artistry.

It's great to hear the guitarist's voice in such fine fettle too. 2017 was something of a horror story on that score, thanks to necessary surgery so as to remove some polyps.

All is well now though and songs such as Long Time Runnin’ and Lose Control are fairly belted out.

The glorious Rush Hour has the audience out of its seats, the call and response finale a winner every time, whereas Nimmo’s instrumental theatrics during Stranger To Love are given both due respect and culminate in lava fuelled affection at its climax.

Closing out on Let Love In, King King leave the stage with the thunderous applause of the near-sold out audience ringing in their ears.

If ever a band deserve such acclaim it is King King and if ever there's a night as all round awesome as this one in this theatre, I just hope I'm there to witness it.

King King c/w Steve Hill are at The Live Rooms, Chester, on Thursday May 17. Tickets: https://www.seetickets.com/event/king-king/the-live-rooms/1189873

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