Eagles Of Death Metal bigged up Lily Allen and Seasick Steve, who are also on the bill of the final day of action today (July 12) T In The Park.
Singer/guitarist Jesse Hughes, whose band were playing on the NME/Radio 1 stage, was sporting a T-shirt featuring the logo of bearded bluesman Seasick Steve, who played on the Main Stage earlier.
“If you missed Seasick Steve you missed some [good] shit,” Hughes said, leading a cheer for the US musician, now based in Norfolk. “And later I get to see Lily Allen,” he stated, with the ‘LDN’ singer set to play on the same stage as his band later on, adding, “now that ain’t bad”.
Founding band member Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age hadn’t made the trip to Balado. His QOTSA band-mate and touring Eagles Of Death Metal drummer Joey Castillo took up drum duties today.
Shortly into the set Hughes gave props to a girl in the audience who had skilfully dodged a glass of beer cascading towards her.
“I hope someone got a picture of that,” he said. “Because that was amazing, baby.”
He later asked, “Do we have anyone who’s having a birthday today?”, tee-ing up ‘I Gotta Feeling (Just Nineteen)’. “Do we have anyone who’s just 19? I’m just 19, and it happens to be my birthday today.”
They went on to play a set of their guitar-led rockabilly-metal to the crowd, who were enjoying some sunshine after earlier patches of rain had threatened to dampen the mood.
The band ended their set with ‘Speaking In Tongues’, lining up at the front of the stage to bow to the crowd before making way for Doves, up next on the stage.
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Eagles Of Death Metal played:
‘Bad Dream Mama’
‘Cherry Cola’
‘I Only Want You’
‘Heart On’
‘I Gotta Feeling (Just Nineteen)’
‘Secret Plans’
‘English Girl’
‘Whorehoppin”
‘I Want You So Hard (Boy’s Bad News)’
‘Wanna Be In LA’
‘Speaking In Tongues’
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