RADIOHEAD ROCK GLASTONBURY
Britain’s Radiohead returned to Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage on Friday, 20 years after a legendary performance at the festival, with a set that mocked Prime Minister Theresa May’s election campaign and pulled songs from nearly all of their albums.
The band from Oxfordshire, England, first headlined in 1997, one of the wettest years in the festival’s history, when they lifted a sodden crowd with music from their album OK Computer.
The gates to the five-day Glastonbury Festival opened Wednesday with the line-up featuring music luminaries like Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran and the Foo Fighter.
Some 175,000 people were expected to descend on Worthy Farm outside Glastonbury in Somerset, southwest England, in sizzling temperatures but with reinforced security measures after a string of terror attacks in Britain.
“Hooray! Welcome to Glastonbury!” said founder Michael Eavis, greeting those queueing outside as the green metal gates opened.
Though the big acts were scheduled to go on the main stage Friday, rucksack-lugging revellers preferred to get there early to secure a decent spot to pitch their tents in.
Besides Radiohead, the other acts on Friday included The XX, Royal Blood and Kris Kristofferson. The Foo Fighters played yesterday, after sets by Katy Perry, Run the Jewels and Craig David. Sheeran will close the festival today, supported by Biffy Clyro, Chic and Barry Gibb.
Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is expected to give a talk and introduce US rap duo Run The Jewels. The secondary stage featured acts such Major Lazer, Alt-J and Boy Better Know, with sets from Liam Gallagher, Kaiser Chiefs, Emeli Sande and The Courteneers.
Status Quo, Goldfrapp, The retenders, The Jacksons, Dizzee Rascal, Alison Moyet and Kiefer Sutherland were also on the bill.
Actor Johnny Depp apologised for an off-colour remark he made on Trump late on Thursday at Glastonbury.