Okay, the truth is that I got to this show far later than expected. Donnie McClurkin's late arrival at National Stadium and the twenty-five minute trek to White Hill field put paid to the coverage of most of this show, but I did make it through the gate (after some confusion) in time to catch the last few minutes of a fantastic Atlantik set.

The time was just after midnight, the field was less-than-filled with an army of around 1000 restless twenty-somethings. The layout was impressive, as was the stage, but the sheer size of the venue projected the illusion that the crowd was small and feeble. It was not! The energy was high throughout both major band sets, with Atlantik getting just a bit more love than their fellow Soca soldiers Krosfyah.

They each played all their hits and fired the crowd up with calls to "Wave your flag" and "Move Your Body". My first thoughts were that something unfortunate must have happened prior to my arrival because there was a very visible Police presence posted at the northern end of the field. Perhaps the demographic was the only 'unfortunate' detail that drew the Police in such numbers. Perhaps they just wanted to see the show (Who knows?).

After Atlantik finished their frenetic set, there was an outrageously long delay; a delay during which the crowd mulled around trying to find some sort of entertainment; many of them forming small groups and getting their talk on.

The scene really was kinda sad, and it stayed that way for about an hour. You see, Atlantik finished at around 12.10 a.m. and Krosfyah didn't take the stage until around 1.10 a.m. - that, my friends, is too long a gap between acts!

Still, the arrival of the Bajan dynamos caused quite a stir, and before this critic knew what was happening, the entire population of the White Hill field had congregated in the forty yard space between the stage and the sound booth. Their arms were waving in unison and the collective bounce was perfectly choreographed. Jumping and waving has become a truly essential Cup Match tradition hasn't it?

Krosfyah's sexually charged set was enthusiastically absorbed by the hyped up crowd, as they responded to every lewd question or comment the band's lead singer uttered - and he uttered quite a few. There was somewhat of an obsession with virginity apparent throughout the hour long set, but hey, if it moves the crowd, go with it!

There was one sequence where the band did a question and answer bit modelled after the widely known children's song 'If You're Happy and You Know It' - their version substituted the 'Happy' part with various sexually explicit queries and the 'clap your hands' part with the ever popular 'wave your flag'.

Many audience members used their flags to lie about their personal lives on that night - believe you me! But lies or no lies, everyone in the crowd thoroughly enjoyed themselves on Wednesday night at White Hill field, no matter what others may think of them.

The show came to a crashing halt at approximately 2.20 a.m., when the massive Police presence finally made the outdoor concert Law stick (I never liked that Law!). The vibes were nice and the people were hype and, hey, what more can you ask for from a Soca concert?

Maybe some tighter organisation and time management, but you can't really be too mad at a break between exhausting rounds of hard core Soca music can you?