Live blog from Madrid

from KM.com

12.38PM: Here's Tim, who's just popped back to the band's hotel to "do some work". Intriguing...

5.08PM: Here are some pictures we took in the dressing room just before the soundcheck. Pics of the soundcheck itself to follow...

5.37PM: As promised, here are some pictures from the soundcheck, which is still going on. You'll notice they're in black and white. That's because a) it's arty and b) it makes bad live photographs look a little better...

7.24PM: Tim's dinner

8.45PM: Here's a pic of tonight's merch stand. Look out for many of these goodies in the official Keane shop soon.

9.54PM: Here's the band warming up for the show in their dressing room a sec ago...

11.02PM: It's still surprisingy busy here in the production office, with Colin, Beth, Ant and production assistant Cara all tapping away on their laptops while the band play Perfect Symmetry about 10 metres away from us. We've just been out in the crowd to take a couple more pictures. And here they are...

11.22PM: The band have just had a little towels 'n' drinks break before heading back on to play their three-song encore (which they're currently kicking off with Black Burning Heart). They all seemed extremely pleased with how the show has gone. From the chanting to get them back onto the stage, it's clear the crowd agree.

12:02AM: It's all smiles in the dressing room, where the band are celebrating one of their favourite shows of the tour with pizza and cold beer. "That was really, really fun," says Tim, summing up the mood. Keane, it's fair to say, will be leaving Madrid tired but happy.