Disclosure have brought out Sam Smith as a surprise guest during their set at this year’s edition of Glastonbury.
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The singer joined the electronic duo for a live performance of their 2013 collab track ‘Latch’ during their set at the Other stage. Sporting an all-black tracksuit and a beard, Smith appeared and took over the vocals for the track.
“So guys listen, about eight years ago we did another song on this stage. A song that I feel like some of you might want to hear. Anyone know what that song might be? It’s a song that changed our lives forever,” said Howard Laurence of the duo.
He continued: “It’s a bit of a deep cut. Oh and one more thing, will you please welcome Sam Smith on stage!”
Sam Smith during Disclosure at Glastonbury 2024. Credit: BBC Iplayer screen grab.
Disclosure bring out special guest Sam Smith for ‘Latch’ during their Other Stage headline performance #Glastonbury #Glastonbury2024 pic.twitter.com/7ssmK2vlRV
— Far Out Magazine #Glastonbury2024 (@FarOutMag) June 29, 2024
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— zatannashat2.0 (@xmenbase) June 29, 2024
Disclosure bringing out Sam Smith! This song used to go off at the house parties #Glastonbury
— Dan (@Dee_Cee95x) June 29, 2024
Released on October 8, 2012, ‘Latch’ landed the Number 26 spot on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at Number 11. The track was a sleeper hit in the US, coming in at Number Seven on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in August 2014.
Elsewhere in their set, Disclosure performed a rendition of Faithless‘ ‘I Can’t Sleep’. Upon finishing the performance of the track, Guy Lawrence took to the mic to share a speech about UK dance music culture.
“Stop the track, one second, come on, I’ve got to talk to the people. Glastonbury, thank you so much. We’ve been Disclosure and that is going to live in our memories for the rest of time,” he said.
He continued: “We just want to say, this is our second time doing this slot but we would not be up here if it was not for bands like Faithless, people like Maxi Jazz, rest in peace, Orbital, The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, you name it, the UK has the best fucking dance music culture in the world and we hope you liked that little rendition.”
Disclosure at Glastonbury 2024 played:
‘F for You’
‘When a Fire Starts to Burn’
‘Holding On’
‘Waterfall’
‘Douha (Mali Mali)’
‘In My Arms’
‘White Noise’
‘Help Me Lose My Mind’
‘Simply Won’t Do’
‘Never Enough’
‘She’s Gone, Dance On’
‘Insomnia’ (Faithless cover)
‘Higher Than Ever Before’
‘Latch’ (with Sam Smith)
‘Tondo’
‘You & Me’ (Flume remix)
In other Glasto news, the opening night of the music bas saw stellar sets from the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Dua Lipa, Fontaines D.C. and IDLES.
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