BARCARES, FRANCE – As the sun dipped low over this small, southern French tourist coastal town, Sean Paul took the Swell Stage at Les Déferlantes Festival. For over 60 minutes he delivered a set that reminded 40,000 fans exactly why he keeps coming back to Europe year after year, tour after tour.

This is a repeat appearance at Les Déferlantes for Sean Paul, and by the sound of the tightly packed crowd it may as well have been his first. The “Gyal dem skillarchy” pulled mostly women in the youthful audience to enjoy his catalogue stacked with hits.

From the opening notes of Get Busy straight through a career-spanning set that touched Temperature, Rockabye, Baby Boy, Cheap Thrill,s and the European fan-favourite She Doesn’t Mind, the energy never let up.