Haim are a little late on stage but when middle sister Danielle strolls out in the usual uniform of bikini top and leather trousers to begin the riff of Now I’m in It, nobody in Glasgow appears peeved. After all, they’ve waited three pandemic reschedules. She is visibly thrilled to be back, and is keen to reintroduce us to the family. “Glasgeeeee let me hear yeeee!” roars eldest Este by way of arrival before youngest Alana kicks off a three-way drum circle that shakes the seats of the venue.
Sadly, Haim are not flanked by the giant sausage-punchbags they had at Glastonbury (inspired by the deli setting of their Women in Music Pt III cover art) but across 90 minutes they pummel their greatest hits into impressive shape. The stark staging gives them space to romp around with stripped-back rock’n’roll conviction. I Know Alone, complete with choreographed dance break, is the same salve it was in lockdown, while My Song 5, with its pounding drums, still kicks hard: the “not your honeypie” punchline reverberates loudly from the crowd’s predominantly female voice.
