Bare Naked Ladies - review by : Paul Summerville

Glastonbury Festival 1999

Friday 25th to Sunday 27th June 1999
Worthy Farm, Pilton, nr Glastonbury, Somerset, England
£83

Last updated: Wed 7th Aug 2013

Pyramid Stage, Friday 25th June

Before Glastonbury the only thing I'd heard of the Bare Naked Ladies was their single 'One Week'. This was my first Glastonbury and the Bare Naked Ladies were the first band I watched, I was not disappointed. They lifted my spirits for the whole weekend, interacting with the crowd and playing some great songs. Some of their funniest lines include:
"It's great to be headlining Glastonbury.... This is the headline slot isn't it?"
"This is a security announcement, in the event of an emergency the fish and chip van is over there"
"It's great to see so many beautiful people at the front... I mean of course, the security guards"
The poor security guard probably didn't know what hit him, when he was dragged on stage to play guitar for the first time in his life to a cover of the Kinks 'You Really Got Me'.

I'm not saying their music is the greatest in the world, but if I get a chance to see them live again I'll be there. For the all round experience they make my top 3 acts (along with Faithless and The Freestylers).