20-Jun-93 - Glastonbury Festival - Pilton, Somerset, UK

(NME STAGE)
 

 

Star Sail
Slide Away
Virtual World
The Sun, the Sea
Make it 'til Monday
Gravity Grave

Verve had to play Glastonbury with hired equipment after thieves stole four guitars ( a Fender Jazz bass, a Gibson Thunderbird bass, a Fender Jazzmaster guitar and a Fender Stratocaster) from their van parked in Clapham on the 16th. The band still delivered a splendid afternoon performance, the highlights being a majestic 'Make It 'Til Monday' and a thunderous 'Gravity Grave' which closed the show. The crowd were left clamouring for more but had to make do with Jamiroquai.

" Verve frighten me. They're so fuckin good. 'Blue' is a pure wall of brilliance. They ooze cool. Richard is (yet another) Jagger without the speed. Bouncing is replaced by swaying, but it all adds up to the same result: we are all happy, happy people." - ZINE
 

This radio recording was taped off of Radio 1 FM.  This show is very intense.
The guitars are extremely loud and the performance sounds amazing.  The
version of "Gravity Grave" is the same one as on the Verve's No Come Down
release.  The version of "Make it 'til Monday" is the same as the promotional
flexidisc released on June 1, 1993.  This just goes to show how amazing this
show must have been both for the Verve and their viewers.