Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke may never have been friends but they have an amazing chemistry when they perform that hasn't diminished with time.

The '80s band were brought together when Clarke placed a small ad for someone to sing a demo of Only You.

Despite huge popularity and single and album chart hits, the Basildon pairing lasted a matter of 18 months, straight after their second album, apparently down to a "communication breakdown".

While Moyet went solo, Clarke's synthesiser skills were put to good use in bands like The Assembly and with another great team in Erasure with Andy Bell.

When the 25th anniversary came round, Moyet wanted to sing some Yazoo again and, luckily for us, Clarke said yes.

Moyet thanked Bell (who was in the audience and caused a stir as he spent some time seeking out his seat) for loaning Clark to her for the Reconnected tour when it stopped off at Brighton Centre on June 15.

One-man "warm up" act Merz, despite a good voice and versatility on different instruments, proved more of a cool down and almost sent those around me to sleep but Yazoo needed no help in getting the audience going.

They were loving every minute, but maybe not as much as Moyet, who seemed to be bursting with joy and enthusiasm throughout.

Who knows about Clarke. Ever the silent man in the suit, he proved he is still the godfather of synth and had masterfully reworked some of the tracks.

The stage was set up to cause a divide between the two: Moyet and her wonderful voice full of emotions on one block and Clarke with his cold computer on another.

Moyet pointed out the one and a half foot cliff between them but she was keen to cross it, giving Clarke several hugs and the pair held hands and kissed as they took their bows.

It was very touching and you almost felt like joining in after an evening of nostalgia that sounded so up to date the songs could be in the charts now.

Kicking off with Nobody's Diary, the songs came in quick succession until you began to wonder if they had really only prduced two albums. And how amazing they had never peformed the songs from You and Me Both live before this tour.

Highlights were Mr Blue, Good Times, Goodbye Seventies, the 12in version of Situation and a chest thudding reworking of I Before Except After C played with a reel-to-reel machine running on the stage. All were complemented by images and films.

Moyet sang a haunting Winter Kills and sat in an armchair for a wonderful version of In My Room, with film of a lightbulb swinging like a pendulum as a backdrop.

The set ended with everyone out of their seats for Don't Go and an encore of Only You. Which just about sums it up. Only they could have given us such a fun night out and do they really have to go?

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