Glastonbury 2024 live: Coldplay close Saturday night with record-breaking Pyramid Stage performance
Chris Martin’s band headlined Saturday at Worthy Farm, where they were joined by special guests including Michael J Fox, Little Simz and Laura Mvula
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Coldplay closed Saturday night at Glastonbury as they headlined the Pyramid Stage for a record-breaking fifth time, after pop star Dua Lipa dazzled the crowds on Friday (28 June).
In a career-spanning set, the band performed a number of their biggest hits including “Yellow”, “Paradise”, “The Scientist”, “Fix You” and “Clocks”, while also bringing out a number of surprise guests including rapper Little Simz, singer Laura Mvula, plus Back to the Future star Michael J Fox.
Frontman Chris Martin also spoke of the “divided time on Earth” and thanked the huge crowd for showing that “most humans can gather together very peacefully”.
Across the weekend, an eclectic lineup will perform on the sprawling festival’s various stages.
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.
Here is the full Glastonbury 2024 lineup and set times.
IN PICTURES: Coldplay headline Saturday at Glastonbury
Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg wave to crowd as Coldplay headline at Glastonbury
No sign of Dakota Johnson at the Pyramid Stage
I’ve asked my source to keep an eye out for Chris Martin’s girlfriend, aka the brilliant Hollywood star Dakota “actually, that’s not true Ellen” Johnson.
What is Chris Martin’s net worth?
I don’t really understand everyone’s obession with net worth but apparently it’s a thing. If you’re THAT curious, apparently Chris Martin has a net worth of around £160m, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2023.
He can thank the band’s string of hit albums dating back to 2000, plus their years of arena and stadium tours, for that.
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The full five-star treatment from James Hall for The Streets’ rollicking set earlier:
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
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