Watch The Lightning Seeds play pre-Euros remaining gig with Baddiel and Skinner
The Lightning Seeds performed a last-minute gig with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner at London’s 229 venue this afternoon, forward of tonight’s Euro 2020 remaining.
- READ MORE: Why ‘Three Lions’ continues to be the last word soccer anthem
England tackle Italy within the final match of the event tonight (July 11), which might be held at London’s Wembley Stadium. It’s the primary time the England males’s crew has reached a remaining since profitable the World Cup in 1966.
The band took to the stage for a 30-minute set on the 229 venue at this afternoon, placed on in help of The Nationwide Lottery’s Revive Dwell grassroots music marketing campaign.
Along with performing their iconic soccer anthem ‘Three Lions’ with Baddiel and Skinner, Ian Broudie and co. have been joined by Sir Geoff Hurst. The 79-year-old, whose hat-trick gained England the World Cup in 1966, launched the band to the 229 crowd, and he even joined them for a bit of dance.
NME have been on the gig, which you’ll see footage from beneath.
It’s coming residence!! ⚽️⚽️ pic.twitter.com/ABUqJFzqWe
— NME (@NME) July 11, 2021
Baddiel took to social media following the efficiency to reward Hurst and share a number of photographs. “That man is 79 years previous,” he tweeted. “Wonderful. I really feel, if push got here to shove, he might nonetheless rating at this time.”
One of many photographs Baddiel shared was of Hurst stood between him and Skinner, dancing. “It is a good photograph,” he captioned the pic. You possibly can see his posts beneath.
That man is 79 years previous. Wonderful. I really feel, if push got here to shove, he might nonetheless rating at this time. https://t.co/HGECdS78ah
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) July 11, 2021
It is a good photograph. pic.twitter.com/SXm4fTdPAZ
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) July 11, 2021
In precise truth he is dancing. What a person.
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) July 11, 2021
The Music Venue Belief (MVT) took to Fb to share pictures from the occasion and thank The Lightning Seeds, Baddiel and Skinner for his or her participation.
“Thanks Ian Broudie and the Lightning Seeds, David Baddiel, Frank Skinner,” MVT mentioned in its publish. “That was a fully epic begin to the Nationwide Lottery Revive Tour.”
You possibly can see the MVT’s publish beneath:
Thanks Ian Broudie and the Lightning Seeds, David Baddiel, Frank Skinner. That was a fully epic begin to the…
Posted by Music Venue Trust on Sunday, July 11, 2021
Final week, Frank Skinner claimed that UEFA turned down a efficiency of ‘Three Lions’ by himself and David Baddiel on the Euro 2020 remaining.
Elsewhere, England striker Harry Kane has revealed that Tom Cruise was among the many superstar well-wishers forward of the crew’s momentous Euro 2020 remaining.
Chatting with BBC Radio 5Live, Kane – who might end as prime scorer within the competitors outright with two targets at Wembley tonight – mentioned there had been an enormous outpour of assist for England’s nationwide soccer crew as they method their first males’s remaining since 1966.
In the meantime, Aitch has shared a brand new spoken phrase piece which hears him describe what it means to be an England soccer fan forward of at this time’s Euro 2020 remaining.