Held at Londons Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, the walk
to the venue alone heightened the weekends buzz. Seeing the same
stadiums used in last years British Olympics reignited a sense of pride
within the hearts of many. With that said, there really was no denying
how beautiful the backdrop to this years Wireless Festival was. The
green banks, witnessed perfectly from the Guest Area, looked more like
perfectly laid astro turf under the [close to] 30 degree sun rays than
naturally grown grass blades.
With not too much to grumble
about, the fact that the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is so great in
size the traveling distance between stages became more and more like a
mission as the days went on. Last years ability to hop from one stage to
another meant more acts could be digested.We offer the biggest
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canvas. This year however you were lucky if you saw any acts at all
with the time spent putting one foot in front of the other marching to
see your favourite act [and then later discovering that the next act you
wanted to see was on a stage at the opposite end of the park].
Fridays
line-up was one dominated by R&B. Arguably the weekends better
selection of acts, the likes of Miguel, Waka Flocka Flame, Wretch 32,
Sub Focus, and Snoop Dogg/Lion garnered much attention on varying
stages, but the most talked about moments came elsewhere.
Setting
out to dazzle the ladies of the audience with his chiseled physical
features and strong vocals, Trey Songz earned himself a few new fans
with his performance on the main stage.We are always offering best
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affordable price. Not hitting a single bum note, theres a reason hes
considered one of the genres most consistent vocalists. Not one to jump
on trends, the dance/R&B/pop wave that has struck both Chris Brown
and Ne-Yo has never even been a factor for Trey Songz. Sticking to the
script, his intimate choreography and sexually driven ballads have
helped him keep a foothold on the authentic 90s sound that paved the way
for todays many genre-tweaking artists.
John Legend was also on
hand to fly the flag for R&B on the main stage running through some
of his classic hits, as well as his new record Made To Love and Tonight
(Best You Ever Had), the theme song for the hit movie Think Like A Man.
Even with some poor sound issues heard through one set of speakers on
one side of the stage he still managed to keep it professional and keep
it moving.
However, besides the days main headliner, Fridays
show stealing moment came when the Pepsi Max Stage bore witness to a
performance from man-of-the-moment Frank Ocean. Complete with trademark
bandana, the Odd Future singer packed out the tent covered stage to the
point it was overflowing out of the shelter and in to the field. So much
so that the neighboring Yahoo! Stage was completely empty (no
exaggeration) when Fazer of N-Dubz fame came to perform.
More a
watch and singalong type of performance, Oceans album hits Forrest Gump -
which was met with huge applause - and Super Rich Kids sung live were
incredible. Belting out the extended long play that is Pyramids had the
audience moving around a bit more, but funnily enough one of the singers
oldest records, Novacane, received the most attention from the packed
house. Frank Ocean continues to go from strength to strength. Hes
heading for iconic status at an alarming rate. His Wireless performance
is the perfect evidence of his progression.
Trekking back to the
main stage for the days finale, a mass crowd of people swarm the bottom
end of the park like bees to a honeypot. With drinks flowing and
excitement running high, the time had come for Justin Timberlake to hit
the stage. Aided by his band The Tennessee Kids, JTs arrival was [of
course] met with screams, cries and some serious amounts of flash
photography.
Playing a similar set to the one he performed at
the Brit Awards after show party a few months back at the Kentish Town
Forum, Timberlakes musical mash ups, that included working Juicy Js
Bandz A Make Her Dance and Jay-Z & Kanye Wests Ni**as In Paris in to
some of his own songs, hyped the fans up to no end. The deafening
screams continued when the former N Sync frontman dropped pop classics
such as Like I Love You and Cry Me A River - to which the former had one
festival goer shout, F**k you Britney.
Of course hitting fans
over the head [musically] with iconic records like SexyBack, Se?orita
and Rock Your Body were bound to unlock masses of nostalgia, although
when tracks from his new album The 20/20 Experience took flight there
was no stopping his reign on the Wireless main stage.
His
performance of new track Take Back The Night, with its Jackson 5 feel,
kept the buzz going, but no one was prepared for what was about to
happen. Closing out the night with his hit Suit & Tie, guess who
just so happened to show up? Thats right... Jay-Z. Himself performing
the following night, Jays verse on the record was met with genuinely
surprised screams of thrilling sensation. This put the night to bed
perfectly.
A surprising hero from the day came over at the
Bandstand stage, which was found at the end of a hidden and not so
easily identifiable trail. UK rapper Clement Marfo, whose fusing of rock
and rap,If you are looking for beststonecarving for
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years. With his hit Champion used on the BBC during Wimbledon last year,
in the WWE, and a few other places, his name is on the up and up. Once
with The Frontline, Marfo seems like hes just one hit away from that
recognition he deserves.
Just finishing on the main stage, the
always popular Kendrick Lamar had a huge crowd tipping their drinks in
the air whilst shouting the lyrics to his addictive drinking anthem
Swimming Pools (Drank). Also performing Money Trees and Backseat
Freestyle, he and his band satisfied many hip-hop fans who might have
felt short changed the previous day. Sounding like he may have been full
of cold,Cheap offerscellphonecases dolls from your photos. he still managed to pull out a memorable performance.
The
main stage once again became the best point of call when Britains own
Emeli Sande chalked up a one hour set that showcased the reason why she
is where she is. Belting out Read All About It Pt. III, she helped start
off yet another singalong moment at Wireless. Then jumping on the piano
to play the intro to possibly her biggest hit to date, Next To Me,
Sande then got up and walked the stage singing the rest of the song.
This was a great moment for the commercial listener who might not have
been familiar with many of the days other acts.
Saturdays
headliner was Justin Timberlakes Friday night guest, Jay-Z. As one of
the worlds most recognised rappers, hes part responsible for helping the
genre of rap reach the audiences that it now does. While no Beyonce,
like many festival goers had hoped for, Timberlake did return the favor
and make an appearance with Hova singing his part of Jays new record
Holy Grail. Looking like hed just gotten out of bed, JT, donning a red
baseball cap and gripping what looked like a coffee cup, hit the notes
while Jay rapped the lyrics. Even though its only been out a week, bar
or bar, lyric for lyric, the excited Wireless audience mirrored with
their own voices the content that helped Jay-Z earn his first number one
album (Magna Carta Holy Grail) in the UK this week.
With
technical issues, that appeared to be a fault of the DJ - he played the
instrumental to Kanye Wests Cant Tell Me Nothing at one point, to which
Jay appeared to be confused. The track soon came to a halt and Jays own
instrumentals reappeared. A few mishaps like this one added to Jay-Zs
almost stale performance. Theres no doubt that he has the hits, but he
seemed a little lackluster with his stride on this particular day.We are
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Highlights
came when he sped up his flow on Jigga What, Jigga Who and when he took
it back on Where Im From, where he introduced the commercial followers
to the grimy side of Hova. Other than that, of course Empire State Of
Mind struck a chord with the audience, but his set seemed a little
stale. The audience werent really familiar with his back catalogue, his
non-musical dialogue came across like a poorly trained actor, and his
sluggish demeanor, which might have come from being thrown off a few
times by the DJ, lacked that star quality fans have come to expect from
Jay-Z.
Feeling like the hottest day of the three, it was a busy
one. Hopping from stage to stage, the day started on the main stage with
Big Sean. Signed to Kanye Wests G.O.O.D. Music label, as one of raps
catchphrase Kings - responsible for Swerve and Oh God - his
slick-tongued raps have earned him quite a following. Why he was on so
early (12:45) is a question for the organisers. While the park was still
filling up, Sean dropped off his Nicki Minaj featured hit A$$, as well
as his street smash Mercy.
Immediately heading over to the Pepsi
Max stage, soul singer Daley received a lot of love for his smooth
moments of musical brilliance. Jessie Ware back on the main stage
entertained the still-filling-up main arena, while over at the Yahoo!
Stage Rudimental affiliated vocalist Sinead Harnett - see her
underground hip-hop soul takeover tune Lights Off - vocally gave
listeners a reason to keep an eye on her future movements.
One
of the days best performances actually came with a little controversy.
Over at the Pepsi Max Stage rapper 2 Chainz commanded his audience with a
hop and a skip, and probably a few swinging arm movements. He may not
be listed as one of the top tier emcees in rap, but he makes undeniable
hits. With affiliations galore - Drake, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and Nicki
Minaj - his wacky outfits and overall energy give him a presence like no
other. His Tru personality certainly drew a crowd.
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