The Fratellis at Glastonbury 2008

Playing the penultimate slot on the opening day on the Pyramid Stage was always going to be a bit much for a band whose single Chelsea Dagger has become one of the most annoying pub rock songs of recent years. For me personally, the song has ruined the band and made them into nothing more than novelty rockers who should not be fit to lick the boots of Kings of Leon, the band playing after them at Glastonbury. Songs such as Creepin' up the Backstairs and Henrietta could potentially have been indie disco classics, but I cannot take this lot seriously anymore. Whenever I here the annoying intro of Chelsea Dagger I cringe. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to be able to have as good a time as everyone else seems to when that songs being played, I'm not stuck up about it, it just grinds my gears. So for that reason, dispite their obvious outstanding energy and enthusiasm, the band were disappointing at Glastonbury 2008.