After 103 live performances in the UK, Wednesday night saw Norway's finest, the Casiokids, finally pop their Cambridge cherry.

For a band that had previously described performing live to us as “ a constant source of inspiration and joy” it was expected that they would give tonight some endeavour. What we didn't expect was the pools off sweat still dripping of the ceilings after a synth-pop tornado blitzed it's way through the defenceless, 100 person capacity room that is the Portland Arms.

After a head-turning and tight performance from Brighton outfit The Special Ks, Casiokids surfaced on stage, acting as their own roadies and setting up shop. The four-piece somehow managed to cram their large array of electro tools, and additional drummer and kit, complete with African percussion items onto a stage a fifth of the size they could easily operate. The production was far bigger than the stage itself, and that was after trimming back such luxuries like the confetti cannon that coated revellers at Casiokids' Cargo gig the previous night. Yet the band's constant act of jumping between positions, swapping instruments and weaving between the set up created it's own velocity and locomotion that incited the dancing and bouncing from the audience, there were even incidents of the conga.

Casiokids got into their stride almost from the off, flying into 'Det Haster!', filled with its pulsating bass and fastidious synths. The 'awk-pop' nature of 'Golden Years' the latest single off their recently released third album stands out as a joyful pop belter. Despite 'Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen' only just coming out the Norwegians avoided the trick of playing the majority of their new material and put on a set spanning all three albums. The set was closed with the epic 'Fot I Hose' which was extended due to a change in drummer. The joyous closer was extended and extended by extra drop after extra drop with the infectious wabbles and dub that served as a rallying call for the crowd to release any and all exuberance they had somehow managed to maintain.

Casiokids tonight emphasised their musical knowledge, not just through their talents and abilities to swap instruments at the click of a finger, nor their ability to hold quaint harmonies or melodic keys. But their knowledge of how to rise to the occasion and play to the crowd was the real champion tonight. Casiokids exceled in the live setting and turned up the fun and created an occasion where all present would agree, 103 shows has been far too long of a wait.