Glastonbury 2008
The Raconteurs
Blasting through the highpoints from albums Consolers of the Lonely and Broken Boy Soldiers to bring 70s style bluesy rock back to the Pyramid stage.
Set List
- Consoler Of The Lonely
- Hold Up
- Level
- You Don't Understand Me
- Top Yourself
- Old Enough
- Rich Kid Blues
- Steady As She Goes
- Many Shades Of Black
- Broken Boy Soldier
- Salute Your Solution
- Your Blue Veins
User Reviews
Mark M
Have seen the Raconteurs live twice and they just keep getting better! They just go for it 100% on stage and the sound they generate is unbelievable. Their Glastonbury'08 set was superb but if you're ever lucky enough to see and more importantly hear them play a small venue then you'll appreciate just how awesome this band is. The rightful heirs to Led Zep!
Kirsty Farrant
Totally amazing. Benson and White are fantastic together and they blow you away live!
Kevin Allen
The best single one-hour's entertainment of the weekend! Even better than Shaky, although sadly they also forgot to play "Green Door". Maybe next year....
Dave
A really great set, just great rock with melodic blues thrown in, a quality band definately gonna see these guys again. Reminded me of seeing Page & Plant on the same stage in '95
Phil Read
One of THE best performances of the weekend. They keep you on edge all the time and you never know how a song will pan out. Jack White's guitar on Blue veins was absolutely awsome.
Vicky Rose
They've never heard of the concept of playing a song the way it was recorded on the album, but that's one of the things I love about them. They put so much energy into their ridiculously long solos and smile to themselves and each other while playing. They're just so much fun to watch! The whole band work perfectly together, not just White and Benson.
Jen Lomax
Defintly the best band that played!they should of headlined!every single member is hot which made it even better, and you can tell they love what there doing!!
Martin Stephenson
Me and my 4 year old son loved it. I haven't seen a band this good on stage for years. They just blew the place away
Claire mac
Maybe jack is just inhearantly sexual. He seems to bring the same electric connection found in The White Stripes to any performance or collaboration he undertakes. Not that the praise should stop at White. Benson and co. manage to pull of a diverse and rockin' set. Although not the tightest band you'll see at Glastonbury this year, they definately mean every note, which is more satisfiying than any of the competitavely driven calculated performances you'll find at Glastonbury this year. A band with nothing to prove except good times and rock and roll.
© MMIX
Send your reviews
Have you seen The Raconteurs live? Tell us your review here.
We'll put up as many of your reviews as possible but we cannot guarantee they will be published. The BBC reserves the right to edit reviews that are published.