Alan Morrison watches Bobby Gillespie and co close day one of the festival.
After more or less stealing the show at The Stone Rose's recent Glasgow Green gig, Primal Scream had what turned out to be a tougher task on the opening day of Wickerman: securing the Friday headline slot but taking to the stage immediately after Nile Rodgers and Chic.
After more or less stealing the show at The Stone Rose's recent Glasgow Green gig, Primal Scream had what turned out to be a tougher task on the opening day of Wickerman: securing the Friday headline slot but taking to the stage immediately after Nile Rodgers and Chic.
Beginning boldly with a truncated version of 2013, the raw sax-driven state-of-the-nation address from new album More Light, they quickly fell back onto more familiar territory with Moving On Up and Swastika Eyes. This six-piece line-up feels like more of a guitar band, packing a punkier punch than those bluesy, gospel days. It's perhaps the third best Primal Scream formation after the jangly C86 originals and the rave era icons.
The set suffered serious dips in pace, and it took all that Gillespie had to offer to rouse the crowd with the likes of Jailbird, Rocks Off and Loaded.
Finally, Come Together tapped into the feelgood festival atmosphere, on message and on mood - but, for many in the audience, going to their tents with Nile Rodgers funky guitar bouncing around their heads would have been a better deal.
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