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Noel Gallagher stripped “Don’t Go Away” back to its emotional core for this acoustic performance. Written during the Be Here Now sessions, the song was partly inspired by fears surrounding his mother Peggy’s cancer scare and became one of the album’s most vulnerable moments. Although never released as a UK single, it became a fan favourite. Performing it acoustically in Chicago in 1998, Noel gave the song an especially intimate feel.

Oasis brought one of the heavier tracks from Standing on the Shoulder of Giants to American television in 2000. “I Can See a Liar” appeared on the album that year but was never released as a single. Performing it on Late Show with David Letterman, Oasis showcased the harder-edged side of their changing post-Britpop sound.

A hypnotic guitar riff helped make “Come as You Are” one of Nirvana’s defining songs. The track appeared on their 1991 breakthrough album Nevermind and became its second single, following “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. Live in Amsterdam that year, Nirvana performed it as their sudden rise was beginning to transform alternative rock.

A 1971 song by John Kongos provided the foundation for one of Happy Mondays’ defining hits. Their 1990 reworking of “He’s Gonna Step on You Again” became “Step On”, complete with Shaun Ryder’s famous “You’re twisting my melon, man” line. At Glastonbury in 2000, the reunited Mondays brought their Madchester classic to a new decade.

A huge chant turned “L.S.F.” into one of Kasabian’s defining festival anthems. Short for “Lost Souls Forever”, the track appeared on their 2004 self-titled debut album and became one of their breakthrough singles. At Glastonbury in 2005, its soaring refrain was already perfectly suited to a massive festival crowd.