Glastonbury on Saturday, as it happened: The Killers bring out Pet Shop Boys and Johnny Marr for guest appearances

Since his 2014 breakthrough, Stormzy has blazed through barriers against UK rap and become the defining British artist of a generation. He is also the least boilerplate Glastonbury headliner in recent memory: a booking so off-the-wall that it didn’t trigger a backlash so much as a sceptical, “Let’s see what you’ve got then”.

Stormzy, it transpires, has it all. Sceptics point to his discography, with its sole full-length, as if he didn’t build his empire on a string of breathtaking singles – as if his legendary Brits performance didn’t have the charisma and vitriolic force of a thousand box-ticking headline sets. 

But out of the blocks, the 25-year-old shines. He bounds out to “Know Me From” in a stab-proof vest. Riotous scenes erupt. Shrouded in smoke, he emerges for “First Things First” like a superhero stepping out of a mad scientist’s lab. When he fires up “One Take”, a minor, one-off single from 2016, the crowd unlocks levels of hysteria usually reserved for a Drake cameo.

– an excerpt from Jazz Monroe's outstanding Stormzy review from last night

From Alexandra Pollard:

It might be hard to believe, given the happy, broken, burnt state of festival-goers (myself included - this report comes to you from a two-hour-long shower queue), but technically, yesterday was only day one of Glastonbury.

Already, though, from Spanish singer Rosalía proving herself a worthy future headliner to Stormzy's electrifying set, there have been myriad “I was there” moments. The weather was balmy, the atmosphere barmy, and the entertainment on point.

There were celeb spots aplenty, too. Billie Piper, Emilia Clarke, Rupert Grint and Professor Green were spotted by the Independent's team on the ground. Most exciting by far, though, was the dad from My Parents Are Aliens having a whale of a time at King Princess.

Basically, it's been worth missing Love Island for. Here are some of the biggest talking points from day three:

Rosalía performing “Barefoot in the Park”

The searing Spanish singer, who puts a modern spin on old-school flamenco, proved that she's destined for greatness in the John Peel tent. Bringing the ancient sound of her homeland to a 21st-century audience, the 25-year-old sings mostly in Spanish, but there was a brief foray into the English language in the form of the woozy, off-kilter “Barefoot in the Park” – one of the standout tracks from James Blake’s latest album, Assume Form, to which Rosalia contributed vocals. Purple stars flickered behind her as she sang. Blake didn’t appear onstage, but it is no slight against him to say that Rosalía more than did the song justice on her own.

The most eco-conscious year yet

Beautifully decorated bins are generously scattered throughout the festival site, each clearly labelled to mark what you should recycle in it. Water bottles are banned from sale, so everyone has brought reusable containers to fill up, and even the toilets and showers are designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible. Though they attract those with hippy tendencies, festivals are generally no friend to the environment. It is galvanising to see the Eavis clan make such an effort to rectify that.

Sheryl Crow singing “All I Wanna Do is Have Some Fun”

Sheryl Crow spent very little time on the Pyramid Stage itself for her afternoon performance - the country pop singer chose instead to wade into the crowd for her euphoric old-school anthems. “All I Wanna Do is Have Some Fun” was the best of them, rallying us into the first mass singalong of the festival.

How do you solve a problem like George Ezra? George Ezra, weak of chat and strong of banger, George Ezra, with your terrible persona, tedious anecdotes and frankly silly voice. Why do I keep going back for more, chasing the cider-sweet hit of his summery pop? The utterly inexplicable presence of a gramophone crackling with deliberately frazzled vocals unfortunately emphasised the most twee and cringeworthy aspects of Brand Ezra – but for all my attempts at smug cynicism, his closing number, "Shotgun" – in all it’s brass-backed, lads-chanting glory – was impossible to resist.

- Highlight from Anna Leszkiewicz

Presented without comment, but just a tiny bit of applause

An art piece that's also a reminder that all single-use plastic bottles are banned from sale at the festival this year. 

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Overheard outside a burger stand: “HEY PETE! LOOK! It’s SEASICK STEVE. Oh, no it isn’t.” – Anna Leszkiewicz

This video was shown on the Pyramid Stage between acts, before the Proclaimers played 

Vampire Weekend are covering Fleetwood Mac’s Everywhere rather anaemically over at the Park Stage for their “secret set” this morning. Not sure if it’s the hangovers or the performance but the response is lacklustre. “Are you guys hydrated? This guy just said no.” Top patter too. – Anna Leszkiewicz