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.
Banksy unexpectedly steals show during Idles set
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Extreme overcrowding was easily avoidable, but at least on stage, the band are able to have a blast, writes Adam White.
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Extreme overcrowding was easily avoidable, but at least on stage, the band are able to have a blast
Dua Lipa is facing false miming accusations
Glastonbury 2024 viewers are accusing Dua Lipa of miming her headline set after an issue with the BBC’s broadcast.
As Dua Lipa performed songs including “Training Season”, “New Rules” and “Levitating”, many viewers watching her set from their sofas at home accused the singer of miming her vocals – a claim that has been roundly denounced.
Glastonbury viewers accuse Dua Lipa of miming after BBC broadcast issue
‘Either she’s miming or they’ve got the sound mix horribly wrong,’ one person complained
Dua Lipa brings out Tame Impala's Kevin Parker as special guest at Glastonbury
Paloma Faith cancels concert due to illness days before Glastonbury set
Paloma Faith cancels concert due to illness days before Glastonbury set
Medics advised the “Make Your Own Kind of Music” singer not to perform in Southampton tonight
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