Glastonbury 2025: 17 Moments From This Year's Festival You Might Have Missed

Glastonbury's iconic Pyramid Stage pictured last weekWhether it was because of incredible performances or headline-grabbing political statements, this year’s Glastonbury festival dominated the conversation this weekend even more than usual.But with so much going on at Worthy Farm in 2025, there are some moments that might have passed you by completely.With that in mind, here are 14 stand-out moments from this year’s Glastonbury that you might have missed this weekend…Lorde opened the show in the Woodies tent with a surprise set that saw her performing her new album – released earlier that morning – in full for the first timeLorde giving her new album Virgin its live debut at GlastonburyLewis Capaldi was also one of the day one surprises – returning to Glastonbury two years on from his last difficult appearance (‘I’m not going to say much up here as I’ll start crying,’ he admitted early on in the setView this post on InstagramA post shared by Lewis Capaldi (@lewiscapaldi)And while we’re on the subject of surprises – the mystery band ‘Patchwork’ turned out to be neither Haim, nor Chappell Roan, but Pulp (Haim did pop up in another surprise slot elsewhere over the weekend, though)Jarvis Cocker on stage with Pulp at Glastonbury on SaturdayAnd who should be spotted enjoying Pulp’s set but Sunday’s Pyramid Stage headliner, Olivia RodrigoOlivia Rodrigo and Louis partridge watching the band pulp at Glastonbury!! pic.twitter.com/BFC0osqFBn— Olivia Rodrigo fan (@HollyHepbu72646) June 29, 2025Matty Healy arrived on stage smoking a roll-up and sipping a Guinness, declaring himself the ‘best songwriter of my generation’ and a ‘generational poet’, the whole thing being wrapped up in more layers of irony than we can wrap our heads around on a Monday morningMatty Healy and his pint of Guinness on stage on Friday nightThe 1975 headlining did mean we got more fabulous hobnobbing from his famous mum, thoughView this post on InstagramA post shared by CAROLINE HIRONS (@carolinehirons)Glastonbury 2025: Everyone needs a Denise Welch Brat flag in their lives 😂📷: @1989healy#Glastonbury#Glastonbury2025pic.twitter.com/klvZvinZXO— Far Out Magazine (@FarOutMag) June 27, 2025DENISE AND CHARLI❤️ pic.twitter.com/sGbEtcdBQp— amanda ☆ ⎕ (@virtualbedroom) June 27, 2025Skepta was also an unexpected late addition to the line-up when he was drafted in to fill in for Deftones on SaturdaySkepta steps up as last-minute replacement, shuts down GlastonburySkepta stepped up in a major way this weekend after Deftones had to cancel their Glastonbury set at the last minute because of an illness. The set was announced just hours before the performance, and Skepta… pic.twitter.com/xTv2bYGqU6— Pigeons & Planes (@PigsAndPlans) June 29, 2025Deftones have been forced to cancel tonight's 8.30pm Other Stage performance due to illness in the band.Skepta will kindly step-in, taking the stage at 9pm.He says: ‘Let’s go!!! No crew, no production but am ready to shut Glastonbury down. Victory lap time. Pre-Big Smoke…— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) June 28, 2025The BBC might not have live-streamed Kneecap, but one fan in the audience shared it on TikTok, racking up more than one-and-a-half million likes (Kneecap have also hailed her as a ‘legend’ and promised her free tickets to any show she likes in the future)Helen from Wales held her phone for an hour to livestream Kneecap… she’s says she thinks it was important and got 1.7m likes. pic.twitter.com/g2AP1uUd7d— Lisa O'Carroll (@lisaocarroll) June 28, 2025Kneecap responds to Helen - the Welsh woman who has quickly gone viral for live streaming their full set at Glastonbury after BBC cut the feedShe BURNT her finger holding her phone for an hour pic.twitter.com/iaFcyep2XF— Laura Pollock (@laura_pollock_) June 28, 2025In another of the weekend’s more politically-charged moments, Jade led the crowd in a ‘fuck you’ chant against everything from Reform, transphobia and ‘welfare cuts’ to ‘justifying genocide’ and ‘selling arms’JADE included ‘Reform’ and ‘justifying genocide’ in her Fuck You chant at #Glastonbury ☕️ pic.twitter.com/hFYexRLh5Y— sᴜᴘᴇʀ ᴛᴠ (@superTV247) June 28, 2025Scissor Sisters’ set featured a very impassioned performance from Sir Ian McKellenSir Ian McKellen took the stage with Scissor Sisters at #GlastonburyFestival. pic.twitter.com/BVbSao9eEL— Nexus Point News (@NexusPointNews) June 29, 2025Sir Ian McKellen chant at Glastonbury 😭💜 pic.twitter.com/8QbQMnSrsj— Principe 🫅🏾 (@Pri_Letterman) June 29, 2025They later brought out Beth Ditto for a rendition of Filthy/Gorgeous, who brought her own brand of chaos to the proceedingsBeth Ditto climbing off stage and into the crowd at GlastonburyIn contrast, Charli XCX was the only person on stage for her entire set, which began with her torching her iconic Brat flag, bringing an end to the era once and for all (or so it would seem)Charli XCX certainly brought drama to The Other StageShe did include this cameo from Gracie Abrams, thoughGracie Abrams stuns as the “Apple” girl in Glastonbury.pic.twitter.com/vamTo8es4W— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 28, 2025In a great surprise to no one, Doechii’s set was an absolute triumph (it also saw her performing with umbrellas… if you know, you know)Doechii sent up one of her accidental viral moments when she performed at Glastonbury with an umbrellaOn Sunday, Nadine Shah’s early afternoon set was among the most impassioned and politically-charged of the whole set (it wasn’t aired on the BBC, so many of us will have missed it)🔥🔥🔥 @nadineshah’s incredible set just now on @glastonbury’s Other Stage where she read Artist’s for Palestine’s open letter demanding the UK government drops its proscription order to ban @Pal_action and played audio samples from @wizardbisan‘s reporting in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/qoY54DU35v— Omar Aziz (@OmarAzizFilm) June 29, 2025Kae Tempest closed his set with an emboldening and jaw-dropping performance against transphobiaMy heart. 🥹👏@kaetempest#Glastonburypic.twitter.com/6iSeNShD7K— Darryl Griffiths 🏳️🌈📽 (@LegallyBOD) June 29, 2025Meanwhile, Olivia Rodrigo’s victorious closing set featured a very unexpected guest appearance from The Cure’s Robert SmithRobert Smith joined Olivia Rodrigo during her headlining slot on the Pyramid Stage

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