Glastonbury on Saturday, as it happened: The Killers bring out Pet Shop Boys and Johnny Marr for guest appearances
Las Vegas rock band brought out a number of special guests as they returned to Worthy Farm
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Your support makes all the difference.The Killers turned their headline set at Glastonbury 2019 into something of a karaoke session on the Saturday night (29 June), with guest appearances from the Pet Shop Boys and Johnny Marr.
The Las Vegas rock band raced through a string of hits including “The Man”, “Somebody Told Me” and “Mr Brightside”.
This was the second time The Killers have headlined Glastonbury, following a disastrous appearance in 2007.
This attempt seemed to be met with a much better reception, and frontman Brandon Flowers looked ecstatic as he bounded off the stage following a rousing rendition of “Mr Brightside” for their final song.
Across the fourth day of the music festival, fans also experienced sets from Janet Jackson, Johnny Marr, Maggie Rogers, Lewis Capaldi, Liam Gallagher, Sean Paul, Lizzo, Hozier, Slowthai and Hot Chip.
This was on another day where the sun blazed down on Worthy Farm amid reports of a water shortage, which Glastonbury organisers denied – although our team on the ground confirmed there were queues of up to an hour for water refills.
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Country star Carrie Underwood just played a somewhat flat set on the Pyramid Stage. Despite having a litany of festival bops – such as "Last Name" and "Before He Cheats" – in her arsenal, she seemed to be going through the motions, delivering an uninspiring performance. Perhaps she's feeling as hot and sluggish as the rest of us. Disappointing from such a seasoned stadium performer. – Alexandra Pollard
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“I have no idea how I’m going to get back up!” Shura, dressed as “Your friendly neighbourhood lesbian vaping pope”, to use her phrase, in an all-white outfit of trainers, trousers, roll neck and flowing cape jumped down to the audience from the John Peel stage towards the end of her warm, funny synth-pop set. After security gave her a boost back up, she joked: “You’d think in this cape I’d be able to fly right?” – Anna Leszkiewicz
Lewis Capaldi’s troubadour shtick might not be for everyone, least of all Liam Gallagher, who continually mugs him off, but he’s managed to draw a huge crowd over at the Other Stage.
Bounding onto the stage, he immediately introduces himself as a “chubby Scottish man who sings sad songs”. He’s wearing a T-shirt bearing a love heart around Noel Gallagher's face, after the Oasis star branded him a "big daftie" and shared a video of his son calling him a "wedding singer". The set begins with a clip of Noel saying “Who is this Capaldi?” – Olivia Petter, from The Independent's lifestyle desk
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