The Skinaissance is in full swing and Benji Webbe has never looked cooler. After AC/DC's pumps around the tent, the inimitable Skindred frontman strides in with his own black and white union flag. It’s a headline set, and they’re not messing around, with Set Fazers vibrating along the grass beneath us straight away.
Skindred's set is a show, an event. It’s not just song after song, it’s made even more captivating by added anecdotes, ridiculously cool outfit changes and dropping in some all-out hip-hop bangers.
Benji explains why he wanted to be in a band, a tale of finding The Specials during his teenage years, and wanting to spread that same magic in his own way – music that brings together all, despite race, religion, and background. It would be fair to say that’s just what the Welsh heroes have done. We know we’re in the presence of greatness here, and these factors are of no concern at Avalon.
It’s a true Friday night party as the band treat us to That’s My Jam and TikTok viral classic Nobody, which is given a sped-up drum’n’bass outro. And no Skindred show would be complete without the Newport Helicopter. It’s, ahem, a Warning for one last chance to get rowdy, and the T-shirts come off, propelling us into the madness of Glastonbury's nightlife…