On 25 and 26 October, Paolo Nutini made his grand return to the London stage, bringing his ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ Tour to the Palace.

It had been eight long years since his last release (2014’s Caustic Love), but fans of the Scottish legend didn’t fail to show their love for his songs – old and new.

Check out pictures, reactions and the setlist of Paolo’s two-night residency at Ally Pally below:

✨ @PaoloNutini x Ally Pally night #1
that’s it that’s the post

Lloyd Winters pic.twitter.com/XBOsfXarTW

— Alexandra Palace (@Yourallypally) October 26, 2022

“‘This means absolutely everything to me, that you all showed up’ Paolo tells the crowd as the set draws to a close. You can see it on his face, after nearly a decade of inactivity, the fact that the response to his return has been so monumentally positive. It is more than requited by the crowd, who take time during changeovers between songs to tell (or shout at) Paolo how much they love him. It’s been two hours, but if he made the impromptu decision to do two more hours alone with his guitar, it would have been more than fine with everybody here. Paolo Nutini’s return to the music world has been one of the highlights of 2022. Welcome back Paolo, we all missed you and we all love you.” – Gigwise

All pictures by Lloyd Winters

Another clip from last nights @PaoloNutini gig at @Yourallypally so glad I made the trip down from Skye to see it. #paolonutini #allypally pic.twitter.com/8W94qvf9w1

— Willie Stewart (@wstewart1903) October 26, 2022

Friday 8th Dec 2006, @UniversityLeeds Refectory was the last time that @HannahChamb3rs & I saw @PaoloNutini live (also our first ever gig together!) Almost 16 years later & his @Yourallypally gig last night was just incredible, so brilliant to see him again. You smashed it, Paolo pic.twitter.com/dfxYjNMEAi

— Tim Chambers (@timchambers82) October 26, 2022

Love the new album but you can’t beat a sing-along to this old tune! @PaoloNutini @Yourallypally

‘Pencil Full Of Lead’ pic.twitter.com/xLVbhNIprs

— Mark Chappell (@MARKCHAPPELLINO) October 26, 2022

Fantastic night seeing @PaoloNutini tonight at @Yourallypally – I was like a little kid when the bubble machine came out.

All gigs should have a bubble machine – FACT ☺️ pic.twitter.com/LmrgUKWjVI

— ❤️ℕ ℂ❤️ (@NemoChappell) October 25, 2022