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Shed Seven took to Woodsies to take everyone back to the mid 90s The band last played here in 1995, the same year Oasis, Pulp and Elastica were riding high. They may have missed out on the very top rung when Britpop ruled the charts, but they have proved impressively resilient.  Author |  Josh T They have recently landed two number-one albums with A Matter Of Time and Liquid Gold. Frontman Rick Witter, still wiry and full of swagger in a sheer black glittery top, summed it up with a knowing smile. “It appears we have become big time charlies,” he joked to the crowd. These days, Shed Seven are much more than an indie band. Five backing vocalists and a three-piece horn section add weight to their sound. There are hints of Oasis throughout, helped by guitarist Paul Banks, who manages to channel both Noel and Liam Gallagher at once. But there is also the unmistakable influence of an earlier Manchester band.  Songs like Chasing Rainbows, On Standby and Speakeasy, the latter ...

One of the first bands to perform at Glastonbury 2025 was Supergrass The band emerged on Friday in front of a backdrop featuring the artwork from their debut album I Should Coco, showing the original trio Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey as snarling, snot-nosed, monobrowed youths.  Author | Josh T It is hard to ignore the gulf between those scrappy caricatures and the salt and pepper-haired gents now standing on the Pyramid Stage. Coombes, looking sharp in a blazer and newsboy cap, is ageing with particular ease. And as they tear into the opening one-two of I’d Like to Know and Caught by the Fuzz, it is clear that some of that youthful snarl still lingers. The band are on the road celebrating the 30th anniversary of Coco and Friday’s set, exactly three decades since their Glastonbury debut, sees much of the album performed in chronological order. There are positives to that.  READ MORE |  Glastonbury 2025 READ MORE |  Gig Review Supergrass at Camden Round...