One of the most successful acts currently touring the UK stopped at York Barbican on 19 October. What is it about The Proclaimers that makes them so successful? Audiences love them. Perhaps it’s their ‘men of the people’ act – they were dressed like a bunch of blokes playing songs down the pub. Perhaps it’s their rebelliousness – songs like Cap In Hand are scathing about the establishment. Or maybe it’s just the songs – life-affirming anthems at their best. Whatever it is, every date on their current tour is sold out.

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