Glastonbury 2024 live: SZA headlines Sunday after highlights from Shania Twain and Avril Lavigne
Glastonbury draws to a close after performances from Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Sugababes, Janelle Monae and Burna Boy
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R&B artist SZA will close Glastonbury Festival 2024, after Shania Twain took on the coveted Legends Slot.
While the country-pop queen drew a huge crowd at the Pyramid Stage, her set appeared to be affected by sound issues, causing a number of fans to complain on social media.
You can read Louis Chilton’s review here.
Meanwhile, pop-punk singer Avril Lavigne tore up the Other Stage with a set comprising hits such as “Sk8r Boi” and “My Happy Ending”.
On Saturday night, rock band Coldplay 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” and “Clocks”, while also bringing out a number of surprise guests including rapper Little Simz, singer Laura Mvula, and Back to the Future star Michael J Fox.
Across the weekend, an eclectic lineup will perform on the sprawling festival’s various stages.
Here is the full Glastonbury 2024 lineup and set times.
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The Palestinian-Chilean singer who joined Coldplay on stage at Glastonbury
Arabic pop star performed several tracks with British band
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SZA to close Glastonbury 2024
Glastonbury 2024 drawsto a close on Sunday night, after a packed weekend of live performances and debates ahead of next week’s general election.
The annual festival at Worthy Farm will leave festival-goers with lingering questions about the fate of both the music industry and the UK, as organiser Emily Eavis defended what many deemed to be an underwhelming lineup.
Some argued that booking Coldplay, returning to headline for a record-breaking fifth time, was a cop-out. Others scratched their heads over SZA, arguably a much bigger star in her native US than here in the UK. Dua Lipa’s latest album, meanwhile, had failed to produce the kind of megawatt hit that promised to get the Pyramid Stage crowd energised.
The Independent’s critics disagreed with that consensus. Covering the 28-year-old Lipa’s set, Jazz Monroe praised the pop singer for her moments of “cheeky theatricality” and a celebration of alternative culture that saw her bring out a “comically low-key guest”, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, who produced her latest record Radical Optimism.
Mark Beaumont gave Coldplay’s Saturday night show five stars, moved by a surprise appearance by Back to the Future star Michael J Fox during a poignant rendition of “Fix You”, as well as guest performances from Laura Mvula and rapper Little Simz.
Some sets were blighted by sound issues. Glastonbury did a disservice to two of its veteran performers, Shania Twain and Cyndi Lauper, as both artists appeared to be affected by technical difficulties during their own performances on the Pyramid Stage.
In the Legends Slot on Sunday, country-pop star Twain was seen fiddling with her mic box and in-ears, as she gestured repeatedly to the sound crew. However, this was resolved when she was practically drowned out by the euphoric singalong to “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” as the closing song in her set.
Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg wave to crowd as Coldplay headline at Glastonbury
The sweet reason Coldplay played with Michael J Fox at Glastonbury
Coldplay have revealed the sweet reason they brought Michael J Fox on stage at Glastonbury.
On Saturday (29 June), the British band became the first act to headline the festival for the fifth time, surpassing a record they previously set alongside The Cure.
During their performance, which The Independent hailed as a “spectacle of a lifetime”, frontman Chris Martin introduced several surprise stars, including Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna.
But it was the unexpected inclusion of Back to the Future star Fox that stole the show. The actor, who has Parkinson’s disease, received a rapturous response from the 100,000-strong crowd, and played guitar alongside the band for two tracks: “Humankind” and “Fix You”.
The touching reason Coldplay played with Michael J Fox at Glastonbury
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Dua Lipa addresses accusations of lip-syncing after Glastonbury headline performance
Dua Lipa has addressed false claims she mimed her Glastonbury 2024 headline set.
The British pop star was the first headliner of this year’s festival, impressing the crowd with her Pyramid Stage set on Friday night (Friday 28 June) at Worthy Farm, one day before Coldplay graced the stage for their record-breaking fifth headline set to a 100,000-strong crowd.
However, as Dua Lipa performed her 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.
Dua Lipa addresses accusations of lip-syncing after Glastonbury headline performance
Pop star bluntly replied to false accusations while backstage
‘Hero’ Louis Tomlinson brings TV to Glastonbury for England v Slovakia: ‘You are the god of this festival’
Louis Tomlinson became the unexpected hero of many a Glastonbury attendee, after he brought a TV set to Worthy Farm to play the England v Slovakia Euro 2024 game.
Football fans with tickets to the Worthy Farm festival were gutted after organisers announced that they wouldn’t be showing the tense match on-site, due to fears that it would clash with Sunday’s performances.
But the former One Direction star and solo artist apparently took matters into his own hands, and was seen commanding the remote as England went onto win 2-1 and advance to the quarter-finals.
Tomlinson, a noted rock fan who was spotted enjoying live music performances across the weekend, was pictured sitting directly in front of the screen while surrounded by fellow England supporters.
He celebrated as Jude Bellingham took the match to extra time in the 95th minute, then again when Harry Kane scored England’s second goal that secured their victory.
‘Hero’ Louis Tomlinson brings TV to Glastonbury so fans can watch England v Slovakia
Former One Direction star controlled the remote while he and other Glastonbury revellers watched England go on to beat Slovakia 2-1
Sugababes review, Glastonbury 2024: Shoving them on West Holts was misguided at best, irresponsible at worst
The Sugababes’ set at Glastonbury, an unexpected must-see for, anecdotally at least, absolutely every person with a ticket, quickly became its own kind of hell. Signs near the West Holts stage urged latecomers to stay away due to overcrowding. Unverified reports say there were people fainting in the crowd.
This was pointless, easily avoidable chaos. In terms of current chart success or creativity at this particular moment in time, Sugababes may not be Pyramid stage material, but for many punters here they tick numerous boxes: nostalgia, bangers, brand recognition. Shoving them over on West Holts is misguided at best, irresponsible at worst.
On stage at least, the band appear to be having a blast. There’s something incredibly affecting about seeing this trio smile.
Full review:
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
Avril Lavigne review, Glastonbury 2024: Another artist plonked on far too small a stage
This is a brilliant show, but Glastonbury must learn lessons from a year that has vastly underestimated the appeal of pop nostalgia, writes Adam White
Shania Twain review, Glastonbury Festival 2024: Euphoric Legends set of relentless hits overcomes sound issues
Shania Twain overcomes sound issues with a euphoric Glastonbury performance - review
Canadian country star brings a healthy splash of theatricality to soothe the Sunday hangovers, sunburn and physical exhaustion
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