Bush — Pinkpop 1997

Live concert film of Bush at the 1997 Pinkpop Festival in Landgraaf, Netherlands, from the festival’s official archive. The British alternative rock band, formed in London in 1992 by singer-guitarist Gavin Rossdale and guitarist Nigel Pulsford, is here at its commercial peak: shaped by the grunge of Nirvana and Soundgarden, it had just broken the United States with the singles “Everything Zen” and “Glycerine” from the debut album Sixteen Stone, followed by Razorblade Suitcase and its single “Swallowed.” This full concert captures the raw energy of one of the leading post-grunge acts of the late 1990s before the crowd of one of Europe’s biggest festivals. A valuable live document to gauge Bush’s stage impact at their height, between distorted riffs and anthemic hooks — essential viewing for fans of nineties alternative rock.