Tyler, the Creator Sydney

From the moment he appears on stage, the effortlessly charismatic 31-year-old rapper is like a powder keg that could go off at any second.

He may rap about feeling all alone on 911/Mr Lonely, but after a night of deafening sing-and-rap-a-longs from an adoring crowd enraptured by an explosive live performance, you’d have to imagine that Tyler, creating at the top of his game, feels like a whole lot more than just a man with a microphone. At one point, Tyler takes a break from dancing like Ace Ventura stamping out fires – a compliment, even if it doesn’t sound like one – to give a shout-out to the different generations of his fans, even though the vast majority of those in attendance are teenagers. There are not many solo artists on the planet capable of commanding a stage with nothing more than a microphone and a backing track, and even fewer who have the ability to fire up an entire arena of people to the point where the energy being generated feels like it may cause the place to collapse.