Croeso and welcome to Green Man,
Wales's very own independent festival,
set deep in the Bannau Brycheiniog.
What started as a 300-person folk gathering has grown into one of
the UK's most-loved festivals,
now welcoming over 25,000 people each year.
And we've a very exciting line-up this year,
from Wet Leg to Gruff Rhys to Gwenno and Adwaith.
But first, let's talk about Mercury Award-winning English Teacher.
From their razor-sharp lyrics to their big, post-punk energy,
let's watch as they set fire to the Far Out Stage.
# Mostly it feels like a waste
# So much laughter un-canned
# That I'd forgotten the taste, don't make me go back
# All the plans we tiptoed around in the quiet hours, the daffodil buds
# There is a reason the first nine months doesn't
# Nearly
# Presque, wait, no
# Daffodils
# Nearly
# Presque
# Daffodils
# Sometimes it tears like a freight train through a christening
# Displacing the new growth, making everything ugly
# Sometimes I want to make a home on it
# To look between the wheels I'm scared of being under
# I've started whistling in the mornings cos
# I like to hear the birds sing
# Nearly
# Presque
# Daffodils
# Nearly
# Presque
# Daffodils
# Last night, I dreamt that we lasted all the way till spring
# But now the fields are full of red and blue with nothing in between
# You can lead water to the daffodils
# Mostly it feels like a waste
# So much laughter un-canned
# That I'd forgotten the taste, don't make me
# Nearly
# Presque, wait, no
# Daffodils
# Nearly
# Presque
# Daffodils
# Last night, I dreamt that we lasted all the way till spring
# But now the fields are full of red and blue with nothing in between
# You can lead water to the daffodils
# But you can't make them. #
CHEERING
Now, I know you guys have been here a few times, so what I want to know
is, what do you love about Green Man and what keeps you coming back?
It's actually our favourite festival, isn't it? Yeah.
It's so many things. I think it's the size of it.
I'm quite lazy, so it's small enough that I don't have
to walk around for ages.
But there's just a really nice atmosphere,
everyone says the same thing when they come here. Yeah.
The line-up is always on point. It's all my favourite music, yeah.
Same. Really our taste in music, everyone here's always so lovely.
Yeah, so, it's great.
Really hard question now, guys, think carefully -
what is your favourite food at Green Man Festival?
Ah, so, we were talking about this earlier -
there is a French place...
Oh, I forget the name of it now. It's called La Petite Bouchee.
La Petite Bouchee. It's amazing.
They just have these huge vats of potato and sausage in white sauce
and it's the best thing ever.
That's where we're going on the way out!
Thanks so much for talking to us, guys.
Thank you. Thanks for having us.
# Deadlines run around her head
# But she keeps one step ahead
# She knows just what to do
# You wanna know but she won't tell you. #
Now for Gwenno, a Green Man favourite
and former Welsh Music Prize winner.
She blends dream pop with politics and poetry,
performing in Welsh, Cornish and English to stunning effect.
# Cuddio crefangau
# Mersendod miniog
# Yn barod i ymosod
# Ar unrhyw adeg
# Cuddio'r crefangau
# Mersendod miniog
# Yn barod i ymosod
# Ar unrhyw adeg
# Gallu y gath
# I ddringo
# Muriau mawr
# Dynol rhyw
# Gallu y gath
# I ddringo
# Muriau mawr
# Dynol rhyw
# Mae'r Venus fawr, y Venus fawr
# Yn codi nawr oddi wrth y baw
# A'r adar yn canu'n grwch, yn grwch
# Wrth codi pig i ddeud helo
# Dy blew
# Llwyd-oren
# Brwnt
# Sut ti'n weld adlewyrchiad
# Sut ti'n cadw draw am byth
# Gallu y gath
# I ddringo
# Muriau mawr
# Dynol rhyw
# Gallu y gath
# I ddringo
# Muriau mawr
# Dynol rhyw
# Rhyw, rhyw, rhyw, rhyw, rhyw
# Mae'r Venus fawr, y Venus fawr
# Yn codi nawr oddi wrth y baw
# A'r adar yn canu'n grwch, yn grwch
# Wrth codi pig i ddeud helo
# Venus fawr, mae'r Venus fawr
# Yn codi nawr oddi wrth y baw
# Mae'r adar yn canu'n grwch, yn grwch
# Wrth codi pig i ddeud helo
# Mae'r Venus fawr, y Venus fawr
# Yn codi nawr oddi wrth y baw
# A'r adar yn canu'n grwch, yn grwch
# Wrth codi pig i ddeud helo. #
CHEERING
Next up, Adwaith.
The Carmarthen trio have won the Welsh Music Prize twice
and are known for their powerful, bilingual performances.
They've grown up with Green Man, and, this year, they're back,
at the Far Out Stage, for their boldest set yet.
# Gyrru y seiren
# Heibio'r lloeren
# Edrych fel coeden
# Coeden anniben
# Dwi'n teimlo rhywbeth yn fy nga-la-la-la-la-lon
# Dwi'n teimlo popeth yn fy nga-la-la-la-la-lon
# Yn dy gwmni di
# A-a-a-anarferol
# A-a-a-a
# A-a-a-anarferol
# A-a-a-a
# Ni ar y
# Ni ar ben y byd
# Cyfri y cregyn
# Gyda celyn
# Prynnu tocyn
# Nol i'r dyffryn
# Dwi'n teimlo rhywbeth yn fy nga-la-la-la-la-lon
# Dwi'n teimlo popeth yn fy nga-la-la-la-la-lon
# Yn dy gwmni di
# A-a-a-anarferol
# A-a-a-a
# A-a-a-anarferol
# A-a-a-a
# Ni ar y
# Ni ar ben y byd
# Ni ar y
# Ni ar ben y byd. #
CHEERING
That was amazing. Thank you. I did have a little tear.
Aw. I nearly did as well! We were trying to work out,
how many stages at Green Man have you done?
I think we've played them all now. Amazing. Yeah.
So, you guys have finished your set now -
what's your plans for the rest of the weekend?
It's nice that our set was on the Thursday so we have
the rest of the weekend to enjoy.
Just, like, find new bands, listen to bands we love,
speak to fans and friends.
It's just always a really nice experience here at Green Man.
Over the years, you've obviously played lots of different stages.
How do you feel you guys have developed since starting
your first set here at Green Man?
Oh, wow. I feel like we've come such a long way.
Yeah, I'd like to think our stage presence and our sound,
our world that we want to create musically, has developed.
So I hope that came across on stage tonight.
It most definitely came across on stage,
you guys absolutely smashed it and I can't wait to see where you go next.
Aw, thank you. Da iawn. Diolch.
Green Man isn't just about the music,
it's the people, the setting and the atmosphere
that makes it truly unique.
Here's what it means to the people who return year after year.
I have been coming to Green Man
so long that I don't know!
I really think that this festival has got something for everyone.
Arriving here is spectacular.
I mean, the scenery all around is absolutely amazing.
People are genuinely happy.
Everybody here is...
You just feel instantly relaxed when you come into it.
Everyone's so friendly.
We came last year, had such a good time, we had to buy
our ticket immediately, didn't we, to come back, to make sure
we could be here again.
I've been to a lot of festivals all over the world
and this is by far my favourite.
I just feel very safe, it's very wholesome.
I feel like I can just be myself.
Yeah, I really love it.
Also, not having to queue an hour and a half for a shower. True!
Or anything, actually.
It's just beautiful.
Just a very chilled, calm, happy place.
Perfect size, perfect setting.
Perfect weather.
It's just, like, really chilled.
I've been to a few other festivals but it's just like,
I feel like everyone's really positive, happy.
It's always good music.
And it helps me find new bands as well.
It's hard to stop coming here once you come here
because you won't put up with anything else.
It really feels like a big family, so I would say,
at least once in your life,
come and experience the utter magic of Green Man.
And speaking of that Green Man magic, we were treated
to a secret set from none other than legendary Gruff Rhys.
Let's take a look.
# Palu y twll a rhaw
# Yn ol ata ti fe ddaw
# A derbyn y gwyll a ddaw
# Derbyn y gwyll a ddaw
# Geiriau mor ddychrynllyd
# A thelyn yr arallfyd
# Cymylau dy thelyn oedd
# Diweddglo tu hwnt i pawb
# A derbyn y gwyll a ddaw
# Derbyn y gwyll a ddaw
# Derbyn yn ochr draw
# Derbyn y gwyll a ddaw
# Pob un amheus
# Trobwynt sarhaus
# Bod yna gais
# Er mwyn adlais
# Taro'r hoelen ar ei phen
# Dwylo'n y fflamau glas
# O, mor greulon yw'r fflamau glas
# Hwyl fawr, fy mrodyr hesg
# Byd eithaf fydd ffiniau'n lles
# Derbyn y gwyll a ddaw
# Derbyn yn ochr draw
# Derbyn y gwyll a ddaw
# Derbyn yn ochr draw
# Cytuno i anghytuno
# Derbyn y gwyll a fy'n dod
# Derbyn y gwyll a ddaw
# Derbyn y gwyll a ddaw. #
CHEERING
# Taro'r hoelen ar ei phen
# Taro
# Taro heibio
# Blaguo
# Tan i ni beidio
# Dani'n taro
# Taro heibio
# Bodoli
# Tan i ni peidio
# Derbyn y gwyll a ddaw
# Derbyn yn ochr draw
# Derbyn y gwyll a ddaw
# Derbyn yn ochr draw
# Derbyn y gwyll a ddaw
# Derbyn y gwyll a ddaw. #
CHEERING
# It's you
# It's me
# And there's dancing! #
Green Man has always been about discovery and, in 2022,
Wet Leg opened the festival at the Far Out Stage with one of the most
talked-about sets of the weekend.
Since then, their debut album has become a global hit,
topping charts and winning them Grammys and Brit Awards.
And now they're back with a brand-new album,
here to headline the Mountain Stage.
So, before the festival draws to a close and we burn
the Green Man, this is Wet Leg.
Thank you for joining us and see you again next year!
# Beam me up Beam me up
# Count me in Count me in
# Three, two, one Three, two, one
# Let's begin
# Here we go Here we go
# Here we go, here we go, here we go
# I was in your wet dream, driving in my car
# Saw you at the side of the road, there's no-one else around
# You're touching yourself, touching yourself, touching your
# Touching yourself, touching yourself
# You said, "Baby, do you want to come home with me?
# "I got Buffalo '66 on DVD"
# You said, "Baby, do you want to come home with me?
# "I got Buffalo '66 on DVD"
# Beam me up Beam me up
# Count me in Count me in
# Three, two, one Three, two, one
# Let's begin
# Here we go Here we go
# Here we go, here we go, here we go
# I was in your wet dream, driving in my car
# What makes you think you're good enough to think about me
# When you're touching yourself, touching yourself, touching your
# Touching yourself, touching yourself?
# You climb onto the bonnet, now you're licking the windscreen
# I've never seen anything so obscene
# Yeah, it's enough to make a girl blush
# It's enough, it's enough to make a girl blush
# It's enough, it's enough, it's enough, it's enough
# Beam me up Beam me up
# Count me in Count me in
# Three, two, one Three, two, one
# Let's begin
# Here we go Here we go
# Here we go, here we go, here we go
# Beam me up Beam me up
# Count me in Count me in
# Three, two, one Three, two, one
# Let's begin. #
CHEERING
Let's begin, Green Man!
CHEERING
# I tied a rope around my waist
# I tend to get lost in your eyes
# I took a breath, jumped off the cliff
# Because you told me to
# Is it love or suicide?
# Is it love?
# Put your mouth to mine and give me CPR
# Call the triple nine and give me CPR
# I try to run
# Head for the hills
# If you're a ghost, then, oh, my God
# Oh, give me, give me the chills
# Yeah
# Is it love or suicide?
# Is it love?
# Are you the one, my ride-or-die?
# When I'm with you, I feel alive
# Is it fun? Is this a vibe?
# Is it love?
# Put your mouth to mine and give me CPR
# Call the triple nine and give me CPR
Hello, 999, what's your emergency?
Well, the thing is,
I, I...
..I, I, I, I'm in love.
# Oh, I'm in love and you're to blame
# Yeah, I'm in love and you're to blame
# Oh, I'm in love and you're to blame
# Yeah, I'm in love and you're to blame
# Put your mouth to mine and give me CPR
# Yeah, I'm in love and you're to blame
# Call the triple nine and give me CPR
# R, R, R. #
CHEERING
Cheers, we're Wet Leg!
# I'm still coming down and you're still coming round
# And I'm still coming down and hope this goes on for ever
# I'm still coming round and you're still coming down
# And I'm still coming round and
# I'm still coming down and don't know when you'll be round again
# And these fuzzy identities
# I want you to be my maybes
# I'm still coming down and don't know when you'll be round again
# And these fuzzy identities
# I want you to be cement, please. #