Star of 'Animal Hospital' in fantastic reception shocker! You better believe it folks. So sick are we by now of worthy young men with overdrive pedals and Hendrix fixations that old Rolf's entertaining, inclusive set, comes as a welcome breath of fresh air - well as fresh as the air can get three days into the slop fest.
Only a man in his 70s could preview his Xmas single in June, 'Never Mind The Blisters, Rudolph' a plea for an end to animal cruelty and forced labour - possibly. 'Waltzing Matilda' warms up our voices before 'Two Little Boys' leaves the entire main stage audience with a tear in its collective eye.
And so to the magnificence that is Rolf covering 'Stairway To Heaven'. Complete with didgeridoo - it's not often you see a grown man with something that big in his mouth - and we all join in and laugh when he introduces Miss Given, as in "all of our thoughts are..."
A poignant 'Sun Arise', dedicated to "the indigenous populations across the world, fighting for the return of their homelands" gives way to an hilarious version of 'Tie Me Kangeroo Down Sport' sung to the tune of 'Land Of Hope And Glory': "I was going to sing this for the Jubilee at the Palace, but no bastard invited me," he chides. Rolf, we salute you.
