Gogol Bordello are as difficult to categorise as the brilliantly subversive Tiger Lillies.

And, like the aforementioned trio, this eight-strong troupe emanated drive, energy and excitement as they steamed their way through a non-stop, 70-minute set of self-styled 'gypsy punk'.

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Based in New York and led by Ukrainian-born Eugene Hütz, Gogol Bordello are a cosmopolitan lot.

Hütz, who looks like a frightfully skinny Frank Zappa, describes the band as a bunch of "musical immigrants".

It's obvious he's absorbed eclectic influences after he left his former Soviet Union homeland while his bandmates bring their Israeli, Sakhalin Island and American heritages to the table.

With five albums under their belt, their patrons include Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, who co-produced 2007's Super Taranta. But it's live where Gogol Bordello excel.

The experience is an adrenaline-driven assault on the senses. Apart from a "hello Newcastle" there was little verbal interaction.

The music was as continuous as a Ramones gig, and the all-action stage show said it all. It's great seeing a band really enjoying themselves.

The usual rock instruments were supplemented by accordion and violin, and, harnessed to Hütz's frantic stage presence and singing, created a cacophony of delightful sound that embraced and fused punk, folk, jazz, reggae and even polka and Charleston.

Two female dancers/backing singers, added to the spectacle.

The backdrop proclaimed 'gypsy punk revolution', and it's brilliant to see the spirit of 1977 continues to reinvent itself.