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Elton John was set to close out Britain's legendary Glastonbury Festival on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on the five-day annual spectacular with what has been...

Dave Grohl made two surprise appearances at Glastonbury on Saturday (24.06.23), including joining Guns N' Roses during their headline set.

Fans finally got to watch Artic Monkeys' hotly anticipated Glastonbury set after they returned to the biggest weekend in music for the third time. The iconic British band took to the Pyramid stage on Friday night (23 June), playing a wide range of songs from their extensive catalogue, including old classics like 'Mardy Bum' to tracks off of their latest album, The Car. The band came on stage just after 10pm following Royal Blood as well as the mystery band 'The Churnups', who turned out to be The Foo Fighters. However, some were left disappointed by the band's performance. One Twitter user posted a video of the band's set where a man in the crowd is seen yawning with the caption "sums it up". Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Some said the band 'butchered' the show, whilst others nostalgically longed for the time the band was "good". "I'm sorry but I refuse to believe anyone enjoys watching Arctic Monkeys live," wrote one user. "They sound so off beat, slow and lazy." Others called frontman Alex Turner "pretentious": However, many still enjoyed the set and criticised those who were complaining: There were worries that the headliners would pull out before the show, after cancelling a concert in Dublin a few days before the festival. The band were "extremely sorry" for having to cancel their show at Marlay Park, Dublin, after they revealed lead singer Alex Turner was "suffering from acute laryngitis" and "has been ordered to rest." Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Lizzo could have headlined Glastonbury but she confirmed too late and will now play just before Guns N’ Roses.

Emily Eavis has confirmed Arctic Monkeys are still headlining Glastonbury after Alex Turner was struck down with a sore throat.

'Rocket Man' legend Sir Elton John is set to be joined by four special guests as part of his first ever Glastonbury performance.

Glastonbury co-organised Emily Eavis has confirmed the festival has "back-up plans" in place in case Arctic Monkeys have to pull out of their headline slot on Friday (23.06.23), after frontman Alex Turner was struck down with "acute laryngitis" earlier this week.

Former Oasis musician Noel Gallagher is baffled that Guns N' Roses are headlining Glastonbury and insisted it's "mad" they were chosen over "huge British artists".

Rick Astley will be joined by Blossoms for a Smiths tribute at Glastonbury this weekend.

The iconic Glastonbury Festival opens its doors on Wednesday, with 200,000 music fans set to descend on a farm in southwest England to see acts including Arctic...

Sir Elton John has told fans to expect the unexpected at Glastonbury.

New York's Governors Ball kicked off Friday under clearer skies after days of wildfire-induced noxious smog blanketed the city and threatened to...