Glastonbury 2024: Bloc Party bring old-school indie bangers to the Other Stage
nme.comBloc Party played a huge, fun-packed early evening set on the Other Stage at Glastonbury 2024 today (June 29), as well as airing new material.
Check out what went down and the setlist below.The band, who are currently celebrating 20 years together on the road to a huge show playing classic debut album ‘Silent Alarm’ in London in full next month, delivered a career-spanning set – including fan-favourite ‘00s indie bangers ‘Banquet’, ‘Mercury’, ‘Flux’, ‘Helicopter’ and ‘So Here We Are’.
They also introduced brand new single ‘Flirting Again’, which singer Kele Okereke jokingly described as the latest release “from the hit factory”.The London four-piece were the fourth band to perform on the stage, following Jamie Webster, The Staves, Tems and The Last Dinner Party.After opening the with classic ‘So Here We Are’, the band launched into 2007 track ‘Hunting For Witches’, which was one of a number of songs played today that appeared on their second album ‘A Weekend in the City’.Wearing a Bad Brains T-shirt, Okereke opened the track ‘Mercury’ with an a capella vocal, which he started again after an initial attempt because “the people of Glastonbury deserve a song that’s played properly”.The frontman challenged the vast audience to “come on, you sunburnt fuckers – jump!” before playing ‘Banquet’.
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