Have you ever seen a standing ovation at the ADC? From our last minute bartered for seats at the back of the otherwise sold-out auditorium, we could see eager female fans with pre-prepared love-smeared knickers, banners and plenty of gusto, dancing on their feet for a solid hour.

 That’s not to say that the boys were holding back – though of course they were in the minority. Shouts of ‘Stevo’ and ‘We Want More’ pushed out in manly growls, proved that the bandmates’ drinking society buddies were in full attendance, pint in hand. Blueprint: the boys wanna be them, the girls wanna be with them.

Their success is hardly surprising considering the blueprint formula the band follows. You got the one that can sing – Dan Garsin took MJ’s lead in ‘I Want You Back’ to new heights; you got the one that can dance – Matt Eberhardt emulated the sensuality of Take That’s Jason Orange in ‘Pray’ beautifully; and you got three perfect poster pinups (newbie James Partridge, Oli Hunt, and Ed Stephenson). Considering the flood of female totty milling around after the show, none of these buff botties need fear the dreaded drought plaguing most Cambridge undergrads.

Their initial entrance, appearing through a smoke haze in gowns to the wails of Enya, could be confused with the tragic aftermath of a friend’s drunken failed formal. What followed was an array of poptastic tunes from our childhood, executed with a confidence and precision that would have Simon Cowell readjusting his belt. Credit to Ed Stephenson for managing most of the arrangements, especially the ‘mash-up’ of Sean Kingston, Ben E.King, Snow Patrol, and Sting.     

Ellie Awford did a great job of replicating cheesy boyband choreography, particularly in the songs that included female dancers, and Miri Gellert showed balls (or rather, bust) in their rendition of Busted’s ‘What I Go to School For’.

Don’t worry if you missed out: rumours are that St John’s and Trinity are in a bidding war for a Blueprint monopoly in May Week. Alternatively, if you are heading to Tokyo, we’ve heard they are going to be massive in Japan.