THERE were plenty of screaming women at the Oasis who wished they could lay their hands on Simon Webbe.

But instead they had to make do with waving them from side to side and singing along during his performance in Swindon last night.

The former Blue star took to the stage to wow the crowd with his songs - both old and new - during the hour and 40-minute performance.

And while the concert may not have been a sell-out, the audience made more than enough noise to make up for it.

As the fans anxiously waited for 9pm to arrive, they started to chant, "We want Simon".

And when he burst on to the stage, complete with trilby hat, they weren't disappointed.

Kicking off with the title track from his album, Sanctuary, the audience were quick to join in and show the 28-year-old just how much they loved him.

After singing his single All This Time, which went down a storm with the energetic crowd, Simon said: "I'm going to tell all my mates to get down to Swindon.

"A lot of bands don't appreciate what their fans do for them, but I do.

"And I want to thank every one of you for coming along and seeing me tonight. You really are a good looking crowd."

As the temperature in the Oasis started to rise so did Simon's enthusiasm as he bounced across the stage.

And when he started to undo his tie and unbutton his shirt the screams from the audience reached fever pitch.

Flexing his musical muscles the Mancunian showed just what he could do by launching into a cover of Oasis' Wonderwall, followed by Lenny Kravitz's hit, Get Away.

And for those who had followed him since his boyband days, Simon went back to his roots with a Blue Medley of Fly By, Too Close and One Love.

As the show reached its climax the tempo slowed down with Grace, before he performed Coming Around Again as the crowd went wild.

He didn't let them down for the encore, running out on stage in top hat and tails and showcasing his new, rocky single Ride The Storm, which features in the new Fantastic Four movie.

Then it was time for the track the whole room had been waiting for, and as the opening notes of No Worries echoed around the Oasis, the scream could be heard from the other side of Swindon.

Rachel White, of Haydon Wick, said she had the night of her life.

"He was absolutely amazing," said the 19-year-old. "I can't believe how good he was. I just wish I had caught the towel he threw into the audience - I was so close."

Sales assistant Matt Lindley said the show had been great.

"I'm not a big fan but my girlfriend and her mate wanted to see him so I came along," said the 26-year-old, of Old Town. "But he was fantastic and I'm ashamed to say I was nodding along to must of the songs. We could definitely use more people like him playing in Swindon."

10:03am Wednesday 23rd May 2007

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