35 h. ago Nile Rodgers and Chic at Glastonbury review – pop’s most reliable band bring the party to the Pyramid

Pyramid stageWhile you might quibble that Chic’s set has become more reliable than revolutionary, you can’t argue with the effects of the greatest pop music ever made on the crowdSunday at 6pm is a point in the Glastonbury experience what you really need is something dependable. You are sunburnt. The heat is still brutal. You are exhausted. The state of the toilets is unspeakable, and you crave a certain straightforward reliability. And, despite his attempts to reboot the Chic brand with a new album a few years back and a handful of fresh production gigs, Nile Rodgers seems largely content to see out his days in the business of straightforward reliability, simply touring the world playing his old songs. In fairness, if you’d written the catalogue of material he has, you might be inclined to ensure people don’t forget about it.The initial shock you may have felt at seeing a reconstituted version of the greatest disco band of all playing Glastonbury’s West Holts stage in 2013 has long...

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37 h. ago Glastonbury fans say music legend 'saves' festival and declare 'best set'

Nile Rodgers & Chic stole the show at Glastonbury after an impressive set

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43 h. ago Glastonbury 2025: Sunday with Rod Stewart, Olivia Rodrigo, Chic and more – follow it live

The festival reaches its final day, with a crowd-pleasing afternoon of legends on the Pyramid stage, plus the likes of the Libertines and Celeste kicking things offWhile we await our first wave of reviews, feast your eyes upon our latest photo essay, wrapping up all the action from yesterday.Looking ahead to the rest of the day, we’ve got a stacked lineup on the Pyramid stage – with the Libertines at 2pm, followed by Rod Stewart in the legends slot, then fellow legends Nile Rodgers & Chic. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago What time Nile Rodgers and Chic are playing Glastonbury Pyramid Stage today

What you need to know about Nile Rodgers & Chic's Pyramid Stage set at Glastonbury Festival

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54 h. ago Pulp’s secret Glastonbury set review – still the magnificently misshapen oddballs of British pop

Pyramid stageReturning to headline the Pyramid for the first time in 30 years, Jarvis Cocker and co are as dark, grubby and joyous as ever, instantly turning the audience to misty-eyed displays of devotion“Sorry for people who were expecting Patchwork,” says Jarvis Cocker, in reference to the mysterious name that appeared on the Glastonbury bill in lieu of Pulp’s. “How did you know we were going to play?”In fairness, Pulp did their best to conceal their appearance at the festival (as Cocker says, it’s 30 years and four days since they were parachuted into the Glastonbury headlining slot, a now-legendary performance that sealed their ascendancy). Keyboard player Candida Doyle even gave an interview to a local Somerset newspaper insisting that while they wanted to play, Glastonbury “weren’t interested”. But clearly no one was convinced – the Pyramid stage is headlining-set heaving. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Charli xcx at Glastonbury review – a thrilling hostile takeover by a pop star at the peak of her powers

Other stagePlaying to a dizzyingly huge crowd, for many this is Saturday’s true headlining set: a bawdy and uncompromising icon playing alone with no frillsFor my money, one of the best pop tours of the 21st century was Kanye West’s Yeezus tour. Like the album it was supporting, the Yeezus tour was abrasive and minimal and totally spectacular: West stood in front of gigantic bright-red screens and blasted arenas with some of the harshest, most acidic sounds ever considered mainstream. That tour was unrelenting and uncompromising and, as a result, totally compelling.Charli xcx’s Brat tour may be the only clear successor. It is a show whose main components are a curtain, a few stadium strobe light rigs, and one star whose vision is so specific and so well realised that the “necessities” of an A-list pop show – dancers, set pieces, etc – suddenly seem like crutches for anyone less in tune with themselves. This makes sense, given that Charli is also our clearest successor to West himsel...

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