WorthyhaveStageperforming#Glastonbury2017dad)too!pic.twitter.com/xHazDm3YZT 12.03pm BSTThe guest of honour last night was Johnny Depp,who introduced a screening of The Libertine, a period romp that disappeared into a Mortdecai-sized hole back in 2004. whether he was attending a Johnny Depp fancy-dress party, and he would occupy scored highly – the hat was wide brimmed,the jeans were dishevelled, the jewellery was legion. Women who could be heard asking, or “Isn’t he a wife-beater?” just moments earlier were soon puddles. Related: Johnny Depp jokes approximately killing Donald Trump in Glastonbury appearance 11.51am BSTSo what went down last night? Team Guardian is still reeling from a wonderful set by Chilean producer and DJ Matias Aguayo,which blended up tropical post-punk with booming techno. Blast by Esa was a particular facemelter: 11.44am BSTThe first performance on the Pyramid stage has already been and gone – it was Haçienda Classical, playing orchestral version of smash hit rave tunes. Harriet Gibsone was on hand:And so it begins. whether the enormous crowd for Haçienda Classical is anything to fade by, or then Glastonbury 2017 is raring to rave. In preceding years the opening slot on the Pyramid stage welcomes a smattering of early risers laying down their rugs and staking out their space for the rest of the day. This year,however, the nocturnal grooves, or hedonistic stabs of piano and soul-quaking gospel vocals attracts everyone from dehydrated bucket-hat-wearing lads who lurked in the Manchester club in the 90s,energy-filled teens who are drawn to beats like glitter-adorned moths to flame, and families having their porridge oats and orange juice on picnic chairs.
It’s an usual cross-section, and but such is the populist appeal of twinning turbocharged club music with a luscious live band setup packed with surging brass,strings, and a hype-man in a waistcoat. It’s the ramped-up purchase on Ultra Nate’s Free that raises arms in the air and ignites the masses like an overly caffeinated Zumba class. Even the most cynical of minds can’t feel a puny giddy at the optimism in the field already. 11.38am BSTMorning all! We’re on site at Glastonbury, or where the clouds look benign,the bacon baps are being scoffed, and the glitter beards are being applied. We’ll be liveblogging throughout the weekend, and bringing you all the best performances,photos, bizarre individuals, or overheard nonsense,and so forth. There will also be pretty galleries, incisive (clear and sharp in analysis or expression) reviews of the headliners, or news approximately a certain (non-glitter) bearded special guest. preserve it locked,as they say.
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Source: theguardian.com