S Club 7 - Carnival [DVD]

S Club Party - The members of S Club appear from under the stage on trapdoors and perform the opening song 10/10

Bring It All Back - S Club move swiftly on into their debut single which has an unrecognisable introduction 8/10

Good Times - After a small rather amusing chat with the audience they perform a track off their 'Sunshine' album and which should have been a single. On lead vocals is Paul who sounds great. 10/10

You're My Number One - Always been a favourite with the fans and they perform it in the energetic way that it should be done 10/10

Friday Night - Not S Clubs strongest track and I get the feeling it was only there to give Bradley a chance to shine. At the end of this song the members disappear under the stage 4/10

Sunshine - The members re-appear from behind a giant video screen to sing the title track of their third album. Jon sings lead and does a great job 8/10

Show Me Your Colours - Again not a particularly great song but it gives Rachael her moment in the spotlight 7/10

Never Had A Dream Come True - This song is possibly one of S Clubs best songs. Jo sings lead and it becomes clear immediately that she has the strongest voice in the group and tears through that song with the other six members almost fading into the background. Again at the end of the song they disappear under the stage. 10/10

Stronger - This is the beginning of the disco section of the concert and the members re-appear from under the stage on a DJ's box to sing another cracking song. Unfortunately Tina who quite obviously has the weakest voice in the group sings this song and fights her way through the song by basically speaking the lines of the song. 7/10

Bring The House Down - Another favourite of S Club fans the song is very energetic and fun and at the end they use some cool pyrotechnics. 9/10

Dance Dance Dance - This song is fantastic and probably the best in the whole concert. It has a fantastic dance break (credit due to the choreographer 'Pricilla Samuels'). It is sung by Hannah who seems to be lip-syncing which is a little disappointing to say the least. But overall it's a highlight. 9/10

The Long And Winding Road - This is possibly the worst part of the concert. This is not because Jon sang it badly because in fact he sounds fantastic. It is actually because the song is bad. The performance of it was dull to say the least. 3/10

Have You Ever - The other members of S Club re-join Jon to sing the second song that they recorded for charity and is another killer. Jo again rips it apart. Utter brilliance. 10/10

Right Guy - While the girls leave the stage the guys sing a song, which is surprisingly good, and Bradley sounds Fantastic. Three female dancers accompany the guys on stage so there is something for the guys and something for the girls. 8/10

Viva La Fiesta - It is at this point where we finally fully understand why it is called the 'Carnival Tour'. The members appear from under the stage and run onto a giant suspended walkway, which hangs right out over the audience. Although the song is a little 'kitsch' it works well is context of the concert. With confetti and foil streamers coming from the ceiling, this adds up to a memorable performance. 9/10

You - A brilliant song from the 'Sunshine' album. They are still on the walkway but they don't give the song the time that it deserves (although I suspect that they were bored of singing it as it was then their latest single and were promoting it all day). Over all a good song and the crowd seemed to enjoy it. 7/10

Reach - Another favourite and probably one of s club's trademark songs. This gets priority billing. They perform most of the song on the walkway and move onto the main stage where they sing the chorus twice accapella all along encouraging the crowd to join in. At the end of the song they introduce the band and wave goodbye. 10/10

Encore - Don't Stop Moving - This is probably the best song that S club have recorded. The group put in a great performance of the song but there is something missing - I don't know what, there just is.9/10

Carnival Medley - Jammin - The group simply do a freestyle dance to a quirky piece of music

- Don't Stop Until You Get Enough- the group do their own version of this Michael Jackson classic. 10/10

- Hot, Hot, Hot - A sizzling and exciting take on this classic song. The song and concert closes with a huge explosion of pyrotechnics. 10/10

Now for the technical stuff - The sound comes in only Dolby Digital 5.1, which is quite good although it could be better. And the picture couldn't be crisper.

The extras on this DVD are quite good. There is an episode from the TV series that was made that followed S Club on tour, which gives you an insight as to what it is like to be on tour with S Club. There is also a photo gallery.

Overall S Club 7 have outdone themselves with this concert. Overall I would give this concert a 9/10 - it would have got 10/10 if Hannah hadn't lip-synced her way through 'Dance Dance Dance'. If you like this you should check out S Club 7 - Party Live.