It was a music extravaganza that saw 35,000 Britpop fans flock to the Alfred McAlpine Stadium on July 12, 1997.

The Beautiful South, Cast and the Lightning Seeds formed a not-to-be-missed line-up as part of the South Meets North tour of the ninties.

For Beautiful South drummer Dave Stead the gig was a homecoming - he is originally from Huddersfield and his family still live in the town.

We've gone into the archives to take a look back at the show that had the crowd dancing in the aisles.

Can you spot yourself in the crowd? Click below to view our picture gallery

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The Beautiful South performing at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, July 1997
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Examiner reporter Brigid Walsh joined the audience for the gig.

"The Beautiful South made it a beautiful north on Saturday night with a polished performance at the McAlpine Stadium," she wrote.

"Playing to a capacity crowd, lead singer Paul Heaton and the band took the audience on a trip down memory lane with songs dating from the band's early days - when female vocalist Jacqueline Abbot was probably still singing in friends' back gardens - right up to their most recent chart-topping album."

Brigid's review reports long queues for the bar and 250 cases of dehydration and exhaustion and headaches - but the complaints weren't enough to stop fans from dancing in the aisles, enjoying Mexican waves and singing along.

She said: "Paul, looking a bit heavier the jowls than last time he came to Huddersfield supporting REM, seemed to be in good spirits doing some entertaining dancing on stage."

Beautiful South frontman Paul Heaton at the McAlpine Stadium in July 1997
Beautiful South frontman Paul Heaton at the McAlpine Stadium in July 1997

Paul also tossed bouquets of flowers into the crowd during This Guy's in Love With You  by Bert Bacharach, aided by the London Gospel Community Choir.

And the show, featuring Angelica and Teenage Fan Club as well as Cast and the Lightning Seeds, ended literally with a bang as a firework display soared from the tops of the stage rigging.

Two years earlier, REM rocked the McAlpine when it's Monster Tour came to Huddersfield - with the Beautiful South supporting!

Were you there? Click here for pictures of the bumper gig in 1995.

Can you spot yourself in the REM crowd? Click here for our picture gallery and review of the show.

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