Many years ago at a small pub in South East London called the Bridge House Tavern there was a summer solstice gig that went under the name of ‘Stoned Penge’. Chatting to Beans on Toast as Sleaze rocked the Bimble Inn up at the top of the Park Stage we recalled how several of the…
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Dan Turnbull is Funke and The Two Tone Baby, and his Glastonbury Festival 2023 appearance managed to rank in the Guardian guide’s top-six-picks of bands to see at thisyear’s event. Rightly so we say, because having followed and championed Funke for about a decade now, and his alternative take on electro-blues delivers the goods every…
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FLO played Glastonbury Festival 2023 just a couple of weeks after a great performance at the Isle of Wight and have just dropped a new EP – reviewed here by CLASH: https://www.clashmusic.com/news/flo-drop-surprise-ep-3-of-us/ FLO Photos – by http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com for Festival Flyer The best of the rest of our Glastonbury 2023 photos:
CHVRCHES Glastonbury Festival 2023 appearance included a big ‘up’ to former collaborator and ‘the greatest goth’ – The Cure’s Robert Smith. The band fired a rendition of ‘How Not to Drown‘ at the Other Stage crowd amidst a set that wrapped up with Lauren Mayberry skipping off stage to return covered in fake blood. All…
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Over on The Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2023 we found Fed Again wowing his crowd and impressing the music-techs. https://musictech.com/features/fred-again-glastonbury-2023-review/ Maybe not a traditional Glastonbury booking – but a popular one and proof that the festival has its finger on many a musical pulse. Fred Again Photos – by http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com for Festival Flyer The…
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Panic Shack took to the Truth Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2023 as if they owned it. This Welsh post-punk outfit have been recieving all the right sorts of reviews over the past year or so, and have had some good rotation on 6Music. Tonight they get rated by MOJO as a contender for ‘band of…
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Kid Kapichi were high on our Glastonbury Festival 2023 tour t-shirt, and for good reason. Playing what we feel is our spiritual home at the festival – the Left Field – the Hastings four-piece pulled in a lot or existings fans but also won new friends with each song. This is music with a social…
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Maisie Peters did her debut at Glastonbury in what might be reverse order. Glastonbury Festival 2023 saw her play her first ever set on the Pyramid stage, before ‘slumming it’ later in the weekend at Strummervill – showing at least that she still has her feet firmly on the ground! Having worked with ed Sheeran…
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For a great blow-by-blow account of the Lil Nas X show at Glastonbury Festival 2023 we’d recommend this NME piece… This may not be traditional Glastonbury fodder, but for a new generation of fans it’s just what the doctor ordered, and was the talk of the press tent… Lil Nas X Photos – by http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com…
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The Manic Street Preachers set was for many people a high-point of Glastonbury Festival 2023. Joined on stage by The Anchoress, who has just released her own verson of ‘This is Yesterday‘, the band played a near-perfect festival set of iconic classic songs… none of that ‘here’s four or five filler tracks from our new album…
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Seeing Nova Twins up on the Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2023 was a real diary moment for us, as we have been championing the band since we first saw them play at a small pub in Hastings (The Carlisle), way back in 2017. The band proved they have the power to win over any…
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The Generation Sex set was a proper Glastonbury Festival 2023 ‘moment’. It was sort of like an alternative ‘legends’ set for the Other Stage crowd – but the antithesis of Cat Stevens / Yusuf. The last time we saw Tony James at the festival was in another punk icon collaboration – as we had the honour…
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A quick scan of the internet shows up no reviews at all for the Grove set at Glastonbury Festival 2023. Which is a shame, because this was a return visit, and here is an artist really worthy of mention. We first stumbled on Grove at end of the Road Festival last year and were blown…
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There is something wrong with the world when we hear from Gaz that Glastonbury Festival 2023 is the first time in SIX years that he has played here! We think there should be a law against things like that, because Gaz and his music epitomize the festival. Gaz Brookfield Photos – by Festival Flyer The…
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Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip had an unusually relaxed Glastonbury Festival 2023, playing a lot fewer sets than their normal doxen or so. We caught up with them for a front-row seat at the packed Croissant Neuf Bandstand, where a delighted (or perhaps sometimes confused) crowd were treated to a greatest-hits set from this archetypically quirky…
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Morning Tourist played Glastonbury Festival 2023 to a passing crowd as they opened The Hive stage. Always a tough gig – but they did it with style… Morning Tourist Photos – by http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com for Festival Flyer The best of the rest of our Glastonbury 2023 photos:
You are unlikely to find any Enjoyable Listens songs on the BBC iPlayer from Glastonbury Festival 2023. It’s a shame that with all the effort and resources that the Beeb puts into covering the festival, they very rarely (we won’t say never) feature young talent on small stages. And talent is something that Enjoyabale Listens…
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We opted to watch Elton John’s Glastonbury Festival 2023 performance from the cheap seats right at the back of the Pyramid field to get a proper fan perspective. And wow – there were a LOT of people in front of us. Words aren’t really enough to describe moments like this one as a musical epoch…
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Dogs is a collaboration between Irish songwriting legends NICK KELLY (The Fat Lady Sings, Alien Envoy) and SEAN “DOCTOR” MILLAR (The Cute Hoors). Nick took a new approach to the traditional ‘song cycle’ by actually cycling to Glastonbury in 2022 – playing a series of gigs along the route. He recaptured this in 2023, and…
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If you know anything about Christine and the Queens and you missed this set, you know you missed something special as a headline for the newly-named ‘Woodsies’ Stage on Saturday night at Glastonbury 2023. Here’s just one review worth reading for a taste of the action: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/glastonbury-2023-watch-christine-and-the-queens-perform-highlight-set/ Christine and The Queens Photos – by http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com…
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There is always a first time for everything, and this was the first time for Becky Hill to play Glastonbury – as, it turns out, an alternative to Eurovision… https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/23/glastonbury-all-star-veterans-advise-festival-first-timers She may have grabbed headlines for the wrong reasons, but she definitely put her marker down and won some new fans along the way. Becky…
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Benefits are not an easy band to book for festivals – they are loud and shouty and in your face. But they are also lovely people with a social message to get across, it’s just they do it with the mics and amps turned up well past 11. We first saw them at Bearded Theory…
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For pop afficionados,this 37-year-old Canadian really was a must-see at Glastonbury 2023, and in particular the queer-crowd, who lap up Carly Rae Jepsen songs at gay clubs across the planet. Attitude magazine sum up het set nicely: https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/music/carly-rae-jepsen-at-glastonbury-review-polished-and-dynamic-438476/ Carly Rae Jepsen Photos – by http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com for Festival Flyer The best of the rest of our…
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As legends go, Cat ‘Yusuf’ Stevens is definitely up there with the greats. Song after song was sung back in full from the huge crowd that reached all the way to the back of the field and saw stewards having to manage access. We had to smile at the journalist from another publcation who asked…
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The Arctic Monkeys set was one of the most talked-about in the lead up to Glastonbury Festival 2023. And although reviews of the set were mixed, the fans loved every minute. Arctic Monkeys Photos – by http://www.sarabowreyphotos.com for Festival Flyer The best of the rest of our Glastonbury 2023 photos:
Latest update from Festival Flyer: Double drummer… just looking through our photos from Glastonbury and we spotted a distinct similarity between the drummer for Texas and th… [ad_1] Double drummer… just looking through our photos from Glastonbury and we spotted a distinct similarity between the drummer for Texas and the drummer for Benefits… could they…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: Jake Shears cuts a fine figure at Lytham Festival 2023… [ad_1] Jake Shears cuts a fine figure at Lytham Festival 2023 Playing to what he said is ‘the biggest crowd he’s been in front of in a decade’, Jake ‘Scissor Sisters’ Shears delights the Lytham crowd as he warms up…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: We’re gutted we missed Cate Blanchett doing her Latte dance with Sparks at Glastonbury… [ad_1] We’re gutted we missed Cate Blanchett doing her Latte dance with Sparks at Glastonbury Sparks are arguably one of the most important artists who stitch together the disparate threads of popular music over the last…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: From ‘Stoned Penge’ (a tiny pub-gig in south-east London) to Glastonbury – we caught up with Sleaze at Bimble Inn while reminiscing with Bea… [ad_1] From ‘Stoned Penge’ (a tiny pub-gig in south-east London) to Glastonbury – we caught up with Sleaze at Bimble Inn while reminiscing with Beans on…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: Over 375 food traders kept Glastonbury 2023 guests fed this year – we know, because we counted them… [ad_1] Over 375 food traders kept Glastonbury 2023 guests fed this year – we know, because we counted them Following a gruelling half-day march around every corner, crevice, nook, and cranny…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: Viagra Boys may well have just played one of the best sets at Glastonbury 2023… [ad_1] Viagra Boys may well have just played one of the best sets at Glastonbury 2023 Up on the Park Stage, Swedish punks Viagra Boys showed us once again why they are truly worthy of…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: VLURE – ‘the best set ever seen on the Glastonbury BBC Introducing stage’… [ad_1] VLURE – ‘the best set ever seen on the Glastonbury BBC Introducing stage’ Not our words, but those of one of thre BBC Introducing team talking to VLURE after their mesmerising show on a stage that…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: For sheer joy of being on stage, The Lottery Winners win hands down with a string of Glastonbury shows… [ad_1] For sheer joy of being on stage, The Lottery Winners win hands down with a string of Glastonbury shows We caught The Lottery Winners on the Greenpeace Stage, and they…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: Beans on Toast delivers the 2023 CND Glastonbury announcement from the Pyramid Stage… [ad_1] Beans on Toast delivers the 2023 CND Glastonbury announcement from the Pyramid Stage We feel a bit like proud parents as we watch Beans on Toast up on the Pyramid stage. We’ve supported him from the…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: Incendiary Skindred show at Glastonbury Truth Stage… [ad_1] Incendiary Skindred show at Glastonbury Truth Stage You are always guaranteed something special when Skindred hit the stage, but they really pulled out all the stops for this Glastonbury Thursday night headline set. [ad_2] Full photo galleries coming soon, but meanwhile here…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: VLURE quite literally rock the Bread and Roses stage at Glastonbury 2023… [ad_1] VLURE quite literally rock the Bread and Roses stage at Glastonbury 2023 The speaker stack was bouncing almost as much as the sweaty and delighted crowd as VLURE played their first ever Glastonbury gig on Thursday night.…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: Waiting for The Churnups (Foo Fighters) – and a wedding proposal at Glastonbury 2023… [ad_1] Waiting for The Churnups (Foo Fighters) – and a wedding proposal at Glastonbury 2023 There was a roar as The Foo Fighters took to the stage almost as loud as the scream of delight from…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: We’ve been ‘flying’ over Glastonbury for a fresh view of the festival… [ad_1] We’ve been ‘flying’ over Glastonbury for a fresh view of the festival With an Insta360 on the longest selfie-stick known to humanity we’ve started to capture a Birds Eye view of the festival… watch out for more…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: Flying high above the Glastonbury Truth Stage with Panic Shack… [ad_1] Flying high above the Glastonbury Truth Stage with Panic Shack These Welsh fire-brands brought the Panic Shack energy to a packed-out Truth Stage in Glastonbury’s Shangri-La yesterday. We’ve been enjoying their sound all year at a string of small…
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Latest update from Festival Flyer: Glastonbury Left Field is made for artists like Benefits… [ad_1] Glastonbury Left Field is made for artists like Benefits We’ve had a long and happy connection with Glastonbury’s Left Field, and Benefits are precisely the sort of act the stage is designed to host. With social and political observations and…
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