IT was the night the Brits saved itself from a nostalgia disaster - but it was a close-run thing.

IT was the night the Brits saved itself from a nostalgia disaster - but it was a close-run thing.

For the first-half of the show it felt like one of those 90s throwback shows. The Spice Girls (two doing the work of five) were everywhere, Liam Gallagher's award-winning (and throwing) audio was being muted and the prospect of a Robbie Williams singalong was looming large. Come on, you wanted to scream at the TV, this is 2010!

- To read Jon Barnes' whole review of the Brits, and have your say, follow the link to Barnesy's Blog Party.