Macklemore and Ryan Lewis bring Thrift Shop to Perth Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed as part of the Perth International Arts Festival. PERFORMING the biggest hit from his album so early in his Perth Festival set was a risky move for Macklemore and playing it twice in one night should have been a disaster. Luckily, despite over 110 million Youtube hits, over-saturation on commercial radio stations and raging internet debates over the song taking out the top spot in this year's Triple J Hottest 100, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis fans couldn't get enough of Thrift Shop. In fact, the super-hit sent the crowd into another level of frenzy the second time around, when Macklemore, Lewis and Wanz delivered it as part of the three song encore in the Festival Gardens. But the evening wasn't all about op-shopping and rocking grandad style - Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis were certainly there to prove they had the goods to back up the hype. After a 45 minute wait following openers UPNUP, the restless crowd quickly forgave the Seattle artist (and his collaborator) as he hit the stage in his gold tasselled jacket and launched into numbers including The Heist's opening track Ten Thousand Hours and Life is Cinema from The VS. "Perth, it is so good to see you guys tonight," Macklemore said to screaming fans. The energetic artist delivered fast lyrics, leaps, bounds, high-kicks and sweet dance moves as he made his way through songs including My Oh My, Otherside, which samples the Red Hot Chili Peppers" song of the same name, another crowd favourite Same Love, Can't Hold Us, which featured Ray Dalton's stunning vocals live on stage, Wing$ and White Walls. Between songs, Macklemore, whose real name is Ben Haggerty, had a lot to say. There were background stories about his struggles with substance abuse and he spoke about being strongly against homophobia, as well as lavishing plenty of praise upon Australia and, in particular, Perth. "You people are crazy in a great way," he said of the country's audiences. Lewis helped keep the crowd pumped up and trumpet player Owuor Arunga maintained a party-like atmosphere throughout the set, which also included Starting Over and Gold. And We Danced, the first song of the encore, was a show-stopper. Macklemore burst onto the stage wearing a David Bowie-esque outfit, including a blonde wig and sparkly cape. He also payed homage to his Irish heritage with a rendition of Irish Celebration. "You guys are f***ing awesome," Macklemore said before he and his group left the stage. Perth Festival continues until March 2. For tickets and more information visit www.perthfestival.com.au.