A politically-charged wonderland: Glastonbury 2017 was memorable for all the right reasons
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Jan Driver 'Rat Alert'
Jamie xx, Beat Hotel, Sunday
It goes to show how revered an artist is when they're given an '... & Friends' showcase. Swanky rave den the Beat Hotel provided the location for Jamie xx to welcome Sampha, Peggy Gou, Call Super and Job Jobse in for DJ sets on the Sunday night. As expected, there was barely room to move once Jamie himself had taken to the decks. In fact, entry to backstage was one in, one out at this point (sorry for being backstage wankers). He moved through tracks including 'In Colour' album track 'I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)' and a couple of garage classics, as well as some searing house. One of those from the latter was Jan Driver's 'Rat Alert', a chomping tribal cut dominated by sharp, ripping synths. That cover we gave him makes even more sense after this. DT
