Performing at Live Earth, the original members of Spinal Tap - singer David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and bassist Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) - scorched the stage, startled the horses clear across town in Buckingham Palace's Royal Mews, and shattered eardrums with a set list including the incendiary hit Big Bottom, cult favourite Stonehenge, and a new single written especially for the occasion, Warmer Than Hell. As longstanding Shure endorsers, Tap relied upon a bevy of the company's products to get them through the show including Beta 58s on vocals, and Shure wireless on guitar and bass.
"We're not really known as an environmentally conscious band, but we have heard of global warming," St. Hubbins said backstage after the show. "At first Nigel thought it was just because he was wearing too much clothing - if he took his jacket off it would be cooler and that would be the end of it. Such is clearly not the case, however, the problem runs much deeper. We're glad to come out and support this vital cause, and our thanks goes out to Shure as well for their continuing support. Things have a way of going wrong sometimes when we play, but Shure has never failed us, not even once."
(Jim Evans)
