"God save the king" resounded through the building while anticipation filled the air as the crowd waited for the man himself - Lee "Scratch" Perry.

He glided on stage swinging a plastic sword above his head and wearing a golden crown to rumbles of thunder.

Dressed in a regal purple, gold and red velvet robe with a cape and fluffy white trim, he lowered himself on to his throne. The crowd broke into applause and we knew we were in for a treat.

Those of us who had not seen Perry live before had all heard the tales of his eccentric, magical performances.

The man hailed as one of the founding fathers of modern reggae and dub did not disappoint.

I Am A Mad Man was one of the first tracks and Perry pranced around the stage and interacted with the audience from the outset.

The first few tracks, such as Words Of My Mouth, Station Underground News and French Connection, all sounded a bit similar.

But the man known as The Upsetter was just warming up.

He squirted water into the mouths of fans at his feet and a man behind me called it holy water.

Songbirds could be heard tweeting around the stage and Perry launched into a garble about a holy bird.

This track was more upbeat and happy and the fans were able to swing their hips and get into the music. The backing singers sang "Doo bee doo" and Perry sang "I love you".

At one point in the performance, just as we were getting used to Perry posing as royalty, he disappeared off stage.

Moments later, he thrilled the crowd by emerging back on stage in a red and blue Superman costume. It was ill-fitting, with fake chest muscles, but Perry looked a true star.

Of course, it was all tongue-in-cheek and much of his performance seemed refreshingly spontaneous.

Even the band looked a little shocked at what he was coming out with.

Perry has created a hype of legendary proportions, which must be difficult to live up to.

Someone standing next to me told me the performance was not as mad as ones she had seen before but he still lived up to his name.

The dub-reggae sounds were mellow and just got better and better as it went on. His performance was utterly mesmerising and left no doubt in my mind he was true legend.

This was a man who enjoyed entertaining the audience while doing his own thing.