Glastonbury day three, as it happened: Friday with Stormzy, Rosalia, Lewis Capaldi and George Ezra
Grime star became the first British rapper to headline the music festival in a set that featured appearances from Chris Martin, Dave and Fredo
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Your support makes all the difference.Stormzy made history with an explosive headline set on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2019.
The grime star became the first British rapper to headline the world-famous music festival on Friday 28 June, with a performance that included guest appearances from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, and fellow MCs Dave and Fredo.
As expected following an announcement by the BBC, Stormzy’s set was uncensored and included a stand-out line from his single “Vossi Bop”: “F*** the government and f*** Boris.”
Elsewhere, he sampled a speech by Labour MP David Lammy, who responded with a tweet: "Stormzy using his headline spot at #glastonburyfestival2019 to speak out about the injustice of young black kids being criminalised in a biased and disproportionate justice system. Humbled and inspired that he sampled my speech. Salute #Merky."
Stormzy also featured a gospel choir for his song “Blinded By Your Grace”, dance troupes, and a special shout out his fellow artists, from established grime pioneers such as Wiley and Skepta to future stars including AJ Tracey, Ms Banks, Yxng Bane and Stefflon Don.
“This is the greatest night of my entire life. Who’s got energy today?” he asked the thousands of people watching his show.
For his grand finale he closed on “Big For Your Boots”, the track from his Brit Award-winning, record-breaking debut album Gang Signs & Prayer.
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Lauryn Hill was a mere 13 minutes late, possibly a record for the famously tardy singer. To make things even better, she has gotten off to a blistering start, delivering songs with the panache and talent that made her such a sensation back in 1998.
Rosalia has wowed the audience over at the John Peel Stage with her flamenco-infused pop. She certainly knows how to put on a show.
Rosalia has wowed the crowds at the John Peel Stage
A lovely rendition of "Barefoot in the Park”, Rosalia's collaboration with James Blake (sadly absent here) in which she breathes an elegant ruffle of Latin passion onto the spacious dance floor Blake offers her.
Lauryn Hill clearly hasn't been happy with her earpiece throughout this set. The frustration has bubbled over a couple of times, but she's begrudgingly soldiering on.
Mel Giedroyc and Jo Whiley are currently hosting The One Show from Glastonbury and it looks seriously hot at Worthy Farm. "If I don't get a tan I'm going to be mad," says Mark Ronson, sweat dripping from every pore as the sun pummels down on them. Lewis Capaldi is just about coping, as he discuss the fact there have been some "unfavourable reviews" of his album amid all the acclaim. "He's not the biggest fan of mine," he adds, referring to Liam Gallagher, who, like Capaldi, is playing tomorrow. Sherly Crow, meanwhile, is in between Capaldi and Ronson, looking extremely chilled having already nailed her performance on the Pyramid Stage. She's having fun because that's all she wants to do (sorry).
Between BBC Two and BBC Four there's going to be a hefty 30 hours of coverage from Glastonbury. So, if you want to avoid frying in the sun then you could do worse than tuning in for some live performances from some bonafide music icons.
BBC Two will kick off the evening with sets from Jorja Smith, ROSALÍA and Sam Fender. the channel will also be showing Stormzy's history-making set later tonight.
You can watch highlights from the Pyramid, Other, West Holts, John Peel and Park stages on the red button and on BBC iPlayer. There's also the option to live stream.
If you're aren't going to be near a telly box this weekend, you can tune in on the new BBC Radio Glastonbury.
The One Show's Jo Whiley and Mel Giedroyc have quizzed their interviewees on their dream collab. Mark Ronson's is Stormzy, but we have a feeling he'll have to get in line if he wants to team up with this summer's hottest artist.
Lewis Capaldi meanwhile is keen to work with Bon Iver. Mel isn't sure who that is and misheard it as Bonnie Bear. It's a cute new nickname – maybe Justin Vernon could start making children's albums.
Lewis Capaldi closed the One Show with his new single. So that's a secret set, a guest slot with Bastille on the Pyramid Stage, and a TV appearance all in one day... and his scheduled Glastonbury performance is still to come tomorrow. There's no escaping this prolific Scotsman.
Performing underneath the scorching sun would have been perfect for Rosalía – the searing Spanish singer who puts a modern spin on old-school flamenco – but instead, this evening she is tucked away inside a tent at Glastonbury's John Peel stage, a somewhat stifling experience.
A Spanish reimagining of "Cry Me A River" is scattered into "Baghdad", while a beautiful, undulating capella rendition of "Catalina" soon follows. As the crowd begins to cheer, she holds out her fingers to hush them, not yet finished. Thank goodness she silences us. It ascends into something absolutely incomparable."
Read Alexandra Pollard's full review here
This time tomorrow, Liam Gallagher will be swaggering about the Pyramid Stage. He wasn't a fan of my review of his performance at Reading Festival a couple of years ago... but at least he called me a "geezer" on Twitter (probably not a compliment but I'll take it as one).
Luckily for Liam, and myself, I won't be critiquing his Glastonbury set as I'll be at a BBQ in Essex. So instead, I'll be offering my thoughts on my friend's best karaoke versions of "Wonderwall".
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