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Chumbawamba
This page is provided only for information, it does not apply to the 2002 festival.
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Direct from a European tour Chumbawamba take to the stage. Clad in matching black shirts they cast a long shadow over the army of fans who have gathered underneath the striped canvass of the all too small marquee. A quick glance along the stage reveals that Chumba's now have a horn section, but wait, someone's missing, minister of propaganda Alice Nutter is inexplicitly absent.
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"This one's for Tony Blair" yells lead singer Dunstan and the band launch into Mouth full of shit. Would all members of New Labour please vacate the premises!
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Latest single She's got all the friends that money can buy, a scathing attack on those people who get on in the entartainment industry due to money and class position and have been swarming around the back of the Pyramid stage annoying the hell out of us prolls for the last three days follows. Dunstan and John Prescott bather DanbertNobacon grab megaphones and the band go onto I'm Coming out, Rock Hudson alikes beware!
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As Chumbawamba strike up the first cords of old favorite Timebomb a model of the Queen's head mounted on a poll apears in the crowd and continues to beheld aloft as the band go into I'm with stupid a song about the boy band phenomina which is killing off the music industry.
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"you've all been here three days then" crys Dunstan," You must be knackered, "Here's a slow one about a gated communitiy in Florida owned by Disney." Celebration, Florida is a chance for the audience to get their breath back. The song Passenger list for doomed flight #1721 is simplicity itself, a list of names Gates, Clinton, Murdoch etc. followed by the phrase bye bye; perfect and straight to the point.
Danbert and Dunstan don shirts with exclamation marks printed on them for the anti Fascist anthem, enough is enough and the audience sing along in synchronicity. Another anti fascist song, Nazi follows and clenched right fists are raised around the marquee, No Pasaran!
After a storming rendition of Tubthumping Chumbawamba leave the stage only to be back seconds later. "Lets nail Cliff Richard to a cross!" screams Dunston. The band plays Your ugly houses and the best gig of the festival so far is over.
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Glastonbury Festival needs bands like Chumbawamba if it is to retain any credibility in the face of the corporate entertainers and their second rate product so why is it that Chumbawamba are on the Greenpeace stage when retrogressive juvenile sexist morons like the Bloodhound Gang are given a slot on the pyramid stage and television coverage!!!
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For more information about Chumbawamba see www.chumba.com
Words: Ade Black
Pictures: Kay Wills
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