Barry
Gibb brings Bee Gee's disco fever to Glasto's legends
slot
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[June 26, 2017]
By Paul Sandle
GLASTONBURY, England
(Reuters) - Barry Gibb brought some Sunday afternoon
fever to the legends slot at Glastonbury Festival when
he entertained a huge crowd with Bee Gees hits "Stayin'
Alive", "How Deep is Your Love", "Night Fever" and
"Tragedy".
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The songs all featured on the soundtrack to
"Saturday Night Fever", released 40 years, and festival goers at
the Pyramid Stage were dressed up and ready to play homage to
the movie and music that defined disco.
"Stayin' Alive", the first of a string of hits Gibbs played from
the movie, had the whole field of revelers and the stage's
security team disco dancing in the afternoon sunshine.
Gibb formed the Bee Gees in 1958 with his two brothers Robin and
Maurice, who have both died. The group has sold more than 220
million records.
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The Sunday afternoon "legends" slot has become one of the most
popular at the festival, and previous occupants including Dolly
Parton and Lionel Ritchie have drawn huge audiences and seen
record sales surge after appearing.
Gibb dedicated the song "Words" to the people of Manchester and
London after terror attacks in both cities and a devastating
fire in London in recent weeks.
Glastonbury, which is known affectionately as "Glasto", opened
on Friday with a minute's silence to reflect the events, and
many performers have dedicated songs to the victims and those
affected.
The mood on the Pyramid Stage quickly lightened when Gibb donned
a gold lame jacket from an audience member to sing disco hit
"Tragedy".
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"Thank you for the experience of a lifetime," the 70-year old said.
The disco theme continued with a performance by U.S. band Chic, with
a set including "I'm Coming Out", the Diana Ross hit written and
produced by band members Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, and "Le
Freak".
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran will close the festival on the
Pyramid Stage on Sunday night.
The 26-year-old first performed at Glastonbury on the tiny Croissant
Neuf stage in 2011, a few months before the release of his debut
album "+", which went on to sell more than 4 million copies.
His third record "divide (symbol)" became the fastest-selling album
by a British male artist when it was released in March, and all 16
of the tracks were in the top-20 simultaneously as they were
streamed by millions of fans.
(Editing by Susan Thomas)
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