– Tim Burgess – Live At Glastonbury 2013 – BBC 6 Music –
As someone who has been a huge fan of The Charlatans since first hearing them in 1990, hearing founding member and lead singer Tim Burgess’ solo career, I’m struck at how intact the energy and eloquent the song-writing is in all that time.
In February 2013, Tim Burgess replaced BBC Radio 6 Music host Lauren Laverne when she and other National Union of Journalists (NUJ) members engaged in strike action against the BBC.
In March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in most live music concerts being cancelled, Tim Burgess started “Tim’s Twitter Listening Party”, where he would tweet whilst listening to an album with one or more guests, normally a member of the band, who would provide insights and anecdotes about the songs, recording the album or other associated items. Over 700 parties were held in the first year. On 31 August 2023, Burgess announced on his X (formerly Twitter) account that there would be no more additions of “Tim’s Twitter Listening Party” but it would continue as a radio and podcast format.
On 20 March 2023, it was announced that Burgess would present Tim’s Listening Party, a six-part radio and podcast series based on Tim’s Twitter Listening Party, which would air on Sunday nights on Absolute Radio. The first series began on 26 March 2023 followed by a second series on 23 July 2023, which will have eight episodes. A third series began airing on 29 October 2023. A fourth series began on 14 April 2024.
I was lucky enough to run across this performance from the 2013 Glasto Festival featuring Tim Burgess and, if you’ve fallen behind in your Charlatans/Tim Burgess goings-on of late, here’s a nice reminder. There’s a lot to catch up on.
Great set and good vibe all around – and BBC 6 Music do their customary bang-up job in the sound department.
A nice introduction to the upcoming weekend. Play loud.
