Treat people the way you want to be treated. Bush has been treated well by Central Iowa and Saturday night was payback time.

More than 8,000 flocked to Hilton Coliseum for Bush’s second coming in less than a year.

And a flock they were: Gavin’s disciples. When lead singer Gavin Rossdale would hop (what Europeans do instead of moshing), the crowd hopped.

When Rossdale would discreetly tuck a lock of his wavy tresses behind his ear, magnified in triplicate by a video screen used as the band’s backdrop, anyone with hair longer than a half-inch followed suit.

Mostly Bush sang. From the opening note in “A Tendency to Start Fires,” from the group’s newest release Razorblade Suitcase, to now pseudo-classics like “Machinehead,” off the band’s debut, Sixteen Stone, the crowd sang.

Other than a British flag waved by fans, there was little indication the quartet hailed from overseas.

Mild-mannered guitarist Nigel Pulsford motioned to have is spotlight cut, perhaps so the audience wouldn’t notice his occasional goofing off with drummer Robin Goodridge.

But Pulsford and bassist Dave Parsons stood back, allowing Rossdale to inspire cheers by a simple gesture.

Each of the two albums was equally represented, relying heavily on proven hits.

From Suitcase came “Greedy Fly,” “Cold Contagious,” “Mouth,” and “History” among others. Favorites from Sixteen Stone included “Comedown,” “Everything Zen,” and “Alien.”

Never once straying from the spotlight, Rossdale took center stage for solo renditions of “Straight No Chaser” and “Glycerine.” “The message is in the music,” Rossdale told his followers.

His message: love and hate. The two lyrics from “Little Things” threaded their way throughout the performance and rounded out the night’s performance after encores of “Swallowed” and “Bomb.”

Not before Rossdale offered his modest thank you, though: “You’ve always been good to us, so we’ll be good to you.”

Often referred to as toeing the line of the Seattle sound, Bush proved it can carry its own, long after the Seattle chic has passed.

Hard hitting without the harshness of metal, Bush’s music and lyrics proved to be powerful, not trite.

Bush simply put the angst-ridden Seattle sound to shame.

Opener Veruca Salt put on a spirited performance. Strutting on stage decked in a black leather bra and platform shoes, announcing: “For those about to rock, we salute you,” clearly the group’s leaders, Nina Gordon and Louise Post, aced Rock Star 101.

Able to parlay the band’s one hit “Seether” into a national tour in of itself is a major feat.

Add the fact that the band had the crowd on its feet for much of the performance is another. Hey girls, we salute you back.