I didn't say she was gonna pull one of the biggest crowds at glastonbury though did I? I said it reinforced to me how popular she is currently that an non headliner could pack a field like that . You're arguing against something I never said. She will get a huge crowd is she plays though
I've only been to the last 2, but saw a few pyramid headliners each time-
1. Elton John (2023) - just felt super euphoric the whole way through. banging setlist. Quite possibly the biggest crowd ive ever seen anywhere.
2. Dua Lipa (2024) - really got into her music before the fest so was really excited, and it delivered! sounded great, played all the bangers. Also loved the slighter more clubby/dancey vibe she went for.
3. Coldplay (2024) - not a huge fan but never seen them so appreciated that they played all their big hits. Were pretty good I thought, if a little bland.
4. Arctic Monkeys (2023) - im so done with this band. seen them plenty live and they get consistently worse each time. I get the vibe that they just cant be arsed anymore. Setlist was fine and sounded OK, but we all know they could do far better.
Didnt stay for all of these so probably unfair to rank them but:
SZA (2024) - just popped over briefly and she seemed decent, felt bad for her with the crowd/sounded sitch.
Guns n Roses (2023) - stayed to hear Welcome to the Jungle. Heard it, then immediately left for the SEC lol
1. David Bowie 2000
2. Elton John 2023
3. Arcade Fire 2014
4. Chemical Brothers 2000
5. Coldplay 2005
6. REM 1999
7. Radiohead 2003
8. Paul McCartney 2022
9. Adele 2016
10. The Who 2007