Paul Weller Tickets

16 May: Paul Weller showcased his game-changing new album Saturns Pattern in amongst classics at The Great Escape Festival last weekend.

Weller took to the stage at the 500-capacity The Old Market venue on Saturday for his secret Amazon Live set at Brighton's Great Escape Festival, where he opened with the riff-heavy 'White Sky'. Whilst the setlist borrowed heavily from new album Saturns Pattern, Weller took a moment to look back for, performing songs such as The Jam's 'Peacock Suit' and early solo single 'The Changingman'. 

On the intimate nature of the secret gig, Weller said: "We always get nervous, I’ve been nervous for 40 years or more. Whether it’s a small gig or a big gig it doesn’t make too much odds, it’s the same nervousness. It wouldn’t matter if it was two people, two hundred people or twenty thousand, because it’s the moment of truth when you play live. It’s only you and the audience, there’s no hiding…Even though it’s annoying at the time, nerves can be a good thing because nerves give you that extra little edge."

Asked about whether the album was optimistic' Weller said more simply "There’s nothing in the world to be optimistic about. That’s the point I was trying to make for myself really. I think the world’s in a really bad place, I can’t think in my lifetime of it being worse on such a large scale, but I didn’t want to make a record that reflected that, I wanted to make something that was joyful and made people feel good. Hopefully that comes over on the record."

Paul Weller played:

'White Sky'
'Long Time'
'From the Floorboards Up'
'Saturns Pattern'
'I'm Where I Should Be'
'The Attic'
'Into Tomorrow'
'Above the Clouds'
'Going My Way'
'Peacock Suit'
'The Changingman'
'These City Streets'

Check out the photos here. Amazon will be airing the performance exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video.