Marcus Mumford
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Yeah, I'm focused on that one, I think, this year, because it's hometown.
It'll be 10 years since we last headlined that.
And so it's the 10th anniversary of doing it last time.
And the first time we did it, I had such bad tonsillitis, I was given some quite intense steroids, and don't remember a minute of the show.
Oh, wow.
We were supporting Arcade Fire at Hyde Park, but I don't remember anything about the show itself.
And because we decided not to do other shows in the UK this summer, this is the one.
And it's going to be cool.
And I go and see those shows.
Yeah, you were talking about them earlier.
They're kind of cultural moments.
I saw Stevie Nicks.
Last year we did a tour of just theatres, where we did the Forum in London and Sydney Opera House, just keeping it really small and intimate.
And I love being able to do that.
And do you approach them differently, knowing that you are going to go out to 65,000 people in terms of getting your head in the right space?
Or is that the same sort of... Yeah, we've been planning for that show for a while and making it extra special.
We have a little pray.
We have a little moment of gratitude.
Oh, that's very good.
And then I warm up, because for a while I didn't think the voice was like a muscle.