The rock gods got a little help from some friends as they sent a heavenly dry Glasto into hell, via Stone Henge (of course).
Jarvis Cocker and Jamie Cullum stepped up on bass and keys respectively at different points in the crowd-pleasing set that relied more on comedic banter and the Tap’s endearingly anthemic back-catalogue than the props and theatrics often associated with their mythological heyday.
The summer party atmosphere was in full swing on the Pyramid Stage with a carpet of revellers sunning themselves all the way up the hill to the farm above. ‘Sweet Child of Mine’ and ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ spun by the house DJ got bigger cheers than many of the bands as the blissed-out crowd waited expectantly. Then…
“Ladies of gentlemen”, boomed the announcer “Straight from hell – Spinal Tap!”
“Welcome back – you’ve missed us.”, greeted Derek Smalls to roaring applause. “Hello everyone, whoever you are”, chipped in Nigel Tuffnel as they powered into opener ‘Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight’.
“As you can see we’ve made some improvements over the last 25 years”, announced singer David St. Hubbins, “We’ve successfully completed that opening number for one thing!” referring to the famous ill-fated attempts depicted in their classic 1984 mockumentary film ‘This is Spinal Tap’.
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