Live from Glastonbury
Chris kicks off the 91热爆's coverage of the 2015 Glastonbury Festival with live music in the 91热爆 Music Tepee from Gaz Coombes, Jack Savoretti and Texas, plus a whole heap of guests.
Wellies at the ready everyone, Chris Evans kicks off the 91热爆's coverage of the Glastonbury festival 2015 with live music in the 91热爆 Music Tepee from Texas, Jack Savoretti and Gaz Coombes (who's celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut I Should Coco and their first appearance at Glastonbury) and a whole heap of other guests!
Chris will catch up with our 91热爆 colleagues from across radio and TV as they cover various aspects of this mammoth festival. We'll hear from Emily Eavis and many other fine festival folk, and let's not forget The Wurzels supplying all the jingles! Rock 'n' roll!
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Mark Ronson
I Can't Lose (feat. Keyone Starr)
- (CD Single).
- Columbia.
- 005.
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T. Rex
Metal Guru
- Can The Glam! (Various Artists).
- Cherry Red Records.
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George Ezra
Cassy O'
- Wanted On Voyage.
- Columbia.
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James Bay
Hold Back The River
- Hold Back The River EP.
- Virgin EMI Records.
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The Staple Singers
Respect Yourself
- Ultimate Soul Collection Vol.2 (Vario.
- Warner Bros.
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Billy Bragg
A New England
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Pharrell Williams
Happy
- (CD Single).
- RCA.
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Leon Bridges
Better Man
- (CD Single).
- Columbia.
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Tom Robinson Band
2-4-6-8 Motorway
- The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
- Premier.
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Paloma Faith
Stone Cold Sober
- (CD Single).
- Epic.
- 1.
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Buzzcocks
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
- Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
- Disky.
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Lulu & The Luvvers
Shout
- It's Party Time (Various Artists).
- Magic.
- 8.
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Florence + The Machine
Ship To Wreck
- (CD Single).
- Island.
- 001.
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Gregory Porter
Liquid Spirit
- Liquid Spirit.
- Blue Note.
- 001.
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Catfish and the Bottlemen
Kathleen
- Communion/Island Records.
Pause For Thought
From Rev Nick Lakin, Methodist Minister for Glastonbury & Pilton:
It all began in 1970 when a member of the local village Methodist Church who was a farmer, had an idea鈥� 鈥楬ow about hosting a pop festival on my farm?鈥� It would last for one day, the tickets would cost 拢1 and he would give everyone free milk as an incentive to come along. That farmer was Michael Eavis, and 45 years on, he鈥檚 still a member of the local village Methodist Church, and this wonderful festival is still held on his farm. In those early days, Michael had no idea what the Glastonbury Festival would become.
Today, this event attracts 200,000 people and is a showcase for the best acts from the music industry, theatre, comedy, cabaret and the circus, from all over the world 鈥� and it supports local and international charities. All this is a far cry from those relatively small beginnings 鈥� and it鈥檚 so much more than Michael鈥檚 original idea.
Concerned for the welfare of festival-goers, Michael encourages a small chaplaincy team, of which I鈥檓 a part, to be a visible Christian presence around the site; engaging, helping, listening. And, yes, we do get the opportunity to see some of the great performances. A highlight for me was U2 headlining on the Pyramid stage in 2011.
I remember one guy in particular from the many hundreds to call in to see us - I鈥檒l call him John. He came to the festival a few years ago when his life was in a real mess and, in spite of the crowds of people on site, he felt very alone. He didn鈥檛 know where to turn. But he found himself at the Church Tent, which is open 24/7 and run by volunteers from Christians Together in Somerset. The folk he met there listened to his story, gave him a mug of tea and prayed with him. These small things meant that he left the festival feeling much more positive than when he arrived. John returned to the festival the following year and said he was so grateful because he had found a new job, a better place to live and a renewed sense of hope and faith for the future.
Jesus said: 鈥業f you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can move mountains.鈥� And the Christians on site this year will be offering welcome and hospitality to everyone, a listening ear, a cup of water, a mug of tea, support and help where it鈥檚 needed. These are all small things, but who knows what might grow from these small beginnings鈥�
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