beyonce single ladies live glastonbury 2011

and what do you know, they sounded bloody great with original drummer Tony McCarroll and bucketfuls of snarl and attitude from Liam Gallagher. Earlier I watched Oasis play the Other Stage in 1994. The festival itself has – of course – been cancelled due to coronavirus, but the BBC have dug into their archive to broadcast a selection of performances from over the years.

but instead we’re in front of the TV, watching BBC2 and trying to capture a bit of the Glastonbury magic. Halfway through the evening, she decided to play the song she couldn’t at Glastonbury due to time issues, and invited her backing singers, The Mammas, to centre stage for a rendition of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, which began her medley of covers, which also included Prince’s ‘The Beautiful Ones’ and Kings Of Leon’s ‘Sex On Fire’.The sun has been baking down all day, it’s a gorgeous evening, and we should be in a field somewhere in Somerset.

Other new songs ‘Best Thing I Never Had’ and ‘1+1’ were also played, sandwiching the now-anthemic ‘Irreplaceable’. Latest single ‘Who Run The World (Girls)’ kicked off the show, and as the front row bounced their hearts out, Beyonce paid tribute to them after, saying, “I see some familiar faces down here”. “I’m still high from yesterday,” she admitted, a beaming smile bearing proof, and tonight was all about less pressure and more fun there was even no set-list – Beyonce wanted to go with the flow and mix up old fan favourites with tracks from her new album, ‘4’ (also released yesterday), as and when the mood took her. With her hubby finally seated, it was time for the show to begin.Īppearing on the small stage dressed adoringly in a short canary yellow dress, Beyonce was clearly still buzzing from the previous night and her largest audience to date. The first-floor balcony began to fill up with the A-list celebrities who were in attendance first, Adele (who had yesterday afternoon had lunch with Beyonce’s husband, Jay-Z) took her seat, as the venue screamed their approval, shortly followed by Jessie J, Tinie Tempah, Stella McCartney, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mr.

The venue was understandably boiling – the audience visibly fanning themselves to try and keep cool – but as we waited (and waited) for her to appear, it was the excitement levels that continued to rise.

Beyonce single ladies live glastonbury 2011