Concert goers of all ages flocked to Gallagher Estate for a night of red-hot talent and sex appeal. The crowd looked the part too, with tattoos, pierced belly buttons and ultra trendy clothes the order of the day. Long queues stretched away from the gates well ahead of the start time, and security personnel were greeted with roars of excitement from the crowd when they finally opened the gates.
Yfm DJs, Unathi and Lee hosted the event quite capably, and were relaxed and confident enough to share their hidden comical talents. The home-brewed talent of Idols runner-up, Puseletso Sejosengoe, got the audience going with her rendition of the Whitney Houston classic, I wanna dance with somebody .
Local R&B sensation KB lit up the night with her new track Rock lefatshe , thrilling the audience with her tight green dress and revealing a pair of long shiny legs.
The first lady of Kwaito, Tamara Dey sang her funky new disco mix, I wanna go dancing , while managing to rescue her dress as it slipped off her back and she had to run backstage, leaving her dancers on stage.
Bianca Le Grange went for the full-on Barbie girl look in pink and performed a stunning duet with Poseletso Sejosengoe singing Don’t let the sun go down on me .
The local talent on its own could have carried the concert, with the grand finale by Beyonce Knowles simply serving as icing on an already delicious cake. She opened her set with an explosive performance of her hit Baby Boy , and then dedicated her new single Summer Time to all the couples in the audience. In a succession of glittery and skimpy outfits, she had the audience eating out of her hand.
She delivered a performance which was just what the fans expected ‒ with lots of booty shaking and fly dance moves as she worked the audience up to a frenzy with Destiny’s Child faves like Independent Women, Bootylicious and Survivor . Some of her more daring moves were reminiscent of the sheer energy and skill of Lebo and Thembi back in their Boom Shaka days.
Security was tight and things ran smoothly, from traffic control to parking. The evening ended with a VIP after-party, which was studded with local celebs and foreign famous faces.