It was a girls night out for everyone in Liverpool as Britain’s favourite female fivesome took over the Echo Arena. The girls wowed the crowds on their ‘Out of Control’ tour from the very moment the smoke machine started to the fluttering ticker-tape at the end.

The show got off to a blistering start as they emerged from beneath the stage, their sculptured curves bound in shimmering white and silver outfits.

But as the show progressed, so did their confidence and each costume change saw a more scantily-clad outfit being worn.

The adolescent crowd went ballistic for the girls and sang along to their opening number Promise, which was undoubtedly their biggest single of last year.

The Liverpool leg of the tour held extra meaning for Nicola Roberts as she was playing to her home crowd, but any nerves or jitters were well disguised and the ginger singer shouted: “It’s great to be in my home town, singing to all my fans.”

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