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Glastonbury viewers have praised Sugababes' Glastonbury 2024 set which saw original members Siobhan Donaghy, Mutya Buena, and Keisha Buchanan take to the stage.
The girl group took to the West Holt stage on Friday afternoon with people at home also watching along on BBC iPlayer. At Worthy Farm tens of thousands of people turned up to watch the trip perform their back catalogue of pop anthems including Overload and Push the Button.
As a result, organisers had to close off pathways to get to the stage due to the number of people who had arrived for their set. A sign read “WEST HOLTS FULL please seek alternative” as festival-goers were redirected by staff wearing hi-vis jackets.
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And it appears Sugababes matched the hype with those who watched the set taking to social media full of praise for the group.
Writing on X, formerly Twitter, some were even predicting it will be the best performance at the festival. @msjenmac wrote: "I love the Sugababes and wouldn’t be surprised if they’re the best set of Glastonbury 2024" while @ryancudlipp added: "Never seen a crowd like Sugababes at West Holts today. Was there in 2022 when they closed Avalon and same thing happened today. Not sure I’ll see a better show this weekend. Pyramid stage surely next.."
@NatalieCox101 said: "Ok so Sugababes set at Glastonbury was incredible love all the songs they sang. They all sound amazing" with @ThomasCutter added: "Absolutely loved that Sugababes set Top Notch."
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Those tuning in to watch all the Glastonbury Festival 2024 action were left 'gutted' as they issued complaints over Shania Twain's performance. The country singer took to the Pyramid Stage in the coveted Legends slot on Sunday (June 30).
Shania Twain's much-anticipated performance at Glastonbury Festival 2024 appeared to be overshadowed as those tuning in to watch spotted another 'amazing' detail. The country singer opened the coveted Legends slot on Sunday (June 30) with her 1998 hit song, That Don’t Impress Me Much.
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Little Simz’s guitarist as she took Glastonbury 2024 by storm.The rapper played the Pyramid Stage (June 29) last night, accompanied by her band for some of her set. She introduced her guitarist as Jack Peñate – the same Peñate who found success as an indie singer-songwriter in the 2000s.Fans reacted with shock at the news on social media, one saying that “Jack Penate looking like Billy Ray Cyrus in Little Simz’s band was not on my bingo card,” while another said, “Jack Peñate 1) playing guitar for Little Simz 2) looking like a WWE superstar from 2005 is fully spinning me.”One viewer replied that they’d been “Googling since she introduced the band trying to figure out if she did say what I thought she said.”I've been googling since she introduced the band trying to figure out if she did say what I thought she said.
Disclosure have brought out Sam Smith as a surprise guest during their set at this year’s edition of Glastonbury.The singer joined the electronic duo for a live performance of their 2013 collab track ‘Latch’ during their set at the Other stage. Sporting an all-black tracksuit and a beard, Smith appeared and took over the vocals for the track.“So guys listen, about eight years ago we did another song on this stage.
Coldplay were breaking Glastonbury Festival records as they took to the stage with their fifth headline slot on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night (June 29). The band first headlined on the Pyramid Stage in 2002, and their performance sees them overtake The Cure, who have headlined the slot four times.
Camila Cabello was quick to turn heads with some left 'baffled' by her Glastonbury Festival performance. The singer, who rose to fame as a member of the pop girl group Fifth Harmony, didn't hold back as she took to the Other Stage at the massive music event on Saturday (June 29).
NME caught up with Kasabian‘s Serge Pizzorno just before their secret set at Glastonbury 2024, and then headed into the pit. Watch our video interview with the frontman above and check out what went down below.Having long been bookies’ favourites to take the secret ‘TBA’ early evening slot on the Woodsies stage today (Saturday, June 29), the band confirmed their appearance a few hours before their performance – leading to huge crowds and the area being shut down and fans turned away.“It was killing me, that,” Pizzorno told NME of keeping the secret. “Everyone was asking me, but we’ve been doing the dance.
Glastonbury fans were left divided by Cyndi Lauper's set as those who didn't make it to Worthy Farm this year watched all the action unfold on the BBC. Day two of music at Glastonbury Festival 2024 got underway on Saturday (June 29) with the US singer among those hitting the Pyramid Stage.
Jamie xx was joined by The xx bandmates Romy and Oliver Sim during his Glastonbury 2024 set.The trio reunited on the Woodsies Stage yesterday (June 28) when the ‘In Waves’ producer led his set into ‘Waited All Night’, a track off his forthcoming sophomore album that features both Romy and Sim.They went on to perform Jamie xx’s 2009 rework of Florence + the Machine‘s ‘You’ve Got the Love’, which itself a cover of the classic 1986 house song by The Source and Candi Staton. Before they took their leave, fans also watched Romy and Sims take part in a group hug with Jamie.Social media users on Twitter/X shared their excitement at the reunion of the indie pop trio, who last performed together as a band in 2018.
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IDLES have brought out Danny Brown as a special guest during their headlining set at this year’s edition of Glastonbury.The Bristol band, who released their fifth studio album ‘Tangk’ earlier this year, took over the Other stage today (June 28) as the night’s headliners. The group brought out Brown to join them while performing their track ‘Pop Pop Pop’.“Glastonbury Festival, for the first time ever in our existence we have a friend here whos going to help us out,” said frontman Joe Talbot while introducing Brown.
Kings Of Leon are seemingly teasing a secret set at Glastonbury 2024 – find out more below.Today (June 28), the band have taken to social media to share a video of their performance at Worthy Park in 2008. In the accompanying caption, they teased that they aren’t too far from the festival grounds: “Had a great time at Glastonbury in 2008.
Headie One has performed at Glastonbury 2024 to support the release of his second album, ‘The Last One’ – which he described as “a masterpiece”.The June 28 appearance was his second at Worthy Farm, following his blockbuster debut in 2019 when he had his own set on the Wow stage. He also joined Dave during his now-viral performance to perform their gold-certified collaboration, ’18Hunna’.Headie One – real name Irving Ampofo Adjei – kicked off his set with the seminal UK drill track while on stage today (June 28).
Supacell fans are demanding a second helping of the ground-breaking new sci-fi series, which was only released on Thursday (June 27).
SEVENTEEN fans have reacted to the news that the group’s Glastonbury performance won’t be available for worldwide viewing.Today (June 28), the 13-member group will become the first-ever K-pop act to perform on Glastonbury‘s main stage and fans have shared their outrage as they have learned that the festival’s livestream via BBC iPlayer is restricted to United Kingdom.“Let’s manage our expectations and still hype them up.@GlastoLive Please reconsider streaming SEVENTEEN @glastonbury,” tweeted one user while another shared: “The SEVENTEEN set? Perhaps only maybe possibly some parts on the BBC iplayer which is only available to residents of the UK……. Great choice.
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