Lily Allen sips from a mug of tea on stage at the Glasgow Barrowlands. Dressed in a clashing tartan suite, eyes painted neon pink and hair pulled up in a kind of double-bun do’, the singer appears on stage to the sound of the excitable screams.

The set is a mix of songs from her varied back catalogue but leans mostly towards her fourth album 'No Shame'.

The album is the strongest output of Lily’s in recent years, proven in its Mercury Prize Album of the Year nomination.

Opener ‘Come On Then’ clearly outlines her pushback against the tabloids who have hounded every aspect of her life since for the past decade.

Instead of leaving things for them to expose and exploit, the singer has done it all herself.

Songs like ‘Three’ and ‘Apples’ lay bare her heart-wrenching personal troubles from addiction, adultery, divorce and depression.

Before launching into ‘Family Man’, she speaks to the audience about her recent divorce with impressive self-assurance but she begins to wince when she mentions the fact that her ex-husband and children’s father has a new girlfriend.

‘Everything To Feel Something’, ‘Lost My Mind’ and ‘My One’, show Lily’s crystal clear vocals that are in equal amounts cutting and vulnerable. It makes it hard to believe how much she’s endured away from the public spotlight.

Old favourites were welcomed by the crowd. Especially those from debut album 'Alright, Still'.

‘Smile’, ‘LDN’ and ‘Knock ‘Em Out’ have all aged well and are a nice reminder of times old. 

Amongst the singing, Lily still makes time for a bit of commentary. Taking on Theresa May and the Tories before unreleased track ‘Cross the Party Line’ and male privilege in ‘Not Fair’.

It’s been a rough ride for Lily Allen but on stage at the Barrowlands more than a decade on from her debut album, she proves that time has only made her stronger and her icon status among young fans still prevails.