Back in the day, specifically the day that was 1997, The Verve’s Bittersweet Symphony was the song of the summer and I made it my mission to get to the front of the crowd for the performance of that track at that year’s Reading Festival.

To be honest, I don’t remember much of what was going on on-stage - just being squished against the barrier and falling in love with the security staff who were passing out cups of water. But that’s what festivals are all about, right? If you want to listen to the music, you stay at home and watch it on TV - or YouTube.

So here is the band in question performing that very track at the V-Festival, V2008, this weekend. If you were in the front row at either of the sites this weekend, this is what you missed.