![]() This streak of boredom for some of his more well loved and recognisable songs meant that the expectation would be that most of the songs performed would be new (or near enough). In the past, the seasoned performer has been reluctant to play many of his old songs having said that he finds it repetitive. May saw Paul Weller return with yet another incredible album, proving that in no way has he lost the knack for writing over the years. The guitarist come front man united the hoards that flocked to the front pit of the Great Oak Stage with renditions of ‘There’s A Light’ and ‘How Soon Is Now’. This song took a main feature of his set as well as many other tracks taken from Playland. However, it was inevitable that the tunes that would steal the show were Smiths classics. Johnny Marr has recently revealed the brand new video for upcoming single, timed well with his BST performance, ‘Candidate’. Heartfelt lyrics were shattered by the intensity of Ty Taylor’s infectious and raucous vocals that, by the final song of their set had everyone expecting to hear more from these guys in the coming years. His untiring energy didn’t once fall to the shackles of the afternoon’s humidity. Frontman, Ty Taylor, is the definition of a world class showman. The majority of the tracks performed were taken from the bands highly successful debut album The Bomb Shelter Sessions although did not fall short of refreshingly current blues ridden compositions taken from their upcoming album 1 Hopeful Rd. ‘Run Like A River’ and the anarchic ‘Blues Hand Me Down’ seemed to crave a larger stage, proving that as warm up acts go, Vintage Trouble know how to get an audience dancing… far better than Kaiser Chiefs. Having just come off the back of a support slot with rock juggernaut’s ACDC and having previously supported The Who in 2013, the Californian quartet were comfortable when greeted with a large and willing crowd. One of these came in the form of Vintage Trouble a high octane burst of energetic blues-rock. Not only were the audience in the presence of arguably one of the most important bands of the last century, but were also treated to a showcase of equally fantastic (although slightly of less historical importance) musicians. A very sunny Friday afternoon was the setting as British Summer Time (yes, sun – that’s a surprise) commenced its final weekend this year with a real party atmosphere. Impressive as it may be, the line up isn’t unsurprising when most have either supported The Who in the past, or simply long time friends of Townsend and Daltrey. Seeing as this is the case, festival goers felt anything but disenfranchised when the full line up details were announced for this years 2 week residency in the grounds of London’s Hyde Park, especially when announced that legendary band The Who were to headline with non other than Paul Weller, as main support. ![]() A set of British Summer Time gigs that didn’t include at least one example of musical royalty would, I expect, leave the public feeling some what robbed.
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