The Orange RockCorps Concert

This was the first time a RockCorps concert - where the concept is for the audience to volunteer to get their ticket, rather than buy or win one - has been held in the UK following a series of successful concerts in the US. Beforehand all the talk was of whether headliner Busta Rhymes would be able to perform having been detained by British customs who said he was not allowed in the country. However, upon arriving the PR told us he'd been cleared to play this charity concert, which only seemed right from what I know.
Rumours also surfaced that Amy Winehouse would join him on stage, but there no sign of the disturbed soul singer all night. Other acts were a strange mix of hip-hop, soul and rock taking in John Legend, Feeder, The Automatic, The Guillemots, Ludacris and Lethal Bizzle.
I don't think these types of night's work too well - there's many different styles and most of the acts only playing for 3 songs, meaning there ends up with lots waiting time between acts. Picture wise the stage was very back lit, which although looks bright and good, makes it difficult for the camera's metering system to pick up the faces of the acts because it gets confused by the bright lights behind making for more muzzy shots than normal. Still, overall there was enough opportunity to photograph the acts well.