Watch Barry Gibb play the Bee Gees’ ‘Tragedy’ in a gold jacket given to him by the Glastonbury crowd
Gibb got into the Glastonbury spirit during his set in the legends slot Credit: Getty
The veteran artist delivered a crowd-pleasing set during his 'legends slot' performance this afternoon
Barry Gibb rounded off his slot on the Pyramid Stage this afternoon (June 25) by donning a Bee Gees-style gold jacket given to him by a festivalgoer and playing ‘Tragedy’ – watch footage from the performance below.
The Bee Gee’s set in Glastonbury‘s renowned ‘legends slot’ drew a huge crowd to Worthy Farm’s biggest stage at 4pm today, with Gibb drawing heavily from the group’s vast back catalogue during his 75-minute set.
Before playing set closer ‘Tragedy’, Gibb paused to listen to the crowd as they chanted his name. The cheers then turned into a chant of “Barry, wear the jacket / Barry, wear the jacket / La, la, la, la“.
Gibb, laughing at the chant, asked if a member of the stage crew could retrieve the jacket from the crowd – which was being offered by one of three festivalgoers who’d dressed up as The Bee Gees – as “it would be a pleasure to put it on.”
He gets the gold jacket from the guys in the audience 'It's a bit small' #BarryGibb you legend #glastonburyfestival2017 pic.twitter.com/u1nzR0l3L0
— Sinead Neill (@MaguireComms) June 25, 2017
Jacket required! Barry Gibb borrows 'a Bee Gees coat' from the #Glastonbury2017 crowd, before bringing his set to a close with Tragedy! pic.twitter.com/TzqA3peE2q
— BBC Radio 2 (@BBCRadio2) June 25, 2017
Donning the jacket, Gibb remarked that it was clearly too small for him, but that it was “OK… you’ve just got me to do this to take the piss?” he joked. Gibb and his band then launched into a rendition of the Bee Gees’ 1979 hit single.
Wear the jacket Barry 🙌 ✨@BarryGibb at the legendary Pyramid stage #Glastonbury2017 @BBCGlasto pic.twitter.com/OroR409BBG
— BBC Music (@bbcmusic) June 25, 2017
Earlier in the set, Gibb dedicated ‘Words’ to the “people of Manchester and London.”
Gibb’s set came ahead of performances on the Pyramid tonight by Chic (who kicked off at 17:45pm), Biffy Clyro (7:30pm) and headliner Ed Sheeran (9:45pm).