THE music certainly got to this fan at the massive open-air concert at Heaton Park on Sunday, was among 10,000 revellers who enjoyed cool sounds under the blazing sun for the nine-hour Anti-Racism Festival.

New York rap star Ice T took the helm at the free concert sponsored by Unison.

The message for the day was "All Different, All Equal", and that was certainly true for the colourful crowd who danced the day away to the sounds of Audioweb, Kaleef, and the African beats of the Bhundu Boys.

There were some minor scuffles but no arrests were made.

The concert came to an abrupt end at 9.10pm - ten minutes after the official finishing time - when event organisers, Mayday Productions pulled the plug during Ice T and backing band Bodycount's final song.

Mr John Marsh, company director, said: "We had agreed with the licensing bodies at Manchester City Council that the show would finish at 9pm, so as it was running over, plus the fact that some of the crowd were getting a bit boisterous, we decided to stop it there."

He added: "Ice T didn't mind: if anything it probably added to his image."

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