LET'S be honest, you hear about an Elvis tribute and you immediately think of something a little naff; a sweaty pub singer in a jumpsuit with dyed hair murdering the works of the King.

My advice - go and see Chris Connor and your opinion will be changed forever.

As we all know, Elvis fans' loyalty is legendary, so when they voted Chris as the 'world's best Elvis' that's some endorsement.

And it's thoroughly deserved.

Forget the idea of a tribute - this is a celebration of Elvis and his music. Rather than trying to run through the different stages of Elvis, Chris has based the show firmly on the Seventies Elvis before the hamburgers and the drugs took their toll.

"It's all about the details," he said early on in the show making a joke out of the fact that he'd forgotten to pack his white ankle boots to match the bejewelled jump suit - made incidentally by the same company who designed them for Elvis himself.

But he was right. The detail in the show is what makes it so special.

There's a nine-piece band including brass section plus backing singers and a great light show to go with it.

But you could have all the accessories in the world and still fail miserably if the star of the evening isn't up to much.

Chris Connor looks and more importantly sounds uncannily like Elvis. Elvis was one of the great interpretors of a song and Chris has that power to unleash notes such as at the end of American Trilogy to make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.

Close your eyes and honestly you'll struggle hard to tell the difference.

He's also got the look spot on too. It's not a direct impression but from the karate moves which Elvis brought into his live shows to the off the cuff remarks in between songs nothing seems off.

The setlist was impressive showcasing Chris' vocal talents to the max and ranging from the crowd pleasers such as Suspicious Minds, In the Ghetto and Hound Dog to some less well known numbers such as My Boy and Never Been to Spain.

Chris is clearly an Elvis fan and has put the show together with a respect which is obvious.

Sadly few of us would have had the opportunity to see Elvis in concert but I can't help feel that this is perhaps the next best thing.