Soul singer Diana Ross instructed the hundreds gathered on the Pyramid Stage to “really feel the facility of affection” as she reeled off hit after hit.
he kicked off her set with 1980 traditional I’m Coming Out drawing rapturous applause throughout her Sunday teatime legends slot on the ultimate day of Glastonbury carrying a glittery gown with an identical white cape and headpiece ensemble.
The soul singer handled the gang to a collection of classics together with Child Love, You Can’t Hurry Love, Cease! In The Identify Of Love and on the conclusion of Chain Response pink confetti was launched from the stage.
She additionally carried out I Will Survive and Ain’t No Mountain Excessive Sufficient, which she launched a success model of in 1970.
A slideshow of photographs had been proven to the gang from Ross’s lengthy profession within the build-up to her look on stage – which was met with loud cheers from the viewers.
Defying earlier ominous forecasts, the solar shone down on the packed crown, armed with flags and vibrant competition put on, as she reeled off songs from her new album titled Thank You.
She mentioned: “Throughout these final three years, I’m going to name it a trip, it gave me an opportunity to actually take into consideration the vital issues in life as a result of I couldn’t go on the street and the album known as Thank You.
“I need you to know the way grateful I’m for this life, I’m crammed with thankfulness for every of you, I like the concept of singing within the daytime … I can look into your eyes.”
Later she mentioned: “Really feel the facility of affection.”
After saying she had just lately turned 78, Ross urged the gang to bounce together with her as a line of safety workers carried out a routine to Upside Down earlier than the digital camera panned to point out followers holding Diana Ross masks.
Earlier on Sunday, George Ezra confirmed he was the key visitor on the John Peel stage on Sunday, three days after pulling out of Tinderbox Pageant in Denmark because of a “nasty bout of laryngitis”.
Ezra acquired his set off to an electrifying begin, strolling onto the John Peel Stage to Anybody For You earlier than launching right into a rendition of Cassy O’ with hits Maintain My Woman, Paradise and Blame It On Me additionally that includes.
The Hertfordshire singer-songwriter departed the stage to rapturous applause following a rendition of Shotgun.
Kendrick Lamar will shut Glastonbury because the competition’s remaining headliner on Sunday, the day after Sir Paul McCartney delivered a history-making set.
The US rapper would be the final performer to take to the Pyramid Stage, concluding the festivities at Worthy Farm in Somerset.
Lamar’s present on the primary stage will mark his Glastonbury debut, and he’s anticipated to play a spread of hit tracks together with songs from his just lately launched fifth studio album Mr Morale & The Huge Steppers.
It was introduced in 2020 that the Grammy-winning singer would headline Glastonbury’s fiftieth anniversary however the competition has confronted two years of delays because of the pandemic.
On Saturday night, Sir Paul wowed the crowds with a show-stopping set listing which included shock visitor appearances from Bruce Springsteen and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.
As he took to the Pyramid Stage, the previous Beatle turned the competition’s oldest solo headliner, per week after he celebrated his eightieth birthday.
Throughout his greater than two-hour set, he performed a spread of traditional songs together with Hey Jude, Blackbird, Reside And Let Die, Ob-La-Di, Ob‐La‐Da and Get Again.
The electrifying present was additional amplified as he launched Grohl to the stage to sing I Noticed Her Standing There and Band On The Run, marking Grohl’s first public efficiency for the reason that demise of his Foo Fighters bandmate, drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Springsteen took to the stage to play Glory Days and I Wanna Be Your Man alongside Sir Paul.
As a part of the encore, by means of particular know-how which may isolate John Lennon’s vocals from outdated recordings, Sir Paul was in a position to duet The Beatles’ observe I’ve Received A Feeling alongside his former bandmate on the Pyramid Stage.
Earlier on Saturday, the Pyramid Stage hosted a speech by Greta Thunberg the place she known as on society to tackle its “historic duty to set issues proper” with the worldwide local weather disaster.
Her speech was adopted by a set by pop rock band Haim, with Noel Gallagher’s Excessive Flying Birds taking to the Pyramid Stage after them.
Billie Eilish headlined the Pyramid Stage on Friday night time, turning into Glastonbury’s youngest ever solo headliner.