It was fantastic to see a British artist at this show, with Estelle bringing her soulful sounds and homegrown R&B vibes to a crowd that loved her performance.

Long-term Kanye collaborator Common was the main support.

Continually under-valued, he paid tribute to the roots of hiphop through his DJ, whose skills were at the next level. The rapper and his band were fabulous throughout, particularly on the theatrically staged Justify.

Kanye himself entered through smoke and lasers to stand against a backdrop of stars before playing more than two hours of favourites.

Having the band in white masks with red glasses and a dancing robot during Drunken Hot Girls left no doubt about the influence of Kraftwerk and their descendents, which runs through the track list of Graduation.

But Kanye's eclectic music is the real deal and there's no doubting his credentials when he refers to himself as "a hip-hop legend".

If calling himself the world's number one hip-hop artist took things a little far, he certainly delivered on expectations.

Sound quality at times was disappointing, with excessive volume flattening things out but the set pieces were perfect.

Kanye's messianic struggle through Jesus Walks matched set-closer Stronger but the highpoint came when a visibly choked Kanye delivered Hey Mama to a projection of his recently deceased mother.

In the wrong hands it would have been disastrous but his genuine emotion was matched by an outpouring of support from the tearful crowd who loved the gig from start to finish.