Glastonbury 2024’s first day of performances ended on Friday, June 28th, featuring several surprise guests, including Kevin Parker and Damon Albarn and a historic performance by SEVENTEEN. Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker stoked rumours he’d make an appearance on stage with Dua Lipa after confirming a surprise DJ set at Silver Hayes’ Firmly Rooted Soundsystem. Elsewhere, Bombay Bicycle Club brought Damon Albarn to perform their collaboration, ‘Heaven’, and a rendition of Blur’s ‘Tender’. Albarn used the opportunity to address the audience about Palestine.
Norwegian singer Aurora dedicated her Glastonbury set to children in Palestine, saying, “This is for all the children in Palestine. I cannot believe these shitty people who hurt our future.” Sugababes attracted a massive crowd to their performance at West Holts, which ended up being closed off. PJ Harvey’s set started with a speech by Marina Abramović and a seven-minute silence as part of a performance piece. Dua Lipa closed the Pyramid stage with an eye-popping headline set that included an appearance from Kevin Parker.
The Other stage closed with an electrifying set by IDLES that featured a guest appearance from rapper Danny Brown on the track ‘Pop Pop Pop,’ and a concluding crowd chant of “ceasefire now,” led by the band. Kings of Leon shared a video of their 2008 Glasto performance with a caption, “It’s only a short trip away from our little gig at Hyde Park…” There is only one remaining TBA set at Glastonbury, with Kasabian heavily rumoured to be the secret act performing at Woodsies.
Overall, Glastonbury 2024 had an eventful first day with several surprise guests and powerful performances. Fans can follow the latest news, reviews, interviews, photos, rumours, and more from Glastonbury 2024 on NME’s website
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