LCD Soundsystem and 2manydjs close Wireless Saturday

Many a dance act have graced the main stage at Wireless – from Daft Punk to Basement Jaxx, Dizzee Rascal to Massive Attack. But we can safely say that this year, 2manydjs more than showed that they were up there with the best.

The suave duo aka Soulwax, may hide behind a pair of decks. But what they did at Hyde Park this year was legendary. Accompanied by a video installation with images following the myriad of tracks, the set was loud, proud and utterly amazing. The breadth of songs featured was breathtaking – who else could feature Bowie and Queen alongside Sidney Samson and Justice in the same set.

With a crowd more than willing to party, the whole of Hyde Park soon descended into a big open air rave. Their remix of Gossip’s Standing in The Way Of Control had the whole of the park singing along whilst MGMT’s Kids, their take on Walter Murphy’s Fifth Of Beethoven, and Human Resource’s Dominator created massive highlights. With crowd pleasure after crowd pleasure, Queen’s I Want To Ride My Bicycle accompanied by a naked cyclist on stage added a welcome touch of humour. But it was Love Will Never Tear Us Apart accompanied by a sea of confetti over Hyde Park that really drove us over the edge – with the whole audience, completely euphoric, and having the time of their lives. Amazing.

Closing Wireless Saturday was always going to be a tall order. Thankfully LCD Soundsystem were more than up for the job.

Clad in a dapper white suit, James Murphy dived straight into Us Vs Them before, ever the gentleman, giving a shout out to his on-stage predecessors, complementing each one on their performance.

Recent single Drunk Girls followed, with the crowd singing along, and James belting out the song as if his life depended on it. The synth led Get Innocuous followed, with Murphy taking to the drums and beating out the rhythmic percussion of the track.

Pow Wow came and went, but the anthemic Daft Punk Is Playing AT My House became the first massive highlight of the set.

The biggest cheer of the night came as soon as the intro to All Your Friends was projected into the crowds.

It was the show’s closing track that provided the biggest surprise of the night though, LCD’s very own version of JAY-Z’s Empire State Of Mind. A brilliant way of passing over the headliner baton, and an ideal way to end the night.

To read about the rest of Saturday's highlights, click here