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It's a delicate balancing act, making sure your songs suit whatever the elements throw your way. The thing with Glastonbury is you can't simply rely on your setlist. Simon, who apart from a blue bow around his hat is clad head-to-toe in sun-defying black, then pulls out 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, but after this the set threatens to drift away. Bathiki Kumalo, who has been in Simon's band for more than two decades, even adds a finger-crippling bass solo – proving he doesn't need You Can Call Me Al for some good old-fashioned showing off. Boy in the Bubble kicked off the New Yorker's first ever Glastonbury appearance, an earlier signifier that this was to be an uptempo, hit-heavy set, especially with his band drawing out the ending with handclaps and a full-throttle electric guitar solo. Not that Simon needed to apologise – at least not at first. Well, they say get your excuses in early. "I've got a throat infection so if I'm not at the top of my game, that's the reason." "Yeah, I'm happy to be here," shrugs Paul Simon. BEYONCE SINGLE LADIES LIVE GLASTONBURY 2011 FULLRead his full review here, and there's a snippet below: Doo-du, dudu."ħ.49pm: Tim Jonze saw Paul Simon too. ![]() ![]() But I found these two fans who didn't have a bad word to say about his performance. Most people who heard the Paul Simon set seem to have left a bit disappointed. BEYONCE SINGLE LADIES LIVE GLASTONBURY 2011 TVTook forever for TV On The Radio to get going on The Other Stage, then they one-two suckerpunched us into submission with a frantic Wolf Like Me and superb and ridiculous cover of the Ghostbusters theme tune.ħ.19pm: Paul Lewis has been getting people to sing at him: Others celebs spotted by Guardian staff this Glastonbury include Toby Anstis, "someone from Made in Chelsea" and Will Young – who everyone seems to have bumped into at least three times.ħ.14pm: Henry Barnes is out enjoying some choons: However there have been a few celebs knocking about, not least old mates Wayne Rooney and Angus Deayton, who I happened across in the bar last night. She's probably being fanned by assistants somewhere. So it was only when I had a look later that I saw he'd fired off four or five frames.ħ.08pm: Beyonce's larking about backstage here, downing pints and chugging on Marlboro Lights as she gets ready to close the Pyramid stage later. You can't generally take a photo with the camera unless the auto-focus is engaged – and that's quite a faff to figure out. I was initially worried he wasn't going to be able to use it. But then he got closer and closer, and I thought: He wants my camera. At first, I thought he was just doing a rocker pose. ![]() BEYONCE SINGLE LADIES LIVE GLASTONBURY 2011 FREEUp by Bella's Bridge – built a couple of years ago in honour of the late Arabella Churchill, granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill and co-founder of this festival – there were some trolls, handing out free hugs.Ħ.52pm: Remember when Bono plucked a photographer's camera from the press gallery during U2's Pyramid stage gig on Friday? Well the photographer was the Guardian's very own David Levene.Īt the end of U2's third song, Bono knelt down in front of me and stretched his hand towards the camera. If not, then sit back and relax as we bring you news and reviews from the last few hours of Glastonbury 2011.Ħ.34pm: Caspar Llewellyn Smith is out on the prowl: We'll be here til the small hours, and you can tweet us if you like. Beyonce is due onstage at the Pyramid at 9.45pm, AND the sun's out, AND lots of the mud has dried. Keep checking for all the latest news, reviews, interviews and photos from this year's festival.įor more information about Glastonbury and all this summer's festivals,check out the Gigwise Festival Guide.6.20pm: Good evening, and welcome to the Guardian's live coverage of the final evening of Glastonbury. Gigwise is on site and will be coming live from Glastonbury all weekend. "I want you all to know right now you're witnessing my dream,” Beyonce told festival-goers.Īs well as her solo hits 'Crazy In Love', 'Single Ladies' and closer 'Halo', the singer's performance also included a medley of Destiny's Child songs.īeyonce also covered tracks by Kings Of Leon and Prince during her set. ![]()
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