Mumford & Sons escape basic tracks at intimate live-streamed present in Manchester
Mumford & Sons performed an intimate live-streamed present in Manchester – try pictures and the setlist beneath.
The gig came about on the Aviva Studios final evening (April 2) and was held as a part of a brand new partnership with Amazon Music, as a part of the model’s newest run of Metropolis Classes.
It additionally got here in celebration of Mumford & Sons’ new album ‘RUSHMERE’, which arrived final Friday (March 28) and marked the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Delta’. Additionally it is Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane and Ben Lovett’s first document as a trio, following the departure of banjoist Winston Marshall in 2021.
Whereas on the present – which shall be streamed dwell on Prime Video and the Amazon Music UK channel on Twitch – the band broke out quite a few tracks from the brand new LP. This included the title observe and ‘Malibu’, which have been each launched as singles forward of the album being shared.
Numerous classics from their again catalogue made their method into the setlist too, together with ‘The Cave’, ‘Awake My Soul’, ‘The Wolf’ and ‘I Will Wait’, in addition to a stripped-back, unplugged efficiency of ‘Timshel’.
Take a look at pictures from the gig beneath, in addition to the total setlist in line with Last.fm.
Mumford & Sons’ Manchester setlist was:
‘Rushmere’
‘Malibu’
‘Little Lion Man’
‘The Cave’
‘Lover of the Mild’
‘The place It Belongs’
‘Awake My Soul’
‘Caroline’
‘Delta’
‘The Wolf’
‘Timshel’
‘I Will Wait’
The Metropolis Classes is an ongoing live performance collection by Amazon Music, and has already seen performances from the likes of Kings of Leon, Nelly Furtado and Glass Animals. The Mumford & Sons gig marks the final of 4 exhibits throughout 2024 and 2025 offered by Aviva.
At time of writing, ‘RUSHMERE’ is presently on observe to succeed in the highest spot on the UK album charts this week, though is going through robust competitors from The Darkness, who dropped their newest album ‘Desires On Toast’ final Friday (March 28).
Discussing the race to succeed in Quantity One, the band’s guitarist Dan Hawkins joked that The Darkness ought to have the win locked in, and that he’s decided to “beat these c**ts” in Mumford & Sons.
As for extra Mumford & Sons dwell exhibits, the band have shared particulars of an upcoming US tour together with over 20 dwell dates as a part of a European and UK tour, additionally celebrating their LP.
Earlier than the tour celebrating ‘RUSHMERE’ kicks off, the band shall be taking to the stage this spring for Radio 1’s Large Weekend in Liverpool – locking in a headline slot on Could 25. Discover tickets here.