From there-on-in, it was T in the Park itself that was consigned to the history books. Though Harris' set went down a storm (throughout a literal storm coincidentally it is Scotland after all) controversies and issues aplenty rose from the woodwork that year, meaning a poor turnout for LCD Soundsystem was the least of the organisers' concerns. Live Review Radio 1 Big Weekend Glasgow Saturday. In fact, his set drew in such an unprecedented number of festival-goers, that it drew criticism from the Twitter-sphere comparatively, LCD Soundsystem (a worldwide headliner themselves) saw a criminally diminutive turn-out for their performance on the second stage at the same festival. Calvin Harris announced as Glasgow Summer Sessions headliner.
The one-man factory of chart-toppers expectedly drew in a gargantuan crowd, who themselves reached fever-pitch as Harris rolled through his arsenal of ear-popping hits. It was about the world we live in.' Somehow, we have hunch that Calvins version of the story is.
And savour, those at T in the Park did, considering it would be the festival's final outing before fading into obscurity (i.e. This is 'Calvin Harris - Summer' by Stephanie Beaurain on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Calvin quoted lyrics from his song 'Summer' with a sad. For a second time, technically, after he'd filled-in for Eminem's cancellation in 2014.Ī global sensation, collaborating with Rihanna, Kelis, and Florence Welch, Harris had attracted the second-largest crowd in Coachella's history a few years earlier (pipped to the post only by Dre and Snoop's 2012 appearance) so this slot on home soil would be a set to savour. Scotland's prodigal son has returned to the festival scene in 2019 with impending headline performances at the legendary Creamfields, Switzerland's Zurich Openair, and Summerburst Stockholm, so let's hark back to why his brief summer festival stint has become a handful of the most anticipated shows in dance music this year:ĭitching Irn Bru in favour of La Croix, and plumping for the radiant hubbub of LA over the foggy terrain of Dumfries, Calvin Harris' return to headline 2016's (now-defunct) T in the Park was greeted as a national homecoming by his faithful countrymen. His interest in electronic music surfaced in his early teenage years, producing his first bedroom demo by the age of 15. He was born and grew up in Dumfries, Scotland. Eight singles of the album and also the song ‘We Found Love’ in collaboration with Rihanna reached the top 10 of UK Singles Chart marking the album the first of its kind to generate 9 top 10 singles thus surpassing record of Michael Jackson.Festival Flashback: Calvin Harris, T In The Park 2016 Calvin Harris (born Adam Richard Wiles Januin Dumfries, Scotland), is a Scottish singer, songwriter and record producer. It not only topped several international charts but also made its way to the US Billboard 200 chart reaching #19. His third studio album ‘18 Months’ brought him international spotlight. Among these his second studio album ‘Ready for the Weekend’ topped the UK Albums Chart while ‘I'm Not Alone’, its lead single, marked his first single to top the ‘UK Singles Chart’. Starting with his first studio album ‘I Created Disco’ that debuted at #8 on the UK Albums Chart, he succeeded in creating magic with music in the years to come, producing several hit and chartbusting albums and singles. His journey into music started during his teens when he got drawn towards electronic music and started recording bedroom demos. Adam Richard Wiles, renowned as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer considered contemporarily as one of the most successful musicians in British popular culture.