Brooklyn space cadets MGMT paid tribute to Oasis with a special cover during their slot at the weekend’s V Festival.
MGMT broke through last year with their debut album ‘Oracular Spectacular’. A mash up of psych-rock and electro-pop it spawned the dancefloor smash ‘Kids’ and its distinctive singalong riff.
Since then the band have become firm festival favourites, with MGMT playing a number of summer events. The Brooklyn group played a both V Festival sites, and took the time to pay their respects to Oasis.
The Manchester played at the same time as MGMT on August 22nd, but we forced to pull out of the Stafford leg due to singer Liam Gallagher falling ill with laryngitis. The news shocked fans and bands alike, with Snow Patrol becoming the new headliners.
A number of groups played Oasis covers throughout the weekend. Timid trio Keane covered the band, hoping that Liam Gallagher gets better soon.
However it was MGMT who played the most spectacular cover of the weekend. Taking to the stage on Sunday (August 23rd) the band were joined by a life-size cut out of Liam Gallagher.
The band then opened their set with ‘Live Forever’ – a perennial Oasis favourite which was greeted rapturously by the crowd. MGMT then followed this with their hit ‘Kids’ and a slew of material from their debut album.
Currently working on their second long player, and played a number of new tracks including ‘Congratulations’, ‘Song For Dan Treacy’ and ‘It’s Working’.
MGMT ended their set with an encore of ‘Pieces Of What’ before finishing with ‘The Handshake’.
MGMT played:
‘Live Forever’
‘Kids’
‘Of Moons, Birds & Monsters’
‘Congratulations’
‘Time To Pretend’
‘Song For Dan Treacy’
‘Weekend Wars’
‘The Youth’
‘Future Reflections’
‘Electric Feel’
‘It’s Working’
‘Pieces Of What’
‘The Handshake’
