Wainwright delivers the goodies as orchestra sets volume to 11

BACK in the 1970s, when Oldies but Goodies concerts were the rage in the US, singer Rick Nelson poured scorn on the concept in his song Garden Party: "If memories were all I sang, I'd rather drive a truck".

- Nick Kimberley

By contrast, last night's Rufus Wainwright Proms deliberately had the feel of him singing memories.

Part of the Want Symphonic tour, they marked the 20th anniversary of the release of Wainwright's albums Want One and Want Two.

Why is he doing Want again now? Difficult to know, but the fans were clearly up for it.

There was a Prom for Want One, followed by another for Want Two: I saw the first, which followed the album's original order, as if this was some kind of historical re-creation.