Glastonbury headliners

The 'Bad Guy' singer first performed at the Somerset festival in 2019 on the Other Stage.

"Now I love what I do and I'm me again. And I love fame… — Rosie (@Rosie12_1994)— Rosie (@Rosie12_1994) #Glastonbury2022billie eilish is an absolute superstar wow! I did this with fame riding on my shoulders. She said: "All I can say now is, for anybody who isn't doing well, it will get better. So unique 🙂🥰🙌👏💕💯🔥 June 24, 2022

The Pyramid stage's youngest ever headliner looks entirely at home, giving an imperious, hugely engaging performance.

By the time she ends with Happier Than Ever’s slowly-building title track – its furiously angry crescendo given an extra layer of theatricality by the sheer quantity of pyrotechnics exploding over the stage – her performance doesn’t just seem like a musical shift for Glastonbury, but a triumph as well. Whether that’s evidence that Glastonbury’s audience is skewing younger, or that Glastonbury is becoming more pop-facing in the artists it books, or that Eilish is considered of a slightly different stripe to her peers, is an interesting question. But in 2022, the appearance of Billie Eilish’s name at the top of the bill passed without comment.

The singer made a dramatic entrance by being raised from beneath the stage as the crowd of adoring fans chanted her name.

“Me and the boys have never been here before. Today, my friends, I am here on behalf of my father.” I want you to have a f****** tantrum”. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Are you ready to have some fun?” The US pop star made her Glastonbury debut in 2019 when she performed on the Other Stage and treated crowds to a string of tracks such as Bad Guy and You Should See Me In A Crown.

From Billie Eilish to Paul McCartney, Glastonbury has some huge headliners this year, but they're not getting paid as much as you might think.

It’s renowned internationally and has had some absolutely huge headliners over the years, including David Bowie, Beyoncé and Adele. But it’s not the money that draws huge performers to Glastonbury, it’s the festival’s reputation and acts can rake in huge amounts of money after performing. This is because Glastonbury is a festival that aims to raise money for charity, and so headliners are paid significantly less than usual. He said: "They cap their budget and even the headliners don't get paid more than 500 grand, I think, which is cheap for some of the headliners and they've had a lot of them.” In 2017, Michael’s daughter Emily, who is now a co-organiser of the event, revealed that the festival’s performers are typically paid less than 10% of what they’d usually get for other performances. It’s one of the biggest gigs of the year and a dream come true for most artists, but they might not be paid as much as you think.

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We’re not in the same bracket as everyone else when it comes to paying artists massive fees. The exact sums that headliners get paid is not disclosed, so it’s hard to guess who has earned the most from playing Glastonbury. Many artists are happy to take a cut in salary for a chance at playing the iconic festival. "They cap their budget and even the headliners don’t get paid more than 500 grand, I think, which is cheap for some of the headliners and they’ve had a lot of them. Eavis explained: "We’re not in the same bracket as everyone else when it comes to paying artists massive fees. Playing on the pyramid stage is a bucket list achievement for many artists, but do they get paid for their performance?

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A folky American singer-songwriter, Vega, wowed crowds with her guitar-led tunes and set the standard for what was to come. In 1983 Curtis Mayfield was the first Black man to play Glastonbury and the next day UB40, with Black members Astro and Earl Falconer, also played for the crowd. Over the decades there have been many other record-breaking acts on the festival's stages.

Billie Eilish delivered an electrifying opening to her Pyramid set at Glastonbury, becoming the festival's youngest solo headliner.

I want you to have a f****** tantrum.’ The US pop star made her Glastonbury debut in 2019 when she performed on the Other Stage and treated crowds to a string of tracks such as Bad Guy and You Should See Me In A Crown. Are you ready to have some fun?’ Later, as the singer introduced You Should See Me In A Crown, she urged the audience to leave behind their worries, and later, while she tried to deliver her speech she appeared overwhelmed, as she could barely be heard due to the crowd chanting her name so loudly. The US pop star made her Worthy Farm debut in 2019 when she performed on the Other Stage and treated crowds to a string of tracks such as Bad Guy and You Should See Me In A Crown, but this time she was taking to the Pyramid Stage to headline the first major night of the festival. She stopped the show briefly after a tender rendition of her song Lovely to check in on each section of the crowd to see how they were doing.

Sir Paul McCartney headlined the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night. The Beatles icon paid tribute to fellow bandmember John Lennon and music icon Jimi ...

He told the crowd: "Good evening, Frome. Why am I getting a feeling we are going to have some fun? They are both the very best of the best.” "What I realise now is it was a family, a gang. Families argue and have disputes. "The only way I was given to get us out of that was to do what I did." He added: "The only way for me to save The Beatles and Apple was to sue the band. A source close to Macca said: “It seems only right that Sir Paul should acknowledge the incredible fact both are playing the same weekend. "He was in the middle of his tribute to Jimi Hendrix when he stopped to check on someone in the crowd." "I suppose when The Beatles broke up perhaps there was a misconception we all sort of hated each other,” he said to British GQ in 2020. Sir Paul was very much in his element as he talked to the crowd and began his performance. A source told the Mirror: "The crowd were going wild for Paul as soon as he stepped on stage. The musician - who briefly paused his gig to check on a festival-goer - looked dapper in a navy button-up top as he arrived on stage on Saturday night.

The rock star is playing the festival's Pyramid stage for nearly three hours, a week after his 80th birthday.

"My sisters made sure I ate this morning," Este told the BBC later. "I've never seen so many people in my life," she exclaimed. "It was fine. "But rest assured, it's not my first time. "Oh, man it's so good to be here. We've got some old songs for you, we've got some new song and we've got some in-betweeners...

Paul McCartney fans have been left furious after the headliner's Glastonbury set began... with the BBC livestream beginning an hour later.

‘I love watching Glastonbury on the telly but disappointed that it’s not live @BBC, the sun set on Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds half an hour ago, and Paul McCartney is now on the Pyramid stage #Glasto,’ one person said, referencing the fact that when Paul was on the Pyramid stage, the BBC aired the already-finished Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds set instead. However, when you go to BBC iPlayer and attempt to watch his show on the Glastonbury channel, it states: ‘Watch Paul McCartney’s headline performance on the Glastonbury Channel on iPlayer and BBC One from 10.30pm’… much to many people’s annoyance. However, fans of The Beatles rocker who want to watch from home have been left disappointed, with the BBC coverage of the performance not beginning until an hour after it began.

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@wahaab6279 said: "He's playing now but BBC deciding to put it on an hour later." @Barchetta66 added: "No bloody teasers because it ain't on the telly!!!" However, the BBC has put up a message on its online streaming channels indicating it would show a delayed broadcast of his set at 10.30pm, rather than his live performance.

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"We try to give £2m a year," Emily said. [So] Glastonbury relies completely on goodwill." "So we're really grateful for the bands that we get, because they're basically doing it for the love of it."

The veteran musician will perform a week after his 80th birthday.

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The former Beatle's show on Saturday comes exactly a week after he celebrated his 80th birthday.

Earlier on Saturday, the Pyramid Stage also hosted a speech from Greta Thunberg where she called on society to take on its “historic responsibility to set things right” with the global climate crisis. During the story, Sir Paul briefly paused to allow festival staff to check on a situation in the crowd and resumed after he was informed it had been sorted. The Pyramid Stage also hosted musical stars Haim, AJ Tracey, Easy Life, Joy Crookes and Les Amazones d’Afrique on Saturday. The BBC has been contacted for comment. After the US rocker wished Sir Paul a happy 80th birthday, they played Glory Days and I Wanna Be Your Man. When he came back to the stage he was waving the Ukrainian flag while members of his band flew a rainbow Pride flag and the Union Jack. As part of the encore, through special technology which could isolate Lennon’s vocals from old recordings, Sir Paul was able to duet The Beatles’ track I’ve Got A Feeling alongside his former bandmate on the Pyramid Stage.