Though it may be windy and cloudy, Wild Beasts are unstoppable in their Saturday afternoon slot. Jam-packed with exotic sounds, they not only bring out all their big hitters but there feels to be a hidden level to their set as sound radiates from them.
The intricacies of the Wild Beasts sound aren’t lost on The Other Stage, with everything coming together perfectly – including frontman Hayden Thorpe and Tom’s opposing falsetto and tenor vocals.
During finale ‘Celestial Creatures’, Hayden steps out beyond the stage to repeat the outro refrain of: “These are blessed times that we’re living in / Down here on earth all is forgiven”, in a moment that is both captivating and memorable.
With the entire festival centred around making the world a better place, Wild Beasts make sure to give it a soundtrack that’s incredibly powerful – and impossible not to dance to.
You can watch Wild Beasts’ Glastonbury set in full here.
Wild Beasts played:
Big Cat
A Simple Beautiful Truth
We Still Got The Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues
He the Colossus
Hooting & Howling
Mecca
Ponytail
Wanderlust
Alpha Female
Get My Bang
All the King’s Men
Celestial Creatures