Glastonbury 2024’s first full day of performances (Friday, June 28) is at an finish – from the likes of Damon Albarn and Kevin Parker making visitor appearances to SEVENTEEN’s historic efficiency, listed below are the day’s greatest headlines.
Early within the day, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker stoked rumours he’d seem on stage with Dua Lipa – whose newest album ‘Radical Optimism’ he had many manufacturing credit on – when he confirmed a shock DJ set at Silver Hayes’ Firmly Rooted Soundsystem at 1am.
Paul Heaton and Norman Prepare dinner – higher often known as the DJ Fatboy Slim – had been bandmates in The Housemartins, earlier than the group break up up in 1988 on the top of their fame. Heaton stunned Glastonbury on Friday by inviting Prepare dinner, Housemartins’ former bassist, to carry out their 1986 hit ‘Joyful Hour’.
Bombay Bicycle Membership had teased a particular visitor for his or her Glastonbury set, saying somebody who had appeared on their newest album ‘My Massive Day’ would be part of them. True sufficient, they introduced out Damon Albarn to carry out their collab ‘Heaven’, plus a rendition of Blur’s ‘Tender’.
Albarn took the chance to deal with the viewers about Palestine, asking the cheering crowd, “Are you pro-Palestine? Do you are feeling that’s an unfair struggle?” He then spoke on the “significance of voting” within the UK basic election on July 4, and remarked: “Perhaps it’s time we cease placing octogenarians accountable for the entire world.”
Norwegian singer Aurora devoted her Glastonbury set to kids in Palestine, saying as she carried out ‘The Seed’: “It actually bothers me, I really feel just like the leaders of the world attempt to fuck us over many times. That is for all the youngsters in Palestine. I can’t imagine these shitty individuals who damage our future.”
Sugababes drew a large crowd to their efficiency at West Holts – which ended up being closed off. It’s the second time a Glastonbury set by the woman group has resulted in followers being turned away, following their 2022 efficiency at Avalon.
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Rumours emerged on Friday of a shock set by Kings of Leon, who shared a video of their 2008 Glasto efficiency with a caption: “It’s solely a brief journey away from our little gig at Hyde Park…” There is just one remaining TBA set at Glastonbury, with Kasabian closely rumoured to be the key act acting at Woodsies.
PJ Harvey’s Glastonbury set began with a speech by acclaimed conceptual artist Marina Abramović and a seven-minute silence as a part of a efficiency piece. The silence was begun by Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis ringing a gong.
In her speech, Abramović instructed the group: “The world is in a extremely shitty place… There may be struggle, there’s a starvation, there’s a protest, there’s a killing, there’s a violence. However what is going on if we glance into the massive image? Violence brings extra violence. Killing brings extra killing. Anger brings extra anger. Demonstration brings extra demonstration.”
Dua Lipa closed the Pyramid stage on Friday with an eye-popping headline set that included an look from Kevin Parker, whom she labored on for her newest album ‘Radical Optimism’. Collectively, they sang Tame Impala’s ‘The Much less I Know The Higher’, from 2015 album ‘Currents’.
See the complete setlist and video of Dua Lipa’s Glastonbury set right here.
IDLES closed the Different stage on Friday with an electrifying set that featured a visitor look from rapper Danny Brown on the monitor ‘Pop Pop Pop’, and a concluding crowd chant of “ceasefire now”, led by the band.
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