Flo Rida and DJ Ironik, London Indigo o2

The Easter bank holiday is coming to an end and judging by the hordes of awaiting fans, the anticipation is high as we arrive at the Indigo 02 to see U.S. rapper Flo Rida.

The night, which is hosted by London promoter Mike L, starts off with a set from Choice FM’s DJ Masterstepz who spins track after track layered with the occasional PA by UK acts. Comedian Eddie Kadi is the designated MC for the night, entertaining us in between the performances.

The audience mostly consists of underage teenage girls with powerful lungs bemused by boy band trio Khy. Similarly so for rapper Charlie Sloth, who repeatedly shouts detailed rhymes about finding a girl who is willing to perform fellatio. But it’s DJ Ironik who surprisingly lifts the energy with his recognisable songs and everybody happily sing along.

After listening to funky house tunes and dancehall riddims for what seems like an eternity, it’s clear that most of us are growing impatient. Flo Rida’s very own DJ luckily arrives on stage to set up and is greeted by cheers. The main man himself is not far behind and enters the stage with a complete entourage of two bodyguards and a mandatory hype man. The show begins with nothing short of a bang as the Will.I.Am-produced ‘In The Ayer’ hits the airwaves, waking everybody up.

It’s safe to say that his image is rather extravagant, from his colour co-ordinated rhinestone-embellished outfit, to his shining jewellery which almost blinded me. Flo Rida continues with his second single of his debut album and ‘Elevator’ turns up the heat along with the presence of four female dancers. The ladies reappear throughout the set with a multiple of revealing outfit changes to accompany tracks like ‘You Can Be My Show’ and ‘Touch Me’, the latter being the track to which Flo Rida decides to take his vest off and expose his tattooed body with his name across his back.

It’s clear that Flo Rida caters to the ladies with songs such as ‘I’m So Available’ and ‘Can I Be On You’ and the female audience members are quick to respond by shouting back words of affection. Most of his tracks seem to be heavily inspired by late ‘80s and early ‘90s music. This explains the diversity in his spectators, which surprisingly transcends age and race. The finale with ‘Low’ and current single ‘Right Round’ has everybody on their feet reciting the lyrics. It’s a high octane show which lasts an hour, involving no surprises yet no disappointments.

Flo Rida delivers just as expected; I’m just surprised at the amount of tracks he actually had.