Mumford And Sons Claim Olympic Park Gig Was "Shitloads" Better Than Glastonbury Headline Slot
Monday, 08 July 2013
Written by Elliott Batte
Chart-toppers Mumford and Sons headlined an epic event at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London last weekend - and described it as ‘shitloads’ better than their headline slot at Glastonbury Festival in June.
The folk-rockers helped put together the event, one of the biggest shows they’ve ever played, earlier this year, and it went ahead in fantastic style on July 6. Following performances from the likes of Ben Howard, Haim, Vampire Weekend, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Bear's Den, the band took the the stage at 8:45pm to play a storming set.
According to NME, the band - especially keyboard-player Ben Lovett - really enjoyed the show, even more so than their massive set that closed Glastonbury a couple of weeks ago. Lovett reportedly told the crowd:
“Were any of you lot at Glastonbury last weekend? It was a very pleasant experience... [but] you guys are shitloads better than that gig ever was. I think this has been one of my favourite days of my whole life, hands down, no questions asked... Partially down to the bands that played today... and thanks to you 60,000 beautiful London people. We're so grateful to all of you.”
Main man Marcus Mumford was also happy to be there, and said upon arriving on stage:
“How you doing London? We can't tell you how happy we are to be home. Thanks so much for coming tonight.”
He later added:
“We decided that you are without a doubt the best crowd we've ever played in front of ever. We love you very, very much.”
You can check out the band’s setlist below - you may catch them performing a similar set at either of their two massive up and coming UK and Ireland gigs later this month too. If you need any Mumford and Sons tickets, check the dates and links below the setlist to find tickets through Stereoboard!
Setlist:
'Babel'
'Little Lion Man'
'Whispers in the Dark'
'Holland Road'
'Below My Feet'
'Timshel'
'I Will Wait'
'Lover of the Light'
'Thistle and Weeds'
'Ghosts That We Knew'
'Hopeless Wanderer'
'Roll Away Your Stone'
'Awake My Soul'
'Dust Bowl Dance'
'I'm On Fire'
'Reminder'
'Winter Winds'
'The Cave'
'The Chain'
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