Culture | Music Another year of Glastonbury has flown by, just like that. By far the biggest party on the UK music calendar, it never disappoints, and the Standard team have been on the ground all weekend covering as much (blessedly dry) turf as possible. Here’s a look back at the biggest and best moments from the weekend, along with the occasional duff notes.
For those who made it into West Holts, Sugababes was surely one of the most jubilant, fun-filled crowds of the entire festival. After admitting they had worried nobody would show up, Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan seemed genuinely astonished at the number of Noughties kids ready to go wild to Push the Button and About You Now. Leveling-up to far bigger stages, just a year after their Glastonbury debuts, Olivia Dean and The Last Dinner Party both won over the masses.
On the secret sets and guests front, Worthy Farm was well catered for: Fred again.. played a tiny show at the super-small venue Strummerville, pop legend Robyn popped up during sets by Jamie xx, Charli XCX and Jessie Ware , and for fans of raucous indie rock, Kasabian delivered with a not-so-secret set that could be heard all the way across the festival site.
And besides the music, there was plenty else going on. Despite the fact her only appearance was a DJ set, Charli XCX dominated on the festival fashion front, with a huge number of festival-goers wearing lime green garms and wielding themed flags as a tribute to her new album Brat. Man of the people and for.