Glastonbury 2025: Watch Haim perform classic hit ‘The Wire’
After cryptic messaging that hinted at their return to Worthy Farm, Haim played a stellar secret set at Glastonbury Festival, which included the beloved tune ‘The Wire’.
Their highly discussed set at the Park Stage marks the band’s fourth time at the beloved festival. They played their first performance in 2013, after which they even joined Primal Scream on stage to perform backing vocals. They returned only a year later and performed for a third time in 2017.
On ‘The Wire’, Haim have the perfect indie-pop hit. A snap-clap drum beat, confessional lyrics that are as jokey as they are deep, and a repeated refrain in the chorus that’s easy to remember. The golden ticket was not lost on the Glastonbury crowd, who clapped in all the right places.
The daylight suited the band, who brought a light, playful energy to their sisterly set amid many tracks of their latest album and some old goldies thrown in for good measure.
Far Out praised Haim’s latest album, I Quit, in a 4.5/5 review of the offering, I Quit, writing: “It feels infinitely more individual and more well-considered as a result, making the album the new blueprint of the purpose Haim serve in the current rock landscape, now and in the future. Dare I say it, could they be the spark to reignite the dominance of bands? I Quit certainly makes me hopeful.”
Friday night at Glastonbury saw The 1975 headline the Pyramid Stage and Loyle Carner headline the Other Stage. Stand-out sets from CMAT and Wet Leg began the day in an energetic, female-fronted way. Later on Saturday night, Charli XCX and Neil Young will compete for a crowd, while on Sunday, Olivia Rodrigo will close the weekend.
All the while, Far Out are on the ground at the festival giving you all the best coverage of what happens, when it happens.
Watch Haim perform ‘The Wire’ below, and their full performance on BBC iPlayer.
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