Shania Twain battled through a cold to give a performance in London’s Hyde Park that audience members claimed was “better than Glastonbury”. Opening her headline set with 1997 hit Don’t be Stupid (You Know I Love You), the 58-year-old Canadian impressed an audience of thousands during her hour-and-a-half British Summer Time (BST) show, a week on from performing in the Legends slot at Glastonbury Festival. The country singer’s vocals at Worthy Farm drew some criticism online but, despite battling sickness, fans in London said they were “jumping for joy” throughout the set.
After her second song, Twain, who was wearing a red printed Vivienne Westwood jacket and skirt and sparkling white boots, asked for a tissue from her band and told the crowd she was fighting off “sniffles” to perform the headline slot. “I have a little cold but who cares, just a little sniffle,” she announced, seemingly unphased but turning away from the crowd several times to blow her nose during her performance. A variety of vibrant and sparkly cowboy hats were worn by fans, and a large portion could also be seen wearing leather boots and leopard print garments in honour of Twain’s signature country style – with some sporting T-shirts emblazoned with the lyrics “let’s go girls” and “giddy up”.
With an ensemble including electric guitars, drums, keyboard and violins, Twain thanked the crowd for welcoming her back to The Hyde Park stage for the first time since 2003. “I .
