BY the time Nile Rodgers took to the stage on the sunniest Saturday evening you could imagine, Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park was ready to party. And considering Rodgers has written, produced and arranged a simply staggering array of hit records over the last 40 years, it was quite a soundtrack.

Earlier in the day acts such as De La Soul had warmed the crowd up nicely as part of the weekend's Fiesta X FOLD festival, but it was the Chic frontman they really wanted to see.

And bounding on stage like a man half his age, complete with signature beret, the 65-year-old guitarist delivered from the word go. Opener Everybody Dance set the scene, followed in quick succession by the likes of Dance, Dance, Dance and I Want Your Love.

So packed is the New Yorker’s repertoire with hits that he had to incorporate a medley, complete with I’m Coming Out and Upside Down (written for Diana Ross) and the Sister Sledge classic We Are Family, to fit them all in.

Credit must also go to the quality singers Rodgers surrounds himself with, Kimberly Davis and Fomali, and a horn section that was on fire from the outset.

A couple of technical glitches slowed things down at one point, but Rodgers kept the momentum with a clutch of the numbers he has sprinkled magic upon for others, not least Daft Punk’s Get Lucky, and things were soon back up to speed.

A particular highlight of the night was dancing along to the searing funk guitar line of Let’s Dance, the song that brought a whole new audience to David Bowie.

By the end of the set a whole section of the crowd had joined Rodgers and the band on stage for the Chic classic Good Times, and as the sun went down the audience - many of whom were clearly old enough to remember the song first time round - were in rapture.

Good Times indeed from one of the most talented and energetic hitmakers in the business.