25 October 2004

Live Review: Dizzee Rascal at Leeds University - 23rd October 2004

Author: Roger Taylor

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Dizzie strays from the grime of London to the evening drizzle of Leeds to show us what all the fuss is about.

It seems that Dizzie Rascal can do no wrong, from winning the Mercury Music prize with his first offering; "'Boy In Da Corner" to following it up with the equally well received "Showtime" and all at the tender age of 19. Having seen him go down a storm at Leeds festival in August it was interesting to see if how the crowd would react on his own tour.

Dizzie got things going with the opening track from current album "Showtime" followed by a cross section of hits including "Fix Up Look Sharp", "I Love You" and "Dream" the current single getting the biggest response. One thing I noticed on this occasion was that half the time you can't tell what he's saying but that he has great stage presence and the fact that you can't tell what he is saying almost becomes irrelevant.

Overall all a good night with Dizzie able to keep the crowds attention all through the set which with some rap gigs can grate after a while. Dizzie finished with "Stand Up Tall" with the venue turning into a full on rave, something that I think Dizzie would be pleased with.

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