Glastonbury 2024 live: Coldplay light up the Pyramid Stage with a jaw-dropping headline show
Follow live as Chris Martin’s band headline Saturday at Worthy Farm, after brilliant sets from Little Simz, The Streets, Cyndi Lauper and The Last Dinner Party
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Coldplay will headline Saturday night at Glastonbury for a record-breaking fifth time, after pop star Dua Lipa dazzled the crowds on Friday (28 June).
In a post to Instagram Stories just before their set, the band said there was “no place like home” as they shared a view from the Pyramid Stage.
Lipa, 28, impressed The Independent’s critics with a set comprising some of her biggest hits, along with singles from her latest album, Radical Optimism.
Across the weekend, an eclectic lineup will perform on the sprawling festival’s various stages.
Some of Friday’s highlights so far have included a thrilling performance from baroque-pop newcomers The Last Dinner Party, and a celebratory farewell from veteran Cyndi Lauper.
Meanwhile on Friday, the Sugababes drew a massive audience at West Holts, causing security to close down the stage in an attempt to prevent overcrowding.
Here is the full Glastonbury 2024 lineup and set times.
If you’re following from home, the BBC has shared its schedule of coverage for the weekend.
Coldplay open with ‘Yellow’ as they burst onto the Pyramid Stage (15 minutes late)
An extraordinary sight in what could be a record-breaking crowd for Coldplay’s record-breaking fifth headline slot at Glastonbury Festival. People for as far as the eye can see. And they’re not afraid of pulling out the big guns from the off, opening on a rousing performance of “Yellow” with Chris Marton on acoustic guitar.
Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg lead the crowd in a singalong to ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger'
My source has just sent me some great clips and photos of Cruise and Pegg leading the massive Pyramid Stage crowd in a singalong to ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ by Oasis, with Coldplay about to come on stage.
“Cruise is bloody loving it,” apparently.
Tom Cruise spotted on the Pyramid Stage?
Apparently Tom Cruise is very visible from the viewing platform on the Pyramid Stage, as Coldplay are about to perform at any minute. I’m assuming Simon Pegg, Chris Martin’s bezzie mate, is there too.
VIDEO: Little Simz preforms at 2024 Glastonbury
VIDEO: Camila Cabello performs on the Other Stage at Glastonbury
Coldplay to headline the Pyramid Stage for a record-breaking fifth time
We’ve got less than an hour until Chris Martin and co take to the Pyramid Stage, topping the bill at Glastonbury for a history-making fifth time.
This feels like a prime moment to share Mark Beaumont’s impassioned defence of the band:
Coldplay have always been cool, and it’s ludicrous to claim otherwise
As the British band prepare to headline Glastonbury for a record-breaking fifth time, Mark Beaumont assesses their legacy and questions why some critics are still sneering
How to watch the BBC’s live Glastonbury Festival 2024 coverage
The BBC is broadcasting live Glastonbury 2024, as music fans who weren’t lucky enough to score tickets (or simply prefer to watch from home) look to tune into the action from Worthy Farm.
Live coverage by the broadcaster began on Wednesday 26 June, as fans flocked to the festival fields in Somerset to see hundreds of artists perform.
On Friday, Dua Lipa made her debut as Glastonbury headliner. She is being followed by pop-rock band Coldplay on Saturday and US star SZA closing the festival on Sunday.
Meanwhile, country-pop icon Shania Twain will take on the Legends Slot, performing a career-spanning set of hits including “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” and “That Don’t Impress Me Much”.
Glastonbury 2024: How to watch the BBC’s live coverage
Broadcaster has unveiled its coverage plan for this year’s festival at Worthy Farm
IN PICTURES: Little Simz on the Pyramid Stage
Sugababes review, Glastonbury 2024: Shoving them on West Holts was misguided at best, irresponsible at worst
Sugababe’s Glastonbury stage was misguided at best, irresponsible at worst review
Extreme overcrowding was easily avoidable, but at least on stage, the band are able to have a blast
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