‘I better dress for the occasion’ and started to take off his jacket ….. but it only got as far as their jackets and hats coming off, it was all fun and games. He performed his debut single, which he wrote about his ex, his current single called ‘Every Step’ and a tune called ‘Get Down with the Out of Town’ (an American project he is currently working on). ‘Dele’s’ whole stage performance was accurate and strong both vocally and aesthetically.
Next up was ‘Miss Frank’, a cool group of talented female singers with personality and 2009 ‘Xfactor’ contestants. They all brought something to the table vocally and sounded like an already established and successful urban girl band. The lead singer had a deep powerful voice, which belted out with authenticity and soulful character. Although out of song at times she sounded a little tipsy! They sang a few covers and some of their own material. One of the songs they performed on the night that they had written themselves was called ‘I love to hate you.’ This track was highly original and geared largely towards the
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ladies! It was quirky and down to earth. I think most women who have been or are in a relationship that’s a little on the volatile side would relate. They did a tribute to ‘Erika Badu’ starting it with the ‘Roots’ Hip Hop track ‘You Got me’, fol- lowed by snippets of many of her famous tunes. Their last track of their performance was a cover of ‘Poison.’ A great song choice and was popular with the audience apart from the leading singer replacing words she didn’t know with ‘something… something … something’. Which was half amusing but half ‘singing with your hair brush in the mirror’ stylee!
And then it was time for one of the main acts that everyone
had been waiting for, by this point the late comers who had skipped the supporting acts had arrived and were ready and raring to go!
When ‘Black Street’ came onto the stage the audience lit up and truly came to life for the first time of the night. For most of the ticket buyers now the night was really getting started (although it was already 10pm with only an hour left!) ‘Black Street’ opened their perform- ance with one of their most well known tracks ‘Got to get you home’. From the back of the arena straight away you saw the phone cameras up in the air recording and people get- ting down with the old skool 90’s dance moves! The show was on the road and I was glad
to be there. They performed quite a few of their old classics, ‘Don’t Leave Me’, ‘You Blow my Mind,’ ‘It’s So Hard To Say Good Bye’, ‘No Digity’ by this point there was another suggestive possibility of a striptease but again only went down to the t-shirts. But the audience were going crazy in response. They then performed ‘Candy Rain’. The bright lights of the arena’s stage, the bands’ slick leather jackets, the perfect harmonies of their voices and the classic tunes really confirmed for everyone what true pro’s they are!
It was time for the leading act of the night the one and only 90’s legends … ‘Dru Hill’. First time on Stage since 1998 and back with their new album ‘Indrupendance Day’, ‘bit of a mouthful’ according to ‘Calvin Harris’. The first song that they performed was of course from their old selection, ‘In My Bed’ which was made in 1996 and was a number-one
platinum-selling single in the USA. The nostalgic atmosphere reached its peak at this point and bought everyone in the ‘Indigo arena’ to the point of standing on their toes eager to get the best view in the house!
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