O2, DublinWell, there's no doubt that the machine works. The X Factor tour, robbed even of the dubious shocks and spontaneities of the televised competition, is as sleek and slick as an otter's pocket. And someone's doing something right to bring this much sugar-joy to so many people, even if the collective age of the – goodness, what, 100,000 wildly happy people – probably came to about the same as that of a night in Ronnie Scott's.Goodness, they were young. It's an odd sight to watch a sev...
Guardian Music — O2, DublinWell, there's no doubt that the machine works. The X Factor tour, robbed even of the dubious shocks and spontaneities of the televised competition, is as sleek ... more info