BB King at Glastonbury 2011 – review

Pyramid stage"Good things come to those who wait," sings BB King. For today's crowd, the wait is 15 minutes. That's how long it took to introduce the "king of the blues" by way of an instrumental fanfare, his band indulging their look-at-me-mum solo skills. Fulfilling this year's "living legend" slot on the Pyramid stage, King, 85, is clearly not in a hurry. When he does finally emerge, however, the blues veteran is an imposing, regal presence. His music has no problems straddling the generation...

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