Glastonbury 2025 live: The 1975 to headline tonight as Lewis Capaldi secret set rumours swirl

The crowd gathered for Supergrass, who performed hits including “Alright” and “Caught in the Fuzz” on the Pyramid Stage.

After two days of giddy but slightly directionless build-up, Glastonbury 2025 jump-starts Friday’s musical festivities with a surprise set from Lorde. New Zealand’s ethereal alt-pop hitmaker strides onto the Woodsies stage on the day her fourth album, Virgin, is released, and proceeds to play the whole record, front to back. (I suppose you might call it extra-Virgin.)

“This may be a one of one,” she says. Alternating between smouldering cool and feral, arm-flailing catharsis, Lorde exudes an absolute confidence in her own stage presence. Tracks that seem dispensable on record take on fresh power on stage, while the standouts – such as “What Was That”, the album’s chart-topping lead single – are explosive. The end of the set sees two concessions to the familiar (“Ribs” and “Green Light”) and the crowd duly erupts. If Virgin is the work of someone still navigating their place in the world – a characteristically personal dive into everything from heartbreak to the elastic complexity of gender – then musically, at least, Lorde seems to have everything figured out.

Glastonbury has said online: “No access to Woodsies. Please head to another area of the site.”

Lorde has arrived on the Woodsies plastic-covered stage, opening with her song “Hammer”, from her new album Virgin.

She’s the first secret act to perform this weekend.

Pictures posted online show crowds flocking towards the tent…

It’s a big day for singer-songwriter Lorde: not only is her new record released, but she is confirmed to be performing not-so-secret set on the Woodsies stage today at 11.30am.

Here’s our review of her new album.

Glastonbury Festival founder Sir Michael Eavis stated that those who disagree with the event’s political leanings “can go somewhere else.”

His remarks came as the iconic festival opened its gates on Wednesday morning, with Sir Michael, 89, and his daughter, organiser Emily Eavis, seen counting down and cheering as a brass band played.

The festival has long been characterised by its strong political undercurrent, with dedicated stages such as Left Field and Green Fields’ Speakers Forum regularly hosting politicians, pundits, and celebrities to discuss a wide array of topics, from feminism to fascism.

Before walking back the decision to headline this year’s festival, the :Heart of Gold”singer-songwriter said he was turning down a headline slot at the 2025 festival because it was under the ‘corporate control’ of the BBC. He wasn’t exactly wrong – but it’s complicated.