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Red Bull Music Academy, Friday 9th July, 6.40pm

Describe in a tweet:Ìý Darwin Deez meets MC Hammer in an eighties exercise video.

What happened: In a bright green jumper adorned with friendly sheep, Darwin Deez came on stage and was instantly welcomed by fans. Setting off the Ironside alarm, his fellow band mates; a guitarist in a bright pink cap, a chilled out bassist, a drummer who looked suspiciously french in black and white stripes - all individually came onto the stage with their backs turned to the audience. Then suddenly turning around, they went into a rap dance collective, instantly bringing good time vibes into the arena.

Using some electronic distortion to accompany the mellow vocals, Darwin launched into his soon to be next release 'Up In The Clouds' before the crowd heard 'Constellations'. After that, the audience watched on as the band performed body pumping floor presses in unison, much as would be observed in an MC Hammer exercise video. 'DNA' was where the crowd's clapping became integral to the rhythm, before the band launched into another dance move bonanza, this time in true Beyonce stylee - dedicated to all the single ladies, followed by 'Walk Like An Egyptian'. Needing no introduction 'Radar Detector' really got the crowd joining in even though Darwin's vocals were a bit flat. What's more all the way through their performance, Ying and Yang seemed to occupy either side of Darwin, with the unstoppable force of the guitarist on his left and to his right; the mellow swaying bassist. With smiles, to top off the set the guys raised their cans in salute of the cheering crowd.

Crazy In Love: The jack in the box energized guitar player had so much energy that he could have potentially powered the whole of the Oxegen festival with the power of his jumping feet.

99 Problems:Ìý At times Darwin's endearing lyrics were muffled out and in one song sounded as flat as a battery.

Oxegen Rating: 9.5/10