Soaking in yet another heartfelt applause, they take a moment to thank the audience “for being part of another dream bucket list experience”, as Sam humbly proclaimed. Moving through songs Getting Started and Mantra, they take a short moment to pause and pay tribute to the Stones themselves before jumping into hit songs Spit of You, Saturday and “the song that got us into this mess” Seventeen Going Under. His band mates, or as he calls them “a few of my best mates”, contribute beautifully to his set, not least through the use of brass instruments to give depth and melody to Sam’s unique and mesmerising vocals. Sam Fender kicks off his set with Will We Talk?, the Geordie singer adorning a beautiful white Gretsch guitar, the Newcastle United flag purposefully positioned behind him. With only short interludes for polite banter, she breezed through her set without much interaction, except on the odd occasion where she’d be spotted having a little laugh at her own song lyrics. The Australian singer, best known for her so-called ‘deadpan singing style’ and witty, rambling lyrics, humbly addresses the crowd and introduces her three band mates.The multi award-winning artist seriously rocked the stage, cruising through better known songs like Avant Gardener and Pedestrian at Best, and later headbanging and screaming through Need a Little Time. She appeared early on the main ‘Great Oak’ stage – a setting that is beautifully adorned by feux foliage, mesmerising visuals of Hyde Park and a large replica oak tree. Both have included BST as part of their exhaustive festival circuit which included career-defining spots at Glastonbury Festival and beyond.Ĭourtney Barnett presents a lovely fusion of country, rock and even hints of punk. Preceding The Rolling Stones were two well-established acts in their own right – Courtney Barnett and Sam Fender.
To the surprise of many, there are actually four stages at BST Hyde Park, including the newly re-named Hard Rock Rising Rainbow Stage, where 23-year-old Christone “Kingfish” Ingram played not one but two sets, displaying his blues guitar wizardry to an unassuming London crowd. But while this festival feels a little more… erm… “distinguished” compared to others, it still brings to life that once-familiar feeling of summer we all desperately missed. It provides contemporary spaces to sit and passively enjoy what’s on, right through to exclusive members-only areas where the flash of a blue and white card might just get you onto a viewing platform (or slightly closer to the stage). Ĭompared to other festivals, BST is a bit of a catch-all when it comes to atmosphere. And given the sheer volume of musical entertainment, it felt particularly special to witness the completely sold-out performance by none other than The Rolling Stones at British Summer Time (BST). In just one short weekend one was completely spoiled for choice – from Guns N’ Roses at the Spurs stadium to Adele at Hyde Park, Ed Sheeran at Wembley and Kings of Leon at The O2. It’s hard to remember a time when London was so busy.
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