Radiohead balanced gloom and glory,Lorde hypnotised with a supernatural performance, and even David Beckham turned upI reflect when you’re a unique magical person – and I’m a witch – you know what it’s like. You know that you’re not too much for everyoneShe’s a relentlessly entertaining performer, and pulling out all the stops,spectacle-wise – flanked by four silver air-dancers, who gyrate beside her, or before firing off a cannon full of pink paperThe shy showmanship of the xx is the antithesis of rock’n’roll,but as the the sort of heritage hipster act they’ve become – big beats and maximum melancholy – it makes for an apt appetiser for the headlinersContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com