Macy Gray at Leicester Square Theatre

This evening we ventured into the world of Macy Gray, a world full of beauty and love and sexy people shaking their asses. This is my third visit to Macyworld and it's just as much fun as my previous two visits - she is a madwoman with a unique view of the world, some killer songs and, of course, that voice.

Macy is promoting her latest album, 'The Sellout' (have you bought it yet?), and opened the show with 'Kissed It' from the album, a great glitter-stomp affair and a great opener to set the tone for the rest of the evening. The band all came on stage with her two excellent backing singers (more of them later) in big Afro wigs and then on strolled Ms Gray in a floor-length sparkly frock and the roller coaster began. It was only a matter of time until we all got to our feet and shook our asses at Macy's command.

The band were excellent and delivered a tight and very funky sound, well rehearsed and dropping in behind Macy whenever she stopped talking or getting us to sing and move on to the next section or song. Macy' singers (who I think were on her last tour as well) Mika Letts and Maiya Sykes were voluptuous and full voiced, taking their solos when offered and stoking up the crowd when we weren't making enough noise. Dancing round the stage with Macy when they weren't at their mic stands doing interpretive dancing - one minute being ghetto princesses to 'Ghetto Love' and the next rolling their eyes to 'Related to a Psychopath'. I thought they were fabulous and seemed to be having great fun up there, teasing us and filling in the spaces Macy gave them to make it truly a Macy Gray Show.

Macy was on top form, in great voice and humour. She told us we were sexy and beautiful. We were more beautiful when we shook our asses and more beautiful still when we leaned back our heads and shouted loud enough for God to hear us. She told us that when we were alone and with no-one to talk to, to just be beautiful. She is wise. She also writes and performs killer songs.

Favourite songs tonight were 'Kissed It' (a great opener), a moody 'Ghetto Love', her excellent funked-up version of 'Creep', a liberating 'Sexual Revolution' segueing into 'Do You Think I'm Sexy', and I loved the closer from the new record, 'Beauty In The World'. A spectacular section was the extended version of 'Oblivion' with a bloke dancing round the stage with the lyrics on big bits of paper and the singers strolling round, high kicking and posing while Macy stood on the podium at the back of the stage singing. There was also a great extended version of 'I Try' to close the main part of the show (well, she has to sing that one).

All in all, a great night, Macy on top form vocally and with her banter with the audience, a tight band and some excellent singers giving it their all. Macy knows how to put a show together! Thank you and good luck for the rest of the tour! Oh, and you readers out there, if you get the chance go and spend some time in Macy's world - it's a-compulsory!

Thanks Macy, come back soon!