Saturday at Wireless sponsored by Barclaycard...

‘We came, we saw, we killed the crowd’ was Example’s motto today – and he certainly killed the Wireless crowd.

He may have been on quite early in the day, but the balmy summers day proved itself to be perfect for Example’s brand of dance infused hip hop.

Backed by a DJ, guitarist and keyboardist who were obviously enjoying themselves, Watch The Sun Come Up summed up the mood of the crowd perfectly, a summery mish mash of beats and canny hooks. With filthy basslines, and some cheeky on stage banter we watched the crowd grow and grow throughout the set. Last One Standing provided another highlight, but it was Won’t Go Quietly that got the crowd going mental ‘bounce to this’ he screamed, ‘whether you’re in a wheelchair or you’ve got a gammy leg, I don’t give a f*ck!’

Current hit Kickstarts began with a self confident declaration to the crowd ‘for anyone that hasn’t been to a festival before, this is what you call a f*cking anthem!’, but it was closing track Hooligans that really sealed the deal, and confirmed his status as one of the brightest stars of 2010. Complete with dubstep breakdown and the claim that ‘whilst I don’t condone violence, if there’s a little bit of bloodshed, I’ll be happy!’. We came, we saw, we killed indeed!



Hot on his heels, The Big Pink took to the stage offering something special and different from the rest of the acts today. As one of the only guitar led bands, their set meandered between breathy and ethereal songs backed by a heavy bass line and hard electro-rock numbers, such as the stomper Tonight.

As the crowds basked in the sun, front man Robi Furze sunglasses came off - he meant business. Dominos, the band’s best known song, whipped the masses into a sing-along frenzy with some of the girls falling over in excitement, just as the lyrics demand.



Ah, Missy Elliott. Only the biggest superstars can keep the audience waiting, feature an impromptu performance by your new protégé and incorporate an outfit change halfway through – and fortunately Missy is a superstar through and through.

Feeling like a greatest hits set, Missy whizzed through all of her biggest numbers – from The Rain through to Sock It 2 Me, One Minute Man to Gossip Folks. Get Ur Freak On provided the first real standout moment, with the whole crowd chanting along. A brief appearance from new Missy protégé Sharaya followed – a diversion for Missy’s costume change from black to white tracksuit! Work It followed – the second highlight of the evening. Then a quick blast of Lose Control and as quickly as she came, she was gone….



Following Missy was always gonna be a tall order. But the massive bassline could only mean one thing – Tha Doggfather himself, Snoop Dogg was in the house! With an adoring fanbase in presence (we saw SO many Snoop tshirts), the main man himself cruised through his biggest hits, reminding everybody why he’s one of the biggest hip hop stars in the world.

Beautiful was dedicated to the ‘ladies’ in the audience, whilst Sensual Seduction sounded just as glorious live as it does on record. A dedication to the late hip hop legend Tupac Shakur was well received by the crowd, whilst a cover of House Of Pain’s Jump Around provided the first genuine surprise of the set.

Closing with the iconic What’s My Name to an almost deafining roar from the crowd, Mr. D.O.G.G certainly showed the pretenders to his throne that he’s not quite past it yet….