IDLES have carried out an electrifying set at this 12 months’s version of Glastonbury that includes a visitor look by Danny Brown.
The Bristol band, who launched their fifth studio album ‘Tangk’ earlier this 12 months, headlined the Different stage right this moment (June 28) and kicked of their set with ‘Thought 01’ earlier than leaping into ‘Colossus’. Through the second track of the evening, frontman Joe Talbot commanded the group to “Cut up into two halves, good and broad” earlier than yelling “Viva Palestina” and wrapping up the monitor.
“Thanks for giving us your love and vitality tonight Glastonbury pageant. This track is a celebration of all of the insults I had been given all through the years,” Talbot mentioned later of their set, introducing the track ‘I’m Scum’. He additionally devoted the monitor to “The individuals of Palestine and also you (the group).”
Honest fcks to Idles taking part in tonight at Glastonbury for standing towards the slaughter in Palestine 🎸🇯🇴.
BBC executives have to be in meltdown 😂 pic.twitter.com/iwLbsEjN9L
— Mike (@mwally_mike) June 28, 2024
Legendary. Historic. Momentous. Epic. Greatest set at Glastonbury ever ?????? #idles #Glastonbury2024 #Glastonbury #ftk https://t.co/LZ5hZt7uJb
— Smelltheglove (@smelltheglove7) June 28, 2024
Danny Nedelko #IDLES #Glastonbury pic.twitter.com/JqrFNr5U7W
— cello (@MrCarb1) June 28, 2024
I am 63 by no means been to Glastonbury 😢 I am now an Idles fan
Our Nationwide Anthem is so outdated
That is of its time https://t.co/28it3Ue9mY
— Alison Citrine FBPE #resist 🧡 (@alison1928) June 28, 2024
He additionally led the group right into a chant of “Fuck the king”, which Talbot referred to the “new British nationwide anthem”.
IDLES additionally introduced out Danny Brown for a collaboration on their monitor ‘Pop Pop Pop’ wherein the rapper adlibbed a rap verse in direction of the tip of the track.
Whereas performing ‘Benzocaine’, guitarists Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan additionally took a second to leap into the group and play the monitor from the pit and whereas crowd browsing.
Elsewhere, a tween jumped on stage and joined in on the band’s efficiency of ‘Danny Nedelko’. Talbot additionally took a second to elucidate how the monitor is “about all of the immigrants who helped construct this nation” and made certain {that a} raft stuffed with dummies dressed as people who was being handed round within the crowd was proven on the screens.
To finish the evening, the band performed ‘Rottweiler’ wherein Bowen took a second to leap into Shania Twain’s ‘You’re Nonetheless The One’ earlier than ending the evening with the phrases ‘Ceasefire Now’ displayed on the screens whereas the band led the group right into a chant of the phrase.
IDLES at Glastonbury 2024 performed:
‘IDEA 01’
‘Colossus’
‘Reward Horse’
‘Mr. Motivator’
‘Mom’
‘Automobile Crash’
‘I’m Scum’
‘The Wheel’
‘Gratitude’
‘Benzocaine’
‘POP POP POP’ (with Danny Brown)
‘By no means Combat a Man With a Perm’
‘Dancer’
‘Danny Nedelko’
‘Rottweiler’
Talking to NME forward of their Glastonbury efficiency, the band opened up about their headlining slot on the Different stage. “It’s like incremental stuff like, we’ve been doing this for 15 years and every step is simply magic. It sounds boring however like we’re simply gonna preserve doing what we’re doing. We are going to headline the Pyramid stage on the acceptable time once we can fill the sector with people who like and know our songs,” shared Talbot.
“We’re able to doing a present higher than quite a lot of headliners I feel,” he added, “However, we’re not there but as a result of it’s bums in seats, we’re not fucking dumb however we’re good.”
In different Glastonbury information, LCD Soundsystem carried out a euphoric set at this 12 months’s version of the bash, with the likes of Dave Grohl and Noel Gallagher watching side-stage.
Elsewhere, Kings Of Leon have been seemingly teasing a secret set at this 12 months’s version of the music fest.
As we speak (June 28), the band have taken to social media to share a video of their efficiency at Worthy Park in 2008. Within the accompanying caption, they teased that they aren’t too removed from the pageant grounds: “Had a good time at Glastonbury in 2008. It’s solely a brief journey away from our little gig at Hyde Park…”
Elsewhere, Kenya Grace coated Britney Spears, Daniel Bedingfield and extra throughout her first-ever Glastonbury set.
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