12/21/2023 0 Comments Dance costumes lyricalHe’s got a deep bench of foolproof festival bangers now, from his early, cheeky punk poet stuff to the snarling careworn recent material. Treays does his bit, too, tinnie in hand, furiously spitting out every last lyric. Someone has snuck a massive parasol in and is thrusting it back and forth because … why not ? There’s a nice whiff of juvenile delinquency in the air: the now ubiquitous pyro smoke filling the Peel tent, every song promoting a mosh pit. In front of me a 10 or 11-year-old kid is perched on his dad’s shoulders, totally hopped up on the colour, noise and light, revelling in the late bedtime. As for the “old” charge, Treays has been around for 15 years now and about to release album number five but is still remarkably only 36. I’m not sure that’s true on any of those counts: they sound pretty tight from where I’m stood and Treays is in reasonable nick, though when he takes off his jacket and accidentally shows a bit of midriff he sings “belly’s gonna get you” (ask your parents). “Unrehearsed, fat and old,” he warns of tonight’s set. Jamie Treays and his band have only played one small gig in advance of his return to festival performance. “It is the greatest festival in the world, and you are here, a part of it.” If you are looking for a disco diva, as many Glasto-goers are, you can’t do better. “This festival never gets old,” she tells us before Wildest Moments. From opener Spotlight (from 2020’s What’s Your Pleasure?) on, her exchange with her dancers is easy and polished, her moves precise and considered – and her songs can’t fail to move your feet, even if you don’t know them. Ware, regal in long-sleeved silver sequins and flowing trousers, is a consummate professional, a disco diva staging shows that will make your night, if not your festival. Certainly this crowd knows every word she sings, and is a pleasure to be part of, whereas, where I was standing, the crew for Macca (just for example) seemed casually engaged at best. I saw her at Primavera in Barcelona earlier this month and it was among the best times I’ve ever had at a festival why she’s not a national treasure, headlining the Pyramid stage, I don’t know – but there’s still time. You’ve got to be committed to make the hike up to Park stage (leaving Macca, midway!) to catch Jessie Ware just before midnight on Saturday – but we’re well rewarded with a typically polished, sensual, energetic set.
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