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A ‘secret’ Lorde set and a spiritual wedding: Glastonbury gets off to sunny start

Festivalgoers treated to good weather as thousands flood Woodsies stage to see singer hours after latest album launch

Early arrivers on Wednesday were treated to a circus performance on the Pyramid stage – a quiet affair, given that Glastonbury’s licence does not allow for loud music until Thursday – in which spectators hummed and sang along to large samba drums. Music fans were looking ahead to another 90s veteran, Alanis Morissette, making her Glastonbury debut in the 30th anniversary year of the release of her record-breaking album Jagged Little Pill, and another rumoured “secret” set from Lewis Capaldi, who has only recently returned to performing after taking a two-year hiatus to focus on his mental health. The customary flag-waving crowd were in full force, with Palestinian flags particularly prominent in a year of increasing geopolitical unrest, although nauseating puns were abundant too, along with apparent in-jokes and surreal tributes to dead pets.

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