Young and his band ran on to the Leicester Tigers pitch passing a rugby ball before the original Pop Idol landed a drop goal at the Goldsmiths Stand end, to the delight of a big crowd who then cheered him all the way on to the stage.
With heavy rain having given way to clear summer evening skies, Young enjoyed plenty of banter with his fans, and bounced off stage to greet the front rows as ran through hit singles including Changes, Leave Right Now, Your Game, Evergreen and Light My Fire.
After an hour-and-three-quarters on stage, including a second drop-goal success at the other end of the pitch, the Brit Award winner brought the curtain down on two nights of summer entertainment at the home of the Guinness Premiership champions with a rousing encore.
Leicestershire-based singer-songwriter Jersey Budd, who also appeared on the support slot for James Morrison at Thursday’s Welford Road musical opener, set the ball rolling on Friday, with singer-songwriter Edei in the second support slot.
