Pendulum shock Studying 2022 with Enter Shikari collab
Pendulum carried out a shock set at Studying Competition 2022 final evening (August 27) and teamed up with Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds for a remix of ‘Sorry You’re Not A Winner’.
Having teased the set all through the week earlier than an announcement, Pendulum took to the BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage following A.M.C ft Phantom’s early night set after countdown appeared on video screens alongside the band’s emblem. Arriving proper on cue, the band began their first UK present as a full band since 2018, with 2020’s comeback single ‘Driver’.
“We’re Pendulum. Shock motherfuckers. Let’s blow this fucking roof off,” shouted the band’s Rob Swire simply earlier than the monitor kicked in.
“It’s so fucking good to see you,” Swire mentioned earlier than ‘Propane Nightmares’, inviting the group to “sing this as loud as you possibly can”. The tent then chanted the tune’s bass-heavy synth prefer it was The White Stripes’ Seven Nation Military’.
Earlier than a rowdy ‘Come Alive’, Swire informed the packed tent “I really like every considered one of you. My associates, my household, I need to see you leaping.” Moments later, bursts of flames from the stage made the new tent even hotter, with ‘Blood Sugar’ and ‘Voodoo Folks’ cranking up the vitality additional. “Holy shit, you motherfuckers are loopy,” exclaimed Swire earlier than asking the group to sit down down for the drop. “Respect one another, be secure,” he continued, earlier than the EDM anthem kicked again in.
Pendulum then carried out a model new tune. Pushed by a bass-heavy vitality however with loads of twists and turns alongside the way in which, the group reacted prefer it was an outdated favorite.
After enjoying a blistering run of ‘The Island’, ‘Nothing For Free’ and ‘Witchcraft’, Swire introduced that Pendulum can be bringing out “somebody very particular” earlier than introducing Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds. “Anyone fucking scream. Sure, sure Studying,” mentioned Reynolds earlier than the band began enjoying Enter Shikari’s 2007 breakout single ‘Sorry You’re Not A Winner’. After the now-iconic handclaps although, Reynolds shouted “it’s the remix” as Pendulum reworked the aggy rave-rock tune.
“Make some god rattling noise for Rou from Enter Shikari,” mentioned Swire after the electrifying efficiency. “We’ve received time for yet one more tune,” he continued, demanding the home lights go up. “That is your final likelihood, I need to see you go fucking loopy,” he mentioned because the band launched right into a punishing ‘Watercolour’.
“Studying Competition, we love you a lot,” Swire mentioned as Pendulum left the stage.
Hours earlier, Enter Shikari carried out on Studying Competition’s Important Stage East, with Reynolds telling the group the band had two guidelines. “One, take care of one another. It’s a mad world on the market, filled with hate, division and tribalism. Inside this pageant, now we have love and human connection. Rule two, dance like nobody’s watching.”
Pendulum’s secret set had been teased throughout the weekend, with posters displaying their emblem additionally that includes a phone quantity. When referred to as, a message mentioned: “Girls and gents, we perceive that you’ve got come tonight to bear witness to the sound of drum and bass. We remorse to announce that this isn’t the case. As as an alternative we come tonight to carry you the sonic recreation of the tip of the world. Studying Competition put together to carry your color.”
It was then formally confirmed just a few hours earlier than they took to the stage.
🚨Studying and Leeds we’re coming for you! Be a part of us tonight Studying 7.35pm Dance Stage 🔥 pic.twitter.com/78ahhCgDlU
— Pendulum (@Pendulum) August 27, 2022
Pendulum performed:
‘Driver’
‘Propane Nightmares’
‘Come Alive’
‘Blood Sugar’
‘Voodoo Folks’
‘Untitled New Track’
‘The Island’
‘Nothing For Free’
‘Witchcraft’
‘Sorry You’re Not A Winner’ (Remix, with Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds)
‘Watercolour’
Speaking to NME about not having the ability to tour in the course of the COVID pandemic, Swire mentioned: “Yeah, it’s odd. I’ve all the time discovered touring form of aggravating. I used to be truly wanting ahead to taking a 12 months off at one level, then it occurred and I hated it. You want that to be able to be excited to go and do it.”
Pendulum are attributable to seem at Leeds Competition later right now (August 28).
Studying Competition concludes right now, with The 1975, Halsey and Charli XCX whereas Convey Me The Horizon, Wolf Alice and Arctic Monkeys are set to shut Leeds Competition.
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