In Photos: Janelle Monáe @ Tripod, Dublin (29.06.11)

Anyone who managed to catch Janelle Monáe's recent Glastonbury performance will have gained some idea of what to expect from her live show: zany costumes, out-there stage props, choreographed dancers - a psychedelic future-soul trip, basically, that would give both Wayne Coyne and George Clinton a run for their money. And that's without even mentioning the music...

Last week the singer brought one of the funkiest midweek parties Dublin has seen in a long time to the city's Tripod venue, as she and her ArchOrchestra rounded off their three-date Irish tour in spectacular fashion. Mixing songs from last year's highly-praised The ArchAndroid LP with a selection of feisty covers (The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Prince), this was the sight and sound of an artist right at the top of her game, mixing and matching moods and genres with consummate ease, and now seemingly with the whole world at her feet. In short, Janelle Monáe completely 'owned it' - so much so, in fact, that our photographer Mark Earley had difficulty narrowing his live gallery down to just fifteen shots. Click below to view an enlarged slideshow of Ms. Monáe in action.