Watch Edinburgh crowd go wild as Trainspotting anthem Born Slippy is performed at Underworld gig

Underworld performing Trainspotting anthem Born Slippy live in Edinburgh was always likely to be epic – and so it proved.

The song became one of the 90s biggest dance tunes thanks to Danny's Boyle’s big-screen adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s cult novel. The upbeat track, of course, famously accompanies the Edinburgh-set film’s final moments and end credits.

With its “lager, lager, lager” refrain, Born Slippy has become something of a battle cry of hedonism. But in fact, Underworld frontman Karl Hyde said it’s been somewhat misinterpreted. Indeed, as he once told The Guardian: “I was still deep into alcoholism. It was never meant to be a drinking anthem; it was a cry for help.”

Underworld sent the Edinburgh crowd wild as they performed Trainspotting anthem Born Slippy at the Usher Hall.

Nevertheless, it’s an absolutely joyous, arms-in-the-air number that’s guaranteed to go down a storm in a club or at a gig. So when Underworld performed their most famous song during their Usher Hall gig on Wednesday night, the crowd, quite predictably, went absolutely mental.

You can watch some of the footage, captured by Pete Morrison, above.