PUT yourself in Paul Weller's undeniably stylish shoes for a minute,

You have a career spanning over 40 years, a back catalogue the envy of most songwriters and you are a role model for countless thousands upon thousands of fans for whom your music has been the soundtrack of their lives.

It would be all too easy to sit back, rest on those well deserved laurels and just milk the affection which is tangible at every live show.

But that is simply not Weller's way - as he proved with a tremendous night in Blackburn.

In a show of 30 songs and three encores lasting well over two hours he simply delivered.

Weller clearly likes playing at King George's Hall and the feeling is mutual.

Between song patter was kept to a minimum almost as if he wanted to cram as many songs as possible into the night.

Looking tanned and fit, his voice was warm and soulful and with his band getting into a great groove from the opening chords of show opener White Sky, you just know it was going to be a show to savour.

Weller has attracted fans from different stages of his career from the early days of the Jam through the Style Council and into his solo period and everyone was catered for with a well crafted and well thought-out setlist.

For Jam fans there was Man in the Corner Shop, an acoustic version of Ghosts and an encore of Start while Style Council devotees got My Ever Changing Moods and Have You Ever Had It Blue?

With so many songs in your bag it's impossible to please everyone but you'd have to be pretty churlish to have left King George's Hall anything other than deeply satisfied. Wild Wood, Peacock Suit, The Changing Man - they were all there.

Plus we were treated to some of the songs from the forthcoming album, A Kind Revolution.

"I know it can be hard listening to a new song for the first time," he said almost apologetically, "but these are good songs." And he was right. They hint at a soulful, thoughtful Weller.

For an extended first encore the chairs came out and a short semi acoustic set followed which included some great harmonies provided by bassist Andy Lewis and drummer Steve Pilgrim, it also showed that should he ever want to, a fully acoustic show would be something to treasure.

Highlights of the night for me including The Cranes Are Back from the new album which was dedicated to the people of Syria and the almost gospel blues of the Ballad of Jimmy McCabe which features on the soundtrack of a new movie Jawbone, totally scored by Weller.

Paul Weller is a man of many talents - and they were on display in Blackburn. Let's hope he had as good a time as the audience and will be heading back soon.