Tinie Tempah

supported by Yasmin and Maverick Sabre

Monday the 22nd of August 2011

Decribe In A Tweet: There’s not a sinner who ain’t dancing to Mr Tempah’s hip-pop rave-up.

What Happened: “Tinie! Tempah!” hollers the DJ, whipping the crowd into, well, not so much a frenzy but more of a collective bounce with a high-energy journey through the past couple of years’ club classics. When Tinie does eventually emerge with his backing band, he strikes an imposing silhouette, hopping around the stage bellowing and rapping like a kid who’s been up past his bedtime on too much caffeine. What really impresses is that beyond his performance, snarling with his biting rap and a few asides about writing the album, is the flamboyant musicianship of the backing band which glues the whole thing together to make it interesting. It’s short and fast, but there’s still room for a double encore which leaves people gagging for that lighters (or smartphones) in the air moment with “Written In The Stars” and, of course, the inevitable “Pass Out”.