PERHAPS the only difference between Dalby Forest and Glastonbury were the Audis sitting in the car park.

Paul Weller gigs might attract fans of “a certain age” these days, but Saturday’s kids still knew how to party in the Forestry Commission’s mud-soaked clearing.

If they haven’t entirely grown up, then Weller himself is yet to fully embrace adulthood.

He may be into his 50s but, in a live setting, the “Modfather” continues to display an energy and exuberance shaming those half his age.

This was a rocket-fuelled set, topped by an unexpected – but brilliant – rendition of The Jam’s classic The Eton Rifles.

Less of a Greatest Hits show than in past visits, Weller trailed a number of tracks from latest record 22 Dreams.

But this brought the evening’s only lull as a sell-out forest crowd waited semi-patiently for the songs they had come to hear. It was only when The Changing Man, From The Floorboards Up and Wild Wood came off Weller’s guitar that the touch paper was truly lit.

And the former Style Council singer saved his best for last.

Only a performer of Weller’s calibre could get away with two encores but the second, finishing with live favourites That’s Entertainment and Town Called Malice, warmed the crowd on a drizzly Dalby night.

Weller is not ready for the pipe and slippers yet and, frankly, neither are we. Keep it coming, Paul.