The crowd had been shouting Shaggy's name impatiently for some two hours. Masters of ceremony did not help matters much as they continually raised people's hopes that the most anticipated act would soon be on stage only to call this artist, then this DJ, and that artist on stage; as if to test the revellers' patience, which seemed to be waning by the minute.

The show itself was reminiscent of a typical high profile month-end showpiece with a massive turnout, despite the fact that people still had to go to work the next day.

Thousands of revellers, who parted with their P220 and P440 entry fees, had waited for this moment from 12 noon when gates opened until it was 22hr00. When the hour finally came, the US maestro did as he wished with his audience.

They screamed on top of their voices whenever Shaggy ordered them to, as he opened his set with the crowd favourite,  Mr Bombastic. He swayed his loins suggestively to bring out the real Mr Bombastic in him as admiring revellers could not contain their wild excitement.

The night temperatures were a hostile and piercing cold, but the multitudes were undeterred, as they cheered from as far as 50m away from the stage, while those who paid the P440, were privileged to watch the most hyped show in many years  just close by; where they could even extend their hands to be touched by their celebrity musician.

About 3000 revellers turned up for the show and Westside  Entertainment's Managing Director Olivier Prentout  says the turnout surpassed all expectations.

Shaggy would send his crowd crazy with familiar hits such as Carolina, Angel, Strength Of A Woman, Church Heathen, Summer Time in the final set of the night.

The organisers of the show had pulled out all the stops to ensure the event became the huge success it was.  In terms of sound, it was simply state of the art. Not just for the perfect sound they released but the organisers went all out to engage a live band  playing for supporting acts. Even rappers and kwaito musicians enjoyed a rare moment of playing their music to a live band, instead of the traditional backtracks they are used to dishing out to their followers.

Stagga, for one, made them feast from the palms of his hands as he belted out one rap tune after another, as the live bands added more sparks to his delivery. He finally wrapped up his set with a Kool and the Gang remake, Crazy, which sent the crowd so wild they cried " we want some more, we want more!" Zeus, and Scar were the other rappers who stole the limelight on the night to remember.

House-kwasa star Vee also demonstrated just why he is a big Orange artist in Botswana.  He was admired for the hard work and artistry he put into his job. The performance by his group was simply fantastic as they used a combination of sound effects and theatre to mesmerise the audience.

Dance producer Skizo (David Molosi) deserves special mention for his artistic presentation of house tunes; he engaged a live band to play Afro -house songs.

He would also later feature a house singer as well as dancers as he carried on with his  house mixes  that included traditional Tswana dance songs  laced with house tunes. Traditional dancers were again used to dance to the unique style.

Throughout the day and night a giant television screen beamed live performances to the crowd enabling even those as far as 50m away to enjoy the action without much ado.

Security-wise, bouncers ensured that pickpockets were instantly tossed out of the arena. It was such a night, as king of rock 'in' roll Elvis Presley would sing.