Rap and rock have historically been ideal bedfellows – the scything, cut-throat nature of rap blends perfectly with rock’s piercing sense of melody. And there are few who do it better than Machine Gun Kelly.

After being inducted by an eerie opening voiceover into ‘Hotel Diablo’, the stage exploded in a riot of blinding colour, whipping up a veritable frenzy whose ferocity never wavered, despite the highly appropriate yet suffocating heat.

Eminem’s noteworthy adversary, the light and shade throughout the set was perhaps most surprising, and most striking, above all else. Electrifying raps bristled past your ears at the speed of light (including the now-infamous diss track that took aim at the aforementioned Slim Shady and is ambitiously titled ‘Killshot’). Thundering rock tunes seemed to swell outwards from the stage, the fearsome ‘Diablo’ exposed a small chink in his armour, and it worked entirely in his favour.

Not that he wasn’t an entrancing presence – from the snake that twined its way around the microphone stand, to the penetrating stares he bestowed upon the audience when making his way down to join them, the commanding aura emanating from the frontman could be felt throughout the tent. Machine Gun Kelly certainly branded his mark on many a heart through their explosive set. Welcome to the club.