It was a Glastonbury of previous and new — trusted performances from pageant legends Coldplay and music veteran Shania Twain, in addition to Worthy Farm debuts from Dua Lipa and SZA.
However the U.Ok.’s hottest music fest attracts to a detailed Monday and 210,000 individuals will now make their approach dwelling after 5 days of shock visitor stars, wacky units and a European Championship soccer match that nobody may bear to overlook.
Houdini singer Dua Lipa kicked off the headline performances on the principle Pyramid stage Friday evening as she thanked followers for “making my goals come true.” It was a sturdy and seamless gig from the British pop star who bought to take pleasure in the remainder of the pageant with the nerves over and finished with. She happy followers by bringing out Tame Impala star Kevin Parker for the duo’s rendition of “The Much less I Know the Higher.”
On Saturday evening, Chris Martin and his band headlined the pageant for a record-breaking fifth time (their first was 2002). It was a packed subject with A-listers together with Tom Cruise, Gillian Anderson and Florence Pugh within the viewers. Starting with “Yellow,” Martin quickly took the time to thank the followers who waited all day on the barrier to get the proper view. “That is our favourite factor to do on earth, so thanks for letting us do it,” the frontman stated.
And in a transfer nobody may have predicted, Michael J. Fox, star of the Again to the Future trilogy, joined Coldplay on stage to play the guitar for his or her hit “Repair You.” “There’s a time for each band and a band for each time,” the Parkinson’s activist later wrote alongside a carousel of photographs on Instagram, together with one with members of his workforce and him sitting in a wheelchair in entrance of an “optimism is a political act” signal. “That is @coldplay’s time.”
A noticeably tense SZA took to the principle stage Sunday evening, seemingly slightly extra out of her depth than the seasoned Glastonbury performer Martin. However after a shaky technical begin the place the singer-songwriter’s microphone sounded muffled, she was pulling out the large hits like “Kill Invoice” and “20 One thing.” The star admitted she was “so nervous” to carry out on the world-renowned music pageant and wished a secure journey dwelling for all those that attended, however sadly for SZA, a good few had peeled off to different units on the occasion’s remaining evening.
Camila Cabello performs at Glastonbury 2024.
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For the Legends slot, Twain additionally confronted a couple of sound points. The 58-year-old nation star performed her set Sunday, kicking off with the crowd-pleaser “That Don’t Impress Me A lot.” However followers observed the singer fiddling together with her earpiece and microphone, main many to imagine there have been some behind-the-scenes faults interfering with the set.
Seventeen made historical past by changing into the primary Ok-pop group to carry out on the pageant. British pop group the Sugababes and Canadian punk queen Avril Lavigne carried out on the smaller levels, whereas Camila Cabello had a second with some dancers in canine masks melting popsicles on her physique throughout her set. U.Ok. rapper Little Simz wowed the group with a efficiency on the Pyramid stage Saturday, telling followers: “I want you to grasp that you just’re witnessing greatness. I say that not with vanity, however with confidence.”
And former One Course star Louis Tomlinson considered all the pieces earlier than his journey to Worthy Farm. Glastonbury has a coverage of not displaying any soccer video games in the event that they conflict with main artists’ units, however the singer anticipated an entertaining UEFA European Championship match between his beloved England and Slovakia on Sunday evening. He introduced a tv for followers at one of many campsites to look at the sport. When festivalgoers slowly realized who was answerable for the sneaky setup, Tomlinson grew to become the hero of the hour. England went on to win the sport because of extra-time objectives and superior to the following spherical of Europe’s greatest soccer event. At Glastonbury, there’s all the time a approach.
