In Dublin and touring off the back of their latest album, a sold-out crowd welcomes Editors at the Olympia Theatre.

With the stage veiled in dim light and an enduring smoke, the band take their marks slowly, assuredly; one by one. It’s a profoundly relaxed entrance, one could argue it reflects the same calmness upon the audience. The five-piece open the set with their atmospheric best, No Harm, from the 2015 release ‘In Dream’.

Sugar and Blood follow with a dramatic increase in tempo, the latter featuring a rapturous accompaniment from the audience. Whether intentional or not, there was an overwhelming amount of sub-end coming from the bass and drums early on. So much so that it became difficult to hear Tom Smith as he soared through his vocal range.

What was far more capturing than a rumbling bass however, was Smith’s wonderful display of emotion and enthusiasm for the lyrics, and the music he so well delivers. Parading the stage with a sense of eagerness, exhibiting his talents on piano, synthesizer and then guitar, he commandeered the show with an intensity only he reserves.

The dramatic lighting onstage felt suddenly less so when the opening few bars of Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool cut out abruptly. It seems these things happen in the current age of music when there’s such a reliability on tech and software. After a very brief exit the band re-emerged and spared an apology for the unusual gap in their set. Thankfully nobody had a chance to dwell on it and the group followed with a gritty performance of The Racing Rats.

Salvation, another debut in live format proved to be an overwhelming success with the crowd. Full of alternative-pop goodness, it’s a real anthem and it further underlines Smith’s uniqueness as a frontman. A Ton of Love, Smokers Outside The Hospital Door and Munich also featured in what’s become a remarkably accomplished set. The former can especially be credited for getting the crowd active in an infectious chorus sing-along.

Somewhat surprisingly, an extended version of Papillon wasn’t prescribed the duty of closing the hugely impressive show. That deity fell to Marching Orders, which didn’t quite match up. Overall though, the high tempo of the show tallied with the myriad of energy gave Editors’ fans a show to be remembered.