ɪn dʒˈuːn, ðeɪ wɜː ðə fˈɜːst bˈænd ˈɛvɚ tə plˈeɪ ðə nˈuːli kɹˈɪsənd dʒˈɑːn pˈiːl stˈeɪdʒ æt ðæt jˈɪɹz ɡlˈæstənbˌɛɹi fˈɛstɪvəl ænd hɐdbɪn lˈaɪkənd tə ðə smˈɪθs baɪ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ pɹˈɛs.
In June, they were the first band ever to play the newly christened John Peel Stage at that year's Glastonbury Festival and had been likened to The Smiths by the British press.