IT’S a strange situation when the lead singer of the headlining act ends up being his own support band. Yet Geordie frontman Ginger Wildheart has achieved just that with Hey!

Hello! one of the several side projects he has on the go.

Hey! Hello! revolves around the shared vocals of Ginger and the sweet voice of US singer Victoria Liedtke presenting an altogether brighter, breezier pop sound than the more battle hardened Wildhearts.

Black Valentine, lead track from their highly acclaimed debut album glistened with sugar-coated pop harmonies wrapped around a tougher punky core.

Finland’s Von Hertzen Brothers took the show in a different direction. The Brothers blend complex progressive rock arrangements with snippets of Finnish Folk sounds like a recipe for disaster yet the huge melodies and delicious harmonies work so well together.

When Ginger returned to the stage for his second set of the night he hit the ground running with Nothing Ever Changes But The Shoes. This proved an altogether rockier proposition than Hey! Hello! leaning towards a potent mix of The Ramones, Motorhead and Cheap Trick.

There was room to fully explore the whole catalogue, meaning Jackson Whites and The Only One from their latest album Chutzpa rubbed shoulders with the classics Caffeine Bomb, the fast and furious Suckerpunch and the infectious I Wanna Go Where The People Go.

Vanilla Radio and the gloriously titled Junkenstein saw The Wildhearts digging deep into their past much to the joy of hardcore fans but none was more welcome than the ultra-rare appearance of Stormy In the North, Karma In The South.