BBC - Beyonce - BBC Glastonbury Festival - 2011
16:00 – 19:00 // In the studio next is Marc Riley
Wed 22nd June – Sun 26th June 2011
Worthy Farm, Pilton
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Sunday night's Pyramid Stage has never quite seen a headliner like Beyoncé. The former Destiny's Child singer watched from side of stage as husband Jay-Z blew Noel Gallagher and half of Pilton away with an extraordinary set three years ago, and returned in 2011 to take on Glasto for herself.
The Texan's stunning entrance confirmed that Knowles knows how to put on a show, and one of the biggest crowds the Pyramid stage has ever seen were delighted to be greeted by Sasha at her fiercest. This set, peppered with Prince and Kings Of Leon covers alongside the biggest hits of Beyoncé's career will be remembered long after the grass has re-sprouted on the fields of Worthy farm.
Crazy In Love
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Naughty Girl
Baby Boy feat. Tricky
Happy Birthday
Best Thing I Never Had
End Of Time
If I Were A Boy
Sweet Dreams
Why Don't You Love Me
Why Don't You Love Me (reprise)
The Mamas
The Beautiful Ones
Sex On Fire
1+1
Irreplaceable
Independent Women
Bootylicious
Bug A Boo
Telephone
Say My Name
Jumpin' Jumpin'
Survivor
At Last
Run The World (Girls)
Halo
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The Guardian 26 June
It's a pretty gobsmacking opening that leaves you wondering what she's going to do next...
NME 26 June
Along with the likes of Plan B, Tinie Tempah and Jessie J, Beyonce proved that - in terms of Glasto moments on the big stages at least - this was the year of pop.
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Comment number 1.
Singapom27th June 2011 - 9:46
Nice to see a superstar genuinely excited by a new experience. Can't happen to her very often if at all these days. Great show (I watched from the comfort of my sofa), and seems a genuinely nice person.
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Comment number 2.
tonyblair27th June 2011 - 11:52
Ha Ha Ha could not stop laughing after watching Beyonce perform Zane Low looking really stuck for word and very uncomfortable while the other performer chatted on about how good it was.
Glastonbury....SELL OUT with no SOUL
Next will be Ndubz and some wanna be boy band
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Comment number 3.
Hurdygurdyman27th June 2011 - 12:50
Glastonbury is the new Las Vegas (Beyonce! oh dear)....very safe acts headlining and I thought it was all a bit lack lustre this year....unlike when I used to go and it was not that long ago. I can't think of one band that blew me away, I can take or leave U2, they have a big following and do a reasonable job, the set was OK but nothing to get too excited about. I do like Fleet Foxes but I don't think their set will go down in history as a memorable one...it was just OK. Saturday was not bad (apart from Coldplay....another safe act who were so borrrrrrring), I thought that Elbow were below par and not as good as their previous performances at Glasto, the Horrors were good though plus Battles (strange band). Laura Marling was probably the stand out set on Sunday plus Hurts who were surprisinlgy good. Finally I have never been able to understand the appeal of Mumford & Sons and Paolo Nutini, the later has made it fairly big and why this has happened is a complete mystery to me....maybe someone can enlighten me?
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boshed27th June 2011 - 13:23
Sorry but I thought it was rubbish and not what Glastonbury is supposed to be about!! Zane Lowe's reaction was priceless and spot on!!
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Comment number 5.
Spike-N27th June 2011 - 14:03
This is, without any doubt, the worsted Glastonbury I’ve ever seen. These ‘middle of the road’ performers will turn this once great festival into ‘Top of the Pops Live’. Having said that the mock-rock band (U2) on Friday were dire. The bass player and drummer looked like bored session musicians.
Get Jools Holland’s team to sort out the 2013 line up.
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