Are you ready for Akon?” cried a DJ in comedy glasses, a kilt and tartan waistcoat. An hour on, he was still posing the same question. That Akon finally arrived wearing a watch the size of a side plate should have been infuriating. Instead, the 31-year-old Senegalese-
American R&B star, a handsome, muscular master of manipulating emotions, instantly had the crowd in the palm of his hand - almost literally, as he spent the first few minutes high-fiving female fans in the front rows.
Lots of ladies love Akon, but none, surely, as much as Akon loves himself. Initially wearing a black leather trenchcoat - he stripped off layers as the evening progressed - he peppered his set with odes to his bank balance, his