Lana Del Rey Drama, a Powerful Rina Sawayama Moment, and a Potential Spice Girls Reunion: All the Glastonbury 2023 Highlights

Before performing “STFU” during her Saturday evening set, Rina Sawayama addressed the crowd. “I wrote this next song because I was sick and tired of these microaggressions,” she said. “So, tonight, this goes out to a white man that watches ‘Ghetto Gaggers’ and mocks Asian people on a podcast. He also owns my masters,” she said. “I’ve had enough!” Her statement appeared to reference Matty Healy—the 1975 frontman who, from 2018 until April of this year, was the director of Dirty Hit, the label Sawayama is signed to.—K.L.

A certain British legend watched Raye’s BBC Introducing set

Given pop star Raye’s triumphant year—finally breaking free of the record label that had shelved her for years, becoming an independent artist, then bagging her first number one—her Glastonbury sets were always going to be emotional. She performed twice, including a secret set on BBC Introducing. Watching from the side of the stage? None other than the icon Louis Theroux.—K.L.

Mel C hinted the Spice Girls could perform

With the crowd in full party mode, Mel C’s set at the tiny Avalon stage was an hour of pure joy for fans as she rolled out Spice Girls hits and early singles in a Kappa sequin boob tube. She loved it, too—so much that she told the crowd she’s going to try and convince the rest of the Spice Girls to perform at Worthy Farm together next year. Fingers crossed!—K.L.

There were a lot of covers

It’s a classic Glastonbury move for artists to roll out covers of iconic songs during their sets, and this year was no exception. Rick Astley and the Blossoms did a set of Smiths covers—a joyful hour of sing-along hits, with Astley grinning like he was living his teenage dream; Rina Sawayama did Limp Bizkit’s “Break Stuff”; and the crowd went wild for Mel C’s version of Rui Da Silva’s “Touch Me.” Elsewhere, Aitch did “Wonderwall” and Lizzo, rather unexpectedly, performed a take on Coldplay’s “Yellow”—K.L.