I read in the Times that now-legendary rock band Spinal Tap will reform for the Live Earth gigs.

I saw Tap at Wembley in ’92 when they reformed for the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. Their equipment packed in. So they told jokes to the 72,000-strong crowd and proclaimed that: “Freddie would’ve been alright if only he’d double-bagged it.”

They were promoting new single “The Majesty of Rock” (second line: the Mystery of Roll).

However, a revised plan called for them to cut their set short by 25 songs, to just one. Bassist Derek Smalls said: "We believe Freddie would have wanted it this way."

I’m also amused by this classic Tap clip, remade in lego.