Tinie Tempah

It was to be the battle of the UK vs the US tonight as major Hip-Hop acts Kid Ink and Tinie Tempah featured in an incredible double billing at The Studio in Auckland.

Moreover, if you are intent on repeatedly reminding your audience of your inordinate wealth, it’s a good idea if your live show feels suitably high-end. As it was, Okogwu was backed only by DJ Charlesy, who had to double as a hype man, dancing partner and raconteur. It felt like the budget option.

Realistically, he shouldn’t think this: the crowd are already suitably merry, with the atmosphere falling somewhere between Ibiza and a Wezz disco.

Wales, UK

Introducing ‘Heroes’, his chest-burstingly aspirational collaboration with Laura Mvula, he explains how he wanted it to be a Bond theme, but that never happened.

A bona fide pop star following two unit-shifting albums he performs his lucrative grime/dance/hip-hop/pop formula backed by an ear-splittingly loud band with shrieking guitar solos played by metal men with beards.

Tinie burst on to the stage for a high-fueled performance of 'Frisky' with its legendary lyric 'would you risk it for a chocolate biscuit?'.