Conor Oberst paid tribute to Londoners during his Bright Eyes gig at the aforementioned Somerset House on Monday. At the climax of the set Oberst voiced his feelings about the terrorist attacks on London on Thursday. "I know things have been super fucked-up around here and we've been thinking of you. And I know you've all been even more worried thinking about each other, but hopefully humanity won't destroy itself while we're alive. I believe in people and in love... people need to stop hating people, it's a big task but hopefully it can be done. We love you guys." The gig, watched by Michael Stipe, Bloc Party's Kele Okereke, and members of Razorlight, was far better received than that infamous set at Glastonbury in which he dissed the late great John Peel, so perhaps fans will forgive him now.
Meanwhile Bloc Party have sent their own message of sympathy to those caught up in the London bomb blasts. The band were at the Accelerator Festival in Stockholm on Thursday, but posted a message on their official website which read: "We were out of the country when all the terrible events unfolded in London on Thursday. We do hope all of you and your loved ones are safe and well. We'd like to send our deepest sympathies to the families of anyone who was hurt in the bombings."