Masters of The Arena gave the audience exactly what they paid for a great local line-up, an entertaining clash and Bermuda's own superstar, Collie Buddz.

The event, held at Snorkel Park on Saturday night, did more than deliver. The performances were amazing and for once, it was a wonderful opportunity to see all Bermudian singers.

I arrived at Snorkel Park about quarter to 11. I assumed there would be a line but wasn't prepared for what I saw. As I approached the venue, a line snaked from the gate past the Maritime Museum! I have never, in my life seen line like that in Bermuda.

When I got in a few moments later, I observed people everywhere. From the upstairs bar, to the front of the stage, down to the beach, Snorkel Park was rammed.

Now let's get to the show. A couple DJs played tune after tune to warm up the crowd until the first performer, Ras Giorgios got on stage. Ninja Cutty joined him moments later but exited when only one microphone was working.

The local line-up included Stevie Dread, Troy Anthony, C'Daynger, Jazel and Cutty performing with his dancer Allahkhan.

I must say, I've seen all of these artists perform and they impress me time and time again. Who said Bermudians weren't talented?

After the performers, David Rodigan, the master from England was introduced to the stage. He explained that because it was late, 1.07 a.m. to be exact, the round would go 20:20. He would play 20 minutes and Rory would play 20 minutes.

Mr. Rodigan opened with a little Sizzla screaming in the microphone "Bermuda" numerous times. He jumped up and down the stage like a two year old having a tantrum. The crown went into an utter frenzy when he played the dub plate of Junior Reid and Baby Cham's 'This is Why We Hot'.

When it was Rory's turn, he opened with Sean Kingston's 'Suicidal' dub plate causing the crowd to jump up and down singing along to the words. The dub plate had the lyrics changed to say "He have them suicidal/This clash is over" which excited the audience.

At one point the sound system cut out but Rory came back with a Damien Jr. Gong Marley and Bob Marley dub plate.

He said: "Close your eyes and imagine you are in Jamaica where you are free to bust a gunshot, drive fast, smoke weed and do whatever you want" causing air horns to blow, lighters to ignite and people to scream.

When Rory got off, the lights turned down low as Premier Dr. Ewart Brown was introduced to "boos" from the audience.

Despite not being well-received, Dr. Brown said: "Good Morning Bermuda. I called a friend of mine in Jamaica and said, 'tell me something about Collie Buddz' and he told me he is not just big in Bermuda or Jamaica, he's big everywhere".

He continued by introducing Collie and said: "Who's the man who brought you 'Mamacita', 'Come Around', 'Defend Your Own'?

The Premier then took off this shirt and had his back to the audience with a shirt saying 'Blind To You Haters', one of Collie's most popular songs.

As soon as Dr. Brown stepped off, Collie Buddz was introduced to a screaming Bermudian audience opening with his song, 'Mr. Harper'.

He continued with 'Vibes Come Back Again' and 'Let Me Know'. At one point Collie stopped the music and said: "I can't dance. I cannot dance. But I want to see the Bermudian girls wine their waist" and began singing 'Mamacita'.

Collie sang his favourite song to perform, 'Wild Out', causing the crowd to, well, wild out. He also sang a few songs that weren't on the CD and introduced them as new tunes. Mr. Buddz explained to the audience that he was apolitical, saying: "F**k politics" and explaining that he wasn't performing for the United Bermuda Party earlier that night, but for the Island Soccer League.

Collie sang a counteraction to Sean Kingston's 'Suicidal' saying that a girl could never make him suicidal. He also sang 'Tomorrow's Another Day' and told the females to take care of themselves.

The artist told the audience: "Bermuda, it's good to be home". He performed his hit 'Defend Your Own', a song where he names different parts of Bermuda from Somerset to St. George's. The song was pulled back three times.

His final three songs were 'Sensimilia' which he performed with Roache, the anthem and biggest hit, 'Come Around' and 'Blind To You'.

During 'Come Around', Collie told the audience to put their hands up if they agree with the legalisation of marijuana. He also explained to the audience that he sings reggae so he sings in patois, a Jamaican dialect. He said he doesn't sing in a Bermudian accent because he doesn't think it would sound right and gave and example that had the crowd laughing.

'Blind To You' had the best crowd response by far. After he sang that, Collie was off the stage by 2.30 a.m.

The clash continued with Rory playing better songs, but Rodigan entertaining the crowd more with his high energy. The 5,000-plus crowd left Snorkel Park when the show ended about 3.30 a.m.

Ray Lambert, general manager at Snorkel Park said: "It's beautiful to see all kinds of people really come together and have a great party. There has been a lot of caution and preparation to ensure that the party went off and it's been a great night."

I must say, I was highly entertained. I have seen Collie perform three times and this was his best. This was my first time seeing Rodigan, but my second time for Rory. Global Arts Entertainment was right, it was nothing but screaming from beginning to end.