Viagra Boys - Research Chemicals (Glastonbury 2023)

Warning: Contains flashing images.
Viagra Boys perform Research Chemicals at Glastonbury 2023.
Watch more highlights on BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...
Listen to sets and highlights on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/curation...
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[@domwalter7745]

I lost my shoe and my phone in this pit. Found my shoe on the floor and some legend handed my phone into security!

[@odhran8825]

White iPhone?

[@TheBomber15]

Legend indeed. Most folks are good to be fair ♥️

[@damo447]

We found a phone and handed it in, I think you came down to the very front looking it? Glad you found it!

[@domwalter7745]

​@@damo447 legend!! Thank you!

[@ndteegarden]

"Yeah we have a bunch of lost phones plus someone dropped their synthesizer right by the stage."

[@leeh593]

I watch this once a week, religiously. It’s like a spiritual experience. Marvellous.

[@user-qy2eu3wj2y]

Agreed!

[@AnonymousSynonymous]

Me too! Same! Cathartic release!

[@OoMacDreoO]

I can’t wait to go see them live gonna lose my shit

[@blakeyisgod]

Me too! Absolutely stunning!

[@zapagog]

Same! Every saturday after a few beers. Like clockwork!

[@DavidSGrop]

Bass player is a fucking tank

[@diogopaiva6662]

Oh, he's the driver alright

[@BloomGlare]

I'm all about that weekend at bernie's look

[@DavidSGrop]

@@BloomGlare weekend at Benke's

[@shawnstarks1743]

Yes, he is. You know exactly what he’s about ten seconds in. He ain’t fkn around. He’s boss.

[@rorylewis7247]

He's the heartbeat

[@glacier68]

"This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like..."

[@krisp0114]

He literally has man boobs

[@anhacha]

Who needs a sixpack? Onepack is king!

[@glacier68]

@@anhacha I've got a six pack. It's just protected by beer cozies.

[@davidchurch4455]

Yes, he owns that belly! Love his dancing too. Just perfect!

[@mitchellmcallister6599]

@@anhacha6 pack of red stripe will do me !

[@jutublizard]

the enlargement of the belly is a sign of prosperity

[@josedarioesparza6759]

😮 indeed the way he moves just a beast of a performances new fan here

[@nikicadinirenic6806]

I know that, but me wife doesn't think so.

[@silviamariabastosmanuel5922]

Ho man.... 😂

[@jtlittle19]

Eatin good, doin research chemicals, livin good!

[@user-xl7zv2ri7e]

🤣🤣🤣

[@cactaceous]

Man, that looked like the 90’s there. It was glorious to see.

[@ReeseChown]

That's how I felt seeing them last Feb. The whole floor was pogoing

[@mitchkent68]

‘80s too! 😊

[@ndteegarden]

It made me remember that old beer commercial where the guys were ordering beers from a crowdsurfing waitress while crowdsurfing.

[@NZkumarasoup]

Totally agree. Festivals where you lost your mates and no way to find them - everything was an adventure.

[@ianhowe8556]

my first thought, like a throwback to those days when no phone meant no distraction

[@rorybrooks1969]

Pros to the bass man playing that riff for 10 minutes straight without cramping

[@Embowaan]

that bass tone is just huge too

[@pege950]

Benke Nitad

[@wyrdscynce]

viagra, bass viagra, and magnesium salts

[@sharktooths]

@@pege950 Benke is an absolute beast

[@rickybaillie4222]

The fall blindness could be a Viagra boys song it's definitely inspired him

[@HOEKANDA09]

Looks like the best gig at Glastonbury this year

[@reddoor6114]

They were fuckin awesome. I'd never even heard of them before

[@rorylewis7247]

It was!

[@jackprezo]

between these and queens defo

[@lukaspukas8692]

@@reddoor6114welcome to the shrimp club brother, time to go all in on shrimp tech like the rest of us

[@zink77]

​@@reddoor6114first viagra?

[@wurble]

Everything about Sebastian screams "I don't give a fuck" and yet he always delivers a brilliant performance. He's a proper throwback of a frontman, in the best possible way.

[@cablevamp3163]

He is the epitome of cool

[@louisbuss6068]

Im pretty sure all he gives a fuck about is his music.. the rest? not so much

[@jamesalechardy]

yeah like... fuck trying to climb back on this stage- im taking the stairs. Legend

[@ddr8215]

If Roy Orbison was a punk.

[@Rocxtarr]

I've heard he's really loose

[@DmitryGu]

This is the only band whose performance I didn't see a single phone. Everyone is just dancing and enjoying the moment!

[@danielsmeyer]

Long live the phoneless! ❤🎉

[@danielsmeyer]

I know people need to document, but not all of us 😅

[@DmitryGu]

@@danielsmeyer agree. The interesting thing is that you can shoot as much video as you want, but the concert you'll remember the most is the one where you didn't shoot anything.

[@bisket2003]

4:48 two clowns in the front row.

[@wexjap]

Or Dave Grohl!

[@golem3080]

i told my kids theyre not allowed to listed to this kind of music untill they 18yo to make sure they will listen to it when im not around

[@gjsvidz]

After 10 or so years of Coachella live feeds, with boring crowds and boring bands; it's great to see some fun and life brought back into live music. LONG LIVE VIAGRA BOYS!

[@GoLetItInGoBagItUp]

If you like this type of crowd, I think you will enjoy this performance of Sports: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpWugqOGrpaDarM Feel free to also check out Troglodyte from the same concert. Cheers!

[@BSMAG87]

Coachella has nothing on UK festivals like this. Glasto has a bit of everything for everyone from mainstream to the most obscure and underground

[@logbog4004]

If Coachella is your only reference for live music within the past decade......you are a complete loser

[@Hindukushsailing]

10-4 on that little buddy

[@mikewerner4076]

Coachella is full of a bunch of rich yuppie posers

[@mitchmcconnell5762]

A special thanks to Dave Grohl, who didn't crash the performance to share the spotlight. Cheers VBs 🍻

[@leventunver]

😂

[@bernardborgschulte9751]

Replacing Bono.

[@tol5516]

I laughed loud

[@DantesGrill]

Kind of feel sorry for Dave,. He's just a casual dude who wants to hang out with bands he likes but he accidentally got so big he looks like an attention hog instead

[@growlaG]

@@DantesGrill I agree, it's not his fault if he gets invited on stage, it would be rude not to.

[@b1nary_f1nary]

I love when the frontman is crowd surfing and the sax player is just lying on the ground freaking out with the sax

[@optimusd3854]

Must have watched this 100 times.

[@simonok87]

Me too. Hooked into it. Watching about 10 times a day.

[@tomzablee]

​@@simonok87Same hahaha

[@pittan86]

Same. Gotta see them live soooooooon!

[@simonpayne1063]

Up to a thousand lol

[@karinwoyke8800]

Mee too. This boys are amazing, saw they in Dezember last year in Berlin

[@Kevin9687]

I think this guy stole my jacket that I got from my grandma.

[@inkarn8915]

Maybe she bought a couple more, maybe he helped her at the grocery store.

[@wagon_wheels._]

Nah nah he ain’t no thief. You just got the same stuff.

[@LondonStockholm]

I used to work with Seb the singer in Stockholm... Legend!

[@AnonymousSynonymous]

That’s awesome! 👏

[@galedorman9475]

Broke my ankle in the pit 👴🏻🤦🏻‍♂️🤕. Still totally worth it. What a set

[@GonzoHole86]

I wouldve gave my left ball to have seen them :(.

[@michellethompson152]

WOW! But was still probably the best time of your life! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🔥🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@DannyM101]

Quality

[@DannyM101]

They should print that quote and use it as an advertising campaign

[@RoyBramlowe]

did you have to leave the site to get it fixed wtf

[@Jonbombs]

This is like Jez & Super Hans' dream performance

[@thegrinderman1090]

Great performance. It's quite frustrating how people go on about there being no good music, no punk, no rock, etc. And then when a band who have been moderately well-known for several years play a show at the most mainstream possible festival, everyone's like 'oh my god, this is amazing, how have I never heard of these guys!'. It makes me wonder where you are looking for your music. We're in a golden age, you just have to spend 10 minutes on google to find incredible music in whatever subgenre you like.

[@Oobi666]

I have never read a truer comment in my life

[@niallrg3708]

Bit harsh maybe. Music finds the person sometimes too. In its own medium and not to a time frame. Ive just found these guys myself from hearing Bill burr recommend them. Gotta say im well impressed. Videos are slick too.

[@thegrinderman1090]

@@niallrg3708 That's fair, sometimes music does find you. I don't think I've said anything harsh, though. It's perfectly fine to be out of the loop on current artists, and it's perfectly fine to be critical of current music. But to do both at the same time is just pure hypocrisy and/or ignorance. It would be like ordering a margarita pizza from Pizza Hut every night, and complaining how pizza sucks nowadays, and that food sucks in general. Then when anyone says there's other food out there, going "I've tried it all - pepperoni, farmhouse, Hawaiian - it all sucks!". No... I mean order from somewhere else. Even if for some strange reason it needs to be pizza, there's a million other pizza places, many of them doing innovative stuff.

[@julieaires]

I agree, unfortunally there are algorithms, man. Sometimes you just gotta dig for new stuff to get out of the "If you like X, then you'll enjoy Y" thing.

[@ArchieXIV]

Agreed bro. I always tell people that if they don't think any new quality exists they aren't looking properly

[@puppetmaster8551]

QOTSA and them had the best sets and now they’re set to tour the US together, you love to see it.

[@shagmanjackson220]

Yeah I swore they had a show coming up and now all of sudden there together. Best show around Mos Def

[@dookiejohnson4268]

Just saw them both in St Louis and Viagra Boys were incredible! I wished their set could go longer by at least a couple songs, QOTSA nailed it and played Avon and First it Giveth for the first time in years and it was electric the whole night.

[@puppetmaster8551]

@@dookiejohnson4268 sounds amazing, I’m seeing them in Arizona in December but sadly viagra boys aren’t attached to that leg of the tour which is a big bummer, would kill to see those guys live especially with QOTSA. The opener for that show is a band called spiritualized, I’ll have to look them up because I’m not really familiar with them

[@dougieyou]

The Bass Player is from another world.... Listen to him !!!!!

[@Superunbothered]

Foreal thats crazy

[@MSimp2k6]

most aggressive bass tone I've heard since the stranglers in their heyday

[@bozobebop5859]

Lol lyrics so accurate, “you’ll know it’s working when everything feels wrong “ 😂😂 love it

[@nikicadinirenic6806]

Well known felling

[@FlamingMasamune]

Every morning I wake up, have a coffee and watch this on full volume. My non-negotiables.

[@markkress6134]

Everything about this performance makes me smile

[@simonc2011]

As my Mate MAd Eddie said, any band that can cause that much chaos at 4pm on a Sunday get's my vote! Total commitment from band and audience..a rare thing at 'Glasto' these days..

[@6151jeppe]

Sebastian is the coolest man to ever walk this planet, we're not worthy

[@dancavanagh3305]

Hardly any phones...living in the moment... awesome performance

[@lizzardu3183]

the phones are stolen by shrimptech

[@dpclerks09]

This song is a perfect example of the power of syncopation. The Drums with the Bass, with the Guitar, the Synth stabs, everything, you can't help but dance once you tune into the rhythms. They're addictive!

[@johnsoneightyeight5018]

THE FALL - WHAT ABOUT US?

[@madmags969]

As I said to the missus when she laughed at me dancing round the front room in my PJs, after some wake and bake this morning, this song just GROOVES (not sure that's the correct term, but this stuff is strong..)

[@dpclerks09]

@@johnsoneightyeight5018 I'm a fan of The Fall, but haven't heard that one. Thanks for the rec, similar vibes for sure. Tim Presley from White Fence used to play guitar with Mark, he's worth checking out if you're not familiar.

[@imjustaguy8232]

​@@ChrisBrown-xf2ceit's a human thing..

[@ancientbohemian]

@@ChrisBrown-xf2ce its got nothing to do with syncopation, this tune is as straight as your prototypical republican

[@graemem111]

Now, that’s a baseline worthy of the late lamented Lemmy Kilmister in his halcyon Hawkwind years. And the rest of the band? CAF! An as talented. Truly magnificent.

[@user-ld4jg3zs3u]

It's the bass line by the fall, bourgeois town

[@IwoIwanov]

Good to see more people having their hand up and not their phones. - Great performance.

[@JamoonXerxesSauber]

Saw that alot at glasto this year. Good to see.

[@04mdsimps]

Great point. I wondered why the visuals look so old school in that crowd

[@hankwilliams3616]

First thing I noticed, so unusual to see an audience that isn't just a sea of phones, looks great.

[@danielsmeyer]

Here here ❤

[@SPERANZA65]

Utterly fantastic, stuff the pyramid and Elton John, this is what it's all about!!!

[@driverain2]

Absolutely the best base player on the live music circuit today. I love watching this guy crank out the motor torque that runs this whole performance. And my 8 year old is disturbingly unable to stop dancing to Research Chemicals. I don't dare explain the words to him. I'm already in for some future hell from this boy !

[@itsverynice]

Hahaha :)

[@indiefjant]

Bass player is Henrik Höckert, aka Benke. Fuckin legend

[@driverain2]

Sir, Yes Sir !@@indiefjant

[@Quantum973]

fuck yeah. when the time comes tell him use drugs wisely and spend money on speakers first then drugs second

[@ehmazin]

My exercise routine is practicing Sebs dance moves

[@carltiivas6131]

The highlight of Glastonbury coverage for me. Nice to see the keyboard player was delivered safely back, but managed to double his cowboy hats.

[@rederickfroders1978]

We need more postpunk bands like these, and no commercial copycats

[@andrewbowen6875]

Absolutely with that great punk ethos that anyone could learn the guitar and start a band. Love it

[@MultiSpazzo]

@@andrewbowen6875 But not just anyone can have this front man's charisma. theyre the real deal

[@dpclerks09]

@@MultiSpazzo Yeah, but Sebastian admits himself that he doesn't know anything about music, so it's the Punk ethos that empowers some charismatic weirdos to pursue Art on a global scale. The whole band's the real deal, for sure.

[@Martin-qy3mm]

This band will have an dedicated audience till they die if they want it. Its the Dead of the 2000s

[@andrewbowen6875]

@Martin-qy3mm having been brought up a Dead head I got the same impression when seeing an audience who all gets what they doing and an audience not standing there with their friggin cell phones but digging the music

[@unchainthewolves]

This band might have the best use of bass of any band out there right now. Their bass lines are just out of this world good.

[@derunsympath]

Have you heard of the Stooges?

[@aliveormedicated]

@@derunsympaththe only response i would agree with!!

[@dominiclodato533]

Reminds me of the Stooges mixed with Kevin Rutmanis-era Melvins

[@unchainthewolves]

@@derunsympath certainly, I’m just referring to contemporary bands.

[@standinsilence]

​@@dominiclodato533This song sounds very much like "Swastika eyes" by Primal Scream. Never heard it?

[@devilsforkdigital1490]

The crowd is mental for this. LOVE IT. Shrimptech all the way!

[@THEkHn22]

The most interesting thing i find about this performance is that i didnt like this at all after first hearing it. But i found them oddly interesting. After coming back a few times, I love it and really dig the beat and the sound. Thats the magic of music. Now they are one of my favorite bands ever. Life is strange sometimes...

[@715andy715]

There's just something about the raw joy in the crowd of this video and the banging tune that keeps me coming back to this video. I'm sure there was some help here and there but still. Imagine your job was to make people this happy.

[@hanknotchinaski8222]

The most interesting and ridiculously good live band I've seen in a decade or three. That doesn't mean shit to anyone else, but it sure does to my remaining time. Thanks for keeping the spirit alive VBs

[@josephsimmons9241]

One of the best live bands going... Maybe ever

[@paddyotoole2058]

@@josephsimmons9241 😂 Ever. Ffs. Calm down lad.

[@Optics21]

@@paddyotoole2058it’s okay to state opinion

[@mercutiomurphy2743]

@@josephsimmons9241 i dont like bands that tell you to believe the news and that you're a trog for not doing so, fuckin shill lyrics much?

[@menasouvlaki3595]

If you get to see the Bronx live, don't miss it

[@MistaFlood]

Quite clearly the best gig at Glastonbury. First time I seen these geysers. Top quality.

[@steveclark8933]

Discovered these Boys during Covid Lockdown, Totally Brilliant. Brilliant to see something different at the age of 66.

[@TheMightymolar]

Holy shit - I think I may have a new favorite band.

[@hanknotchinaski8222]

BBC...can you pretty please release the full show for people outside of the UK? My best canine agent can't even find a way

[@SlimeTheHow]

Was so funny when he was doing push ups on the stage during Sports 😂

[@Essa823]

VPN and BBC iPlayer!

[@hanknotchinaski8222]

@@Essa823 VPN didn't work. More and more sites are able to detect them

[@wvonfricken]

saw these boys last night in san francisco opening for queens of the stoneage. i fucking loved em, pumped the crowd up and blew me away. was yawning during the queens set afterwards...

[@dpclerks09]

hell yeah dude

[@johnlove140]

Good to see fans enjoying concert not just filming on phones

[@scott-ryanabt6039]

Saw them open for Queens of the Stone Age in Vancouver last night. And ......whoah.

[@staticvisionband]

This band proves Rock N’ Roll will never die 🔥

[@etherashe5164]

Every time I get on KZbin I have to watch this video. It's addictive as the Research Chemicals are themselves.

[@nadiamccall4311]

more so. Screw Research chemicals...I get high on just WATCHING the crowd come to life and have a life of its own a whole new world. This is what it is supposed to be. This is what people are trying to find when they reach for a drug. They want THIS

[@dizocilpine]

listening to this doing research chemicals with my PO officer

[@LususSaule]

So glad Vagra Boys got to play at Glastonbury. They've been a brilliant band for years now, and deserve the extra exposure.

[@leestevenson1236]

Never heard or seen these guys before! What a band…everyone of them looks a video game character.

[@jackpalmer8250]

Saw viagra boys at reading in 2017?? About 15 people in the tent, fucking loved them then, seeing the boys get to this level makes me so gassed, well deserved, Punk ain’t dead 🦐

[@sharktooths]

The world has been sleeping on the Boys for way too long! I've been lucky enough to catch them in a handful of tiny clubs... You haven't really seen them until Seb has sweated on you.

[@gmantramp404]

I saw the Dead Boys in 77 and this band that you saw 40 yrs later 2017 are just a family friendly act in comparison 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@stevedimmock930]

I do think Fantano has helped make them bigger, especially after he gave Cave World such a positive review

[@Daynasat]

Performance of the festival

[@Guitargate]

This is a VIBE! Dude. Big props to the rhythm section.

[@Headlessmunky]

Every time I listen, I switch favorite band members

[@steveking176]

Shits on Elton John that's for fucking sure!!

[@YamiVT]

Whoever did the mixing deserves a raise

[@TheSheepPimp]

absolutely, just watched them at Exit festival and I could tell the difference instantly on this song

[@declanwk1]

every time i watch this, it is more awesome. jealous of those who were there

[@britta.photography]

I love absolutely everything about this video and everyone in it. ❤‍🔥💯✨.

[@no0neX]

first played this video as a joke, but now i'm repeating this for the 4th time. what

[@hustonmann452]

Viagra Boys are SERIOUSLY one of the very best bands to come out this decade! 😃👍

[@MultiSpazzo]

also- can i just add a fuckin massive salute to the sound guy, he caught this perfectly. makes a big difference. well done mate

[@soderstadion77]

Guitar solo was a bit muted though

[@pittan86]

Keep coming back to this one. Bra jobbat gubbar!

[@solitudebychoice]

sebastian is a true rock legend

[@stephaniewoznicki2641]

My new favorite band right here, please come to Florida on your next tour!

[@mikadoescontent]

somewhere up there, benis looks at the boys proud.

[@faylerfails2904]

🫶🏻

[@johnbarry1965]

"You know it's right when everything feels wrong". What a band!!!!!! XXXX

[@crookedize]

You know it's working when everything feels wrong

[@etherashe5164]

Oh joy.At least you didn't end up in the hospital.@@bigyan3667

[@bobbyxdazzler]

never heard of em.but after watchin all of glasto these were probabley the best .

[@RichieMDer]

Bassist killed it ❤

[@HOEKANDA09]

7:49 what a climax, guy with the orange shades legend!

[@jimmypercival2728]

I'm 66 and I really get into your music .Great job by all of you .

[@jmcc2275]

Likewise. 66 as well btw.

[@andygray7478]

I’m a baby, only 59, but these lot are brilliant

[@cillian1983]

this is one of the best things i’ve ever seen.

[@faylerfails2904]

I have been listening to this band almost every day for two years. There are no better concerts. This is the cream of the crop right here. You can stop looking 🦐🦐🦐 eat it 🦐🦐🦐

[@billking8843]

I had never heard of them. That was insanely good!

[@MrJennyisis]

Sick as fuck, best band going right now

[@nockee]

The boys are getting big.

[@graemem111]

Some earlier poster ‘lost their shoe and their phone’ there. They got them both back. Hey,, it’s Glastonbury. People DO actually give a shit there! Me? I lost my dignity. Still trying to find that one! WHAT a gig!

[@terrible_t6124]

Best band around rn

[@TheBlister69]

Around where? Your bedroom?

[@Glamrock01]

@@TheBlister69 🤣

[@drjimb0311]

no phones, love it.

[@Mikenactor]

Just discovered these guys and they are fooking splendid.

[@johnners911]

Bruce Campbell on the synths too! Awesome!

[@JR-kx4lv]

Seen them twice here in Minneapolis and one of the funnest shows I’ve been to both. Crazy how much this has been resonating with the rock scene. Awesome to see

[@jc-esl5238]

Shrimp Tech just closed its biggest deal.

[@vrsq0863]

this is the best thing i’ve ever seen

[@jaeljade3609]

This might be the greatest band that ever existed

[@aaronmcqueen3680]

What a bunch of fucking legends

[@edthecatman6554]

These guys are awesome!! Deep real energy, kinda punk , 90s rawness!

[@anthonylarussa6941]

That may be the best sounding live bass I’ve ever heard

[@KorhanErel]

You've nailed it if you have a bongo playing cowboy "in hot pants" in your band. (@paulie6446)

[@paulie6446]

..in hot pants!

[@andrewt836]

It’s Rob Brydon

[@nickspydiver]

Some proper rock n roll . Something Glastonbury was truly lacking with its star studded corporate line up . Glastonbury was way better before the BBC got involved .

[@ab8jeh]

Emily and Michael run the show. The blame lies with them, they don't have to have these stars arriving in helicopters. Not sure how you can blame the BBC?

[@fdutchman723]

This should go to 1 million views

[@theegyptianfringe8074]

I just never get bored of this.

[@corkster909]

This was deffo the most rocking gig of the weekend for me. My 12yo daughter was bouncing, didn't realise it was quite that wild down the front though😂

[@MariusPerte]

epic... this right here is like big festivals should be. one tipping point in Glastonbury history.

[@graemem111]

One of the many that I have been privileged to witness. Like Idles, on the same stage, a few years back. Hey. It’s Glastonbury. Don’t push me for actual years. I could Google it. But too baked to be arsed.

[@graemem111]

As I always am whilst over that fence. If you know? You know.

[@graemem111]

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[@graemem111]

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[@graemem111]

And this one one was another.

[@TheRichieC78]

Love the guy with the sax like he's in his front room

[@jamesalechardy]

cool- and I will never tire of the sound of the resonance knobs of an MS20 being tweaked

[@simonpayne1063]

This is quite possibly the greatest thing at Glastonbury since ‘The Shed’. I have shared the experience of this but no one I know has liked it etc. I fucking love it.

[@kevinbarker7915]

Their loss 😊

[@independentmusicpromotion]

I've watched this video well over 10 times now. It gives me goosebumps every time. Forceful, powerful and just relentless in every way. God bless Viagra Boys!

[@silverfox9285]

[@calcann1657]

Would it have hurt to leave the camera on the drummer during one of those sweet, crisp drum rolls