HAIM - Don't Save Me at Glastonbury 2014

What this video is

HAIM's June 27, 2014 Other Stage performance at Glastonbury represents a landmark moment in the band's ascent as the premier all-female rock act of the early 2010s UK-US axis. Having topped the BBC Sound of 2013 poll — the first all-female act to do so — HAIM returned to Glastonbury for a second consecutive year at a significantly elevated stage slot. The Days Are Gone debut album had reached number one in the UK.…

Why it matters

Captured HAIM at the intersection of indie pop, arena rock, and Californian soft-rock revivalism — genres they helped rehabilitate for a millennial UK audience. 'Don't Save Me' in the live setting demonstrated how studio-polished 80s-influenced pop could translate to raw festival performance…