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Charli xcx and Neil Young to Juan Atkins and the Asian underground: what to see at Glastonbury
There are more than 3,000 performances to choose between at this year’s giant pan-genre jamboree. From pop A-listers to underground ones-to-watch, here are our picks
If there is a criticism to be made of the lineup it’s that there’s a relative dearth of rap names – possibly a reflection of its waning position in mainstream pop culture – but there’s a scattering of masterful MCs, including arguably the hottest on earth right now: Doechii, whose preening brilliance, undercut with radical and self-lacerating honesty, makes for a series of miniature soap operas, dark thrillers and situation comedies. Having sloughed off his Black Midi bandmates, Geordie Greep is a maximalist prog-pop showman, while Rachel Chinouriri ’s own alt-pop stagecraft has been honed by a spell supporting Sabrina Carpenter, and the reformed TV on the Radio, fronted by the ultimate Dilf in Tunde Adebimpe, remain magnetic. For a blast of pure emotive musicianship check out South African cellist Abel Selaocoe, while Ichiko Aoba ’s pretty yet profound ambient pop will be equally spellbinding, and Italian pop-Afrobeat troupe Rumba de Bodas are the kind of group to get multiple generations out of their folding camping chairs.
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