Top 3 cover versions heard at Glastonbury 2023

[Boomtowner]

Watching the Gabriels, and it made me wonder, what were the best cover versions that you heard this year at the festival? I'll start;

Private Dancer -  Gabriels

Here comes the Sun = Cat Stevens (a real Glastonbury moment for me)

Like a Prayer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor

[tom22]

Rick Astley gets every step on the podium for me.

[deepkittycaz]

Killer - Adamski by the Editors

[Arriente]

Bohemian Rhapsody by Showhawk Duo was a great singalong 

[Boomtowner]

9 minutes ago, tom22 said:

Rick Astley gets every step on the podium for me.

Gutted I missed the Risk Astley / Blossoms set, just completely forgot, as I had them down for Friday. Just seen the set this evening, looked a lot of fun. I excluded them from my list as I wasn't there, but thoroughly enjoyed it.

I thought there would be someone who said this, didn't think it would be the first response

[Avalon_Fields]

Cat Steven’s and Gabriel’s for sure, also Elton’s Pinball Wizard.

 

Plus Ninotchka in the Avalon Cafe covering classic Irish songs.

[franswa]

- Elton John - Pinball Wizard

- Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Like a Prayer
- Oh my God, It's the Church - Gay Bar

[giantkatestacks]

I am obsessed with Rick Astley now. Special mention for Elvana and their moshie conga as well.

[foolsgold1981]

Like a Prayer properly blew me away. Was a bit “meh” when she started as I love that song so much but she absolutely did that justice.

As mentioned - Here Comes the Sun was truly special

Genuinely can’t decide between Highway to Hell for the pure “wow” factor and Pinball Wizard which was the perfect choice to start (apparently he hasn’t played it live since 2009 either!)

[rockandnoll]

Panic Shack's version of Gay Bar

[themuel]

Does Tom Grennan coming out and singing When You’re Gone with Mel C count? 

Because it was amazing. 

[Skip997]

Can't remember hearing a single straight cover all weekend.

But Kelis and her band did some fantastic "mash-ups"

[TomViolence]

Not strictly a cover but I enjoyed Rina doing Beg for You. 

+ 1 for Gabriels.

[BlueDaze]

Here comes the Sun was marvellous indeed..

My biggest disappointment was the lack of cover from Hot Chip.. I felt sure they would nail an absolutely belter version of an Elton tune.

[maelzoid]

Landslide by The Chicks

Bohemian Rhapsody by Showhawk Duo

Live and Let Die by GNR

[tom22]

3 minutes ago, BlueDaze said:

Here comes the Sun was marvellous indeed..

My biggest disappointment was the lack of cover from Hot Chip.. I felt sure they would nail an absolutely belter version of an Elton tune.

true, particularly with how good that Dancing in the Dark/LCD Soundsystem mashup was in 2015, probably my favourite ever live performance that.

[BlueDaze]

4 minutes ago, tom22 said:

true, particularly with how good that Dancing in the Dark/LCD Soundsystem mashup was in 2015, probably my favourite ever live performance that.

indeed.... and then Sabotage at The Park..

(they were still ace but i missed the cover & Al Doyle!)

[Gacheezbo]

1 hour ago, franswa said:

- Elton John - Pinball Wizard

- Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Like a Prayer
- Oh my God, It's the Church - Gay Bar

haha yes me and my friends were going mad for this

[Amy Lawn]

37 minutes ago, TomViolence said:

Not strictly a cover but I enjoyed Rina doing Beg for You. 

Rina doing the Break Stuff interpolation in STFU was killer

[dotdash79]

2 hours ago, foolsgold1981 said:

Like a Prayer properly blew me away. Was a bit “meh” when she started as I love that song so much but she absolutely did that justice.

Said to my wife imagine if that was Madonna on the stage singing that. It needs to happen. 

[irnkrtn]

Cat Stevens doing Father and Son by Boyzone

[Drinky]

3 hours ago, deepkittycaz said:

Killer - Adamski by the Editors

This is essential iplayering if you’ve not seen it, absolutely nailed it

[clarkete]

5 hours ago, Boomtowner said:

Private Dancer -  Gabriels

Here comes the Sun = Cat Stevens (a real Glastonbury moment for me)

Good call on both fronts

[FuzzyDunlop]

Panic Shack - Gay Bar (Truth Stage)

Rick Astley - Highway to Hell (Pyramid)

Elton John - Pinball Wizard (Pyramid)

Sophie Ellis Bextor - Like a Prayer (Pyramid)

 

Those 4 were my favourites

 

[nilolium]

Almost the whole Sophie Ellis-Baxtor set was cover bangers