The real standout from Friday was a soul-fuelled performance by Gabriels, with singer Jacob Lusk belting out robust vocals with ridiculous range, backed by a trio of glamorous singers. Photograph: Kate Green / Getty Images Fred Again. That said, when he called on the crowd to attempt the ‘world record for the most people on shoulders’ during ‘Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing)’ – sun setting, moon in the sky, flags flying – it was really quite a beautiful sight. You’ve got to give him credit: he’s cracked the formula for producing a hit – catchy vocal loop, an atmospheric, contemplative build, a big, bassy drop to make the crowd go wild – but by the second half, much of the music started to feel a little same-y. He played keys, sang and, of course, engaged in plenty of his signature drum-machine-playing. played a live show of tracks from his three ‘Actual Life’ albums. The crowd was on a quite different vibe an hour before at the Other Stage, where electronic music’s hottest star Fred Again. The audience dutifully shouted back ‘Oh the boy’s a slag!’ during ‘Fluorescent Adolescent’ and chanted along to the oozing riffs of outro ‘R U Mine?’, ending the first night of Glastonbury 2023 on a high before flocking to the South East Corner to dance to the likes of Four Tet, Faithless and Sherelle. Despite that, the set was polished and technically impressive, with all the rock-star glamour and energy levels you yearn for in a headline slot. Friday’s headliners brought all the rock-star glamour and energy levels you yearn for in a headline slotĪlex Turner strutted up and down the Pyramid Stage under a colossal mirrorball, sliding his fingers through slicked-back hair, sometimes stretching out songs into slower, more dissonant versions, much to the frustration of the crowd. The set drifted in and out of their early catalogue, with its fast, jagged riffs and evocative lyrics whipping the crowd into a predictable frenzy, and also dipped into their newer, mellower material – with mixed results. In the event, they came, they played and, for the most part, they delivered. Glastonbury’s Friday headliners Arctic Monkeys were welcomed with a sigh of relief after they cancelled a Dublin show earlier in the week. And while the festival had got off to a rocky start after being slammed for booking all-male headliners and for upping the ticket price to £340 (not including booking fee), there were smiles all round – as well as plenty of tears. There was twerking, screaming and a heck of a lot of ‘nts nts nts’. As you’d expect from any edition of Glastonbury, there were roaring guitar solos and there were arms-in-the-air ballads. More than 200,000 people descended on Worthy Farm this weekend for one mass sweaty sing-along, packed with plenty of sleaze, sass and surprise guests.
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