Summer Sessions, founded in 2013 by DF Concerts, debuted in Wales last year and remains at Chepstow Racecourse for 2024. Saturday, the second of three sessions, saw Tom Jones headlining with support from Billy Ocean, Gabrielle and Midlands-based soul band Stone Foundation opening the show. They sounded good but, though the gates were unlocked at 4pm, it took until 5.30 to get inside, so many people didn’t get to see them.

All acts came on stage promptly with minimal waiting time. Gabrielle (and her backing singers) put on an energetic performance designed to liven everyone up, and Billy Ocean looked fabulous in a burgundy suit and dreadlocks. He got people singing with old hits such as When The Going Gets Tough…, Love Really Hurts Without You and Caribbean Queen, his voice just as rich as it always was.

But it was when Tom Jones took to the stage that the whole audience stood and cheered, and the bar – set high from the start – went up a few notches. Sir Tom began with the poignant Bobby Cole song I’m Growing Old, before taking us back to 1965 with It’s Not Unusual and What’s New Pussycat? Delilah went down a storm, as did the reference to the politician who tried to ban it, and a highlight of the evening was the Radiohead-esq Talking Reality Television Blues from Jones’ 41st studio album Surrounded By Time.