In his first Australian show in a decade, the great white rapper Eminem made a solemn promise to the tens of thousands of fans that packed Melbourne's Etihad Stadium."This time I'm going to remember this s**t," he said.
Seconds earlier, screaming neon burst across giant screens announcing Eminem had gone through fame, retirement and rehab.
"You're all here to witness Eminem's recovery!" it said.
What followed was an action packed, overblown, profane 100-minute inferno of rap that lifted the roof.
From Slim Shady to Marshall Mathers III and back, Eminem covered his catalogue from his latest album Recovery, back to the beginning that made him the world's biggest selling artist in a decade from 2000.
Before his Australian tour 10 years ago, Liberal MP, now parliamentary Speaker Peter Slipper, described him as a mentally sick person who should be locked up and the key thrown away.
During Thursday's concert, Eminem announced he had moved on from those days, introducing My Name Is Slim Shady with the question: "Can I take you back a minute to when I was f**ked up?"
Eminem was supported by Lil Wayne, complete with skateboard and fresh out of jail.
Wayne began his bracket by proclaiming his belief in God and telling the fans he "ain't s**t" without them.
He also said he heard there were seven women for every man in Australia before broadly grinning and announcing he was single.
The evening was opened by Australia's Hilltop Hoods.
The Eminem show moves to Sydney on Friday.
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