Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2019 (Richard Bowes for Live4ever)
More archive Glastonbury sets from the past decade have been added to BBC’s Glastonbury channel which will pop up on the iPlayer between June 25th-29th in lieu of the actual event taking place this year.
With sets including Dave’s from 2019 already on the line-up, more performances from recent years have been confirmed today, these including Elbow in 2011, Laura Marling in 2017 and The Streets last year. Also streaming will be Idles‘ own 2019 set; a genuine ‘Glastonbury moment’ which Live4ever was lucky enough to witness first hand:
“Like a punch to the gut, Idles bring us right back to the present. It’s been an astonishing twelve months for the five piece, with Brit nominations and Ivor Novello awards amongst the accolades for Joy As An Act Of Resistance,” our review reads.
“But as Joe Talbot regularly and endearingly informs us, this show is the highlight of their career so far and they play like their lives depend on it. There can’t be a dry eye in the house when Talbot breaks down during the now bona fide anthem Danny Nedelko as Mark Bowen picks up vocals (whilst crowd surfing, obviously). In what can only be described as a Glastonbury moment, Talbot’s wife and daughter come onstage and give him a hug. It’s a beautiful sight, but for your correspondent the tears started when Talbot lets the crowd sing ‘unity’ from the chorus of the song. A powerful and simplistic message that ultimately is what it’s all about.”
