Secret Sky 3D Keane gig

SKY TV gave another demo of their 3D system last night with a live broadcast of top band Keane.
Not having seen the Sussex band since 2004, when they had huge hits with Somewhere Only We Know and Everybody's Changing, my first thought when I saw singer Tom Chaplin on screen was that 3D must trim pounds off you becasue he looked really slim.
But then when I went next door into the main Abbey Road studio and saw him performing live, I couldn't tell the difference between him and the image on Sky's 3D screen. He really has lost a lot of weight.
The band were really on form and Tom even agreed to pose for this picture in 3D glasses. Trouble is, it looks like you need 3D glasses to view it properly.
But the 3D broadcast was very impressive, except when Tom veered towards the camera. It looked like the end of his mic was coming out of the screen. With the right direction, if 3D effects for their own sake can be avoided, this medium is bound to catch on.
It really does offer an added, er, dimension to the entertainment.
We met Tom's mum in the crowd, who travelled up from Sussex for the historic event.
She told us that Tom's dad, an aid worker, would be watching the gig in Rwanda on the simultaneous webcast of the gig.