THIS was my second night in a row at the O2 and tonight it was to see the musical and visual musings of Public Service Broadcasting.

Consisting of three guys from London they are a band that are going from strength to strength with each album charting higher than the last. Their latest release, 2017’s concept album Every Valley, tells the story of the rise and decline of the coal industry in Wales.

The music, stage set and audio clips from the album formed the backbone of tonight’s gig depicting the not too distant past and a future that could be just over the horizon.

While many bands struggle to escape being pigeon holed along with their influences and modern contemporaries Public Service Broadcasting have managed to escape this and put on a show that is unique in its presentation and execution.

The use of archive film clips and vocal cuts from similar footage both tells a story and engages the audience in the narrative.

The whole show is driven along by the drumming of Wrigglesworth with J WIllgoose and J F Abraham providing the electronic melodies and bass.

The audience is a mix of young and old, further demonstrating the diverse appeal of a band that continue to innovate, entertain and possible even educate its fans.

The backdrops play just as much a part of the show as the music itself with the screens running the archive footage of miners at work and interviews from the period showing the struggles of the whole community as the industry dies.

The set did contain a mix of tunes from the whole back catalogue and I thought the visuals were particularly effective when the band went silent and the screens went dark to portray the Apollo rocket falling out of contact as it circled the dark side of the moon and bursting into life when the ship re-emerges and regains contact.

A gig slightly different than most you will see and for someone who goes to a lot of gigs that’s always a good night out.