Oxegen 2010 - Dizzee Rascal
Main Stage, Saturday 10th July, 19.40pm
Describe in a Tweet:ÌýNeed a holiday? YES PLEASE MR. RASCAL. Good show, mind.
What Happened: In short, Dizzee's upped his game. Most likely inspired by Jay Z's live set up and obliged to put more of an effort in given his sudden rise to mega-fame, he's now got a dozen or so musicians onstage, extra MCs and a decent backdrop. Given that last summer at Belsonic it was just him, his DJ and an MC, this is quite an improvement.
Crazy in Love: The fact we're standing in this mud getting soaked and aren't completely miserable is credit to just how good Dizzee Rascal live is these days. The Strokes, Nirvana and DJ Kool all sneak into the reworked backing tracks and Dizzee's bounding about the stage having even more fun than we've seen in the past. 'Holiday', with it's ludicrous (and, on a day like this, vaguely offensive) lyrics is a bit of a highlight. Then he's back on to do a karaoke version of 'Bonkers' which, naturally enough, totally smashes it.
99 Problems:ÌýHe's a completely different artiste these days and there's not much point living in the past, but we still kinda miss the Dizzee of old. Even a couple more early tracks would have sufficed, sir.
Oxegen Rating: 8/10
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