HEADLINED by inter-national reggae-influenced act Sean Kingston, the Coke Zero Concert proved to be entertainment at its best.

Once inside a tightly packed Lime Golf Academy minutes to 11 on Saturday night, one could easily forget about the long lines at the entrance that moved slower than a snail as the energetic MC Miss Kitty, the Tantrum Band and entertainers provided a fulfilling set. With the 2:00 am cut-off time on their mind, each artiste came and delivered a short and spicy set making space for the other performers.

An entrance fee of only $100 plus three Coke Zero labels ensured that excited teenagers and other dancehall fans got a chance to see their favourite recording artistes including Chino and the members of the Big Ship family, D’Angel, Wasp, G-Whizz, Etana, Shady Squad, Tessanne Chin, Shaggy, Beenie Man, Etano, Ding Dong, Alaine, QQ, Demarco, Elephant Man, Nicky B, Voicemail and of course the headliner Sean Kingston, who was actually performing in Kingston for the first time.

Kingston who recently promised to “mad it up,” did just that delivering hits after hits with songs such as Beautiful Girl, Take You There. The artiste born Kisean Anderson, even took over the turntables from his Trinidadian DJ and proceeded to spin a few dancehall hits for his delightful fans.

Other memorable moments came from the Wasp who re-recorded his Cry Fi Dem single as a tribute to the Haitian people. Both QQ and Ding Dong were crowd favourites especially for the teenagers. Ding Dong took brave steps into the crowd and was held ‘hostage’ by his female fans. Luckily the Holiday artiste was rescued by members of his Ravers Clavers team who amusingly dragged him back on stage.

The ladies hung on the every word as Chino ‘ruff it up’ for them. The singer later delivered Never Change, Me And You, Pon You Head before inviting his father, veteran musician Freddie McGregor, on stage. Etana and D’Angel also delivered well.

The only not-so-good moment came from Elephant Man who was visibly upset with Beenie Man for performing on a show for which he was not booked and accused the King of Dancehall of cutting into Demarco and Ding Dong’s performances. This didn’t go down well with the fans as they booed and clapped off the ‘energy god’ to show their annoyance. His set was short-lived though as a few minutes into hurling insults at Beenie Man, the show came to an end.

All the proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Haiti’s earthquake relief fund. There were also pledge tents on location for persons to donate cash and kind for the earthquake victims.