– Belle and Sebastian – Live At Glastonbury 2015 – June 28, 2015 – BBC 6 Music –

Getting Thursday morning up and running with a performance by Belle and Sebastian at the 2015 Glastonbury Festival and captured lovingly by BBC 6 Music live.

Belle and Sebastian formed in Glasgow in 1996. Led by Stuart Murdoch, the band has released twelve studio albums. They are often compared with acts such as the Smiths and Nick Drake. The band took their name from the 1965 television series Belle and Sebastian.

In August 2019, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first Bowlie Weekender festival, Belle & Sebastian held a third festival, dubbed the Boaty Weekender. Unlike the previous two festivals, the Boaty Weekender was held on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea instead of UK holiday parks.

The band’s eleventh studio album, A Bit of Previous, was released in May 2022.

In January 2023, Belle And Sebastian announced the surprise release of their twelfth studio album, Late Developers. Lead single “I Don’t Know What You See in Me” was released on 9 January 2023 with the album released on 13 January 2023.

Certainly no strangers to critical acclaim, Belle and Sebastian have enjoyed a long stretch of success, even though they are considered only a moderate commercial success, the opinions beg to differ.

Still an enjoyable band and a hit at Glastonbury in 2015, as is evidenced by the great crowd reaction.

In case you missed their show here they are, recorded on June 28th.

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