endrick Lamar kicked off his debut performance at Glastonbury in exciting style as he closes out the festival.
The American rapper, 35, opened his set with a group of male dancers, all dressed in white shirts and black trousers with red robes on their arms, as female dancers in red flowing dresses danced through them.
As they settled down, Lamar stepped up to the mic with what appeared to be a crown of thorns on his head to perform his United In Grief opening song.
So far, he has treated the crowd of adoring fans to a selection of his hit song, including Money Trees, Backseat Freestyle, B**** Don’t Kill My Vibe, mAAd city and King Kunta.
As the audience chanted the opening lines of his song Swimming Pools (Drink), as he watched, he asked them, “Glastonbury are you ready?”
The dancers later returned to the stage to gracefully flow around Lamar as he patted Count Me Out and beamed red light onto them.
Lamar told the audience he liked “where the energy is now” as they continued to sing and dance to his headline set.
The American rapper added that he wanted to “check the audience’s temperature” by having each section yell back at him, prompting effusive applause.
After amplifying the energy, he performed his number i followed by Alright.
In 2020, the Grammy-winning singer was announced to headline Glastonbury’s 50th anniversary, but the festival has been delayed by two years due to the pandemic.
Prior to Lamar’s set, pop star Lorde took to the Pyramid Stage to deliver a set that went from melodic moments to high octane.
She also called on women to access their inner wisdom during the set in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision to end the country’s constitutional right to abortion.
For Lorde, the Pyramid Stage hosted rock band Elbow, who were joined by a giant puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian and a chorus of refugees.
Meanwhile, Diana Ross scored hit after hit as she took the stage for the Sunday Teatime Legends slot earlier in the day.
She kicked off her set with the 1980 classic I’m Coming Out and received thunderous applause as she wore a sparkly dress with a matching white cape and headpiece.
The soul singer treated the audience to a selection of classics, including Baby Love, You Can’t Hurry Love, Stop! Pink confetti was launched from the stage in The Name Of Love and at the end of Chain Reaction.
She also performed I Will Survive and Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, of which she released a hit version in 1970.
Earlier on Sunday, George Ezra confirmed he was the secret guest on the John Peel stage on Sunday, three days after withdrawing from Denmark’s Tinderbox Festival due to a “nasty bout of laryngitis”.
Ezra got off to an exciting start by walking up the John Peel Stage to Everyone For You before embarking on a rendition of Cassy O’ with hits like Hold My Girl, Paradise and Blame It On Me.
The Hertfordshire singer-songwriter left the stage to a roar of applause after a rendition of Shotgun.
On Saturday night, Sir Paul McCartney surprised the audience with a breathtaking setlist featuring surprising guest appearances from Bruce Springsteen and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.
Entering the Pyramid Stage, the former Beatle became the festival’s oldest solo headliner, a week after celebrating his 80th birthday.
During his more than two-hour set, he played a range of classic songs, including Hey Jude, Blackbird, Live And Let Die, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da and Get Back.
The exciting show was further amplified when he introduced Grohl onstage to sing I Saw Her Standing There and Band On The Run, Grohl’s first public performance since the death of his Foo Fighters bandmate, drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Springsteen took the stage to play alongside Sir Paul Glory Days and I Wanna Be Your Man.
As part of the encore, using special technology that isolates John Lennon’s vocals from old recordings, Sir Paul was able to perform a duet on The Beatles’ song I’ve Got A Feeling along with his former bandmate on the Pyramid Stage. .
Billie Eilish headlined the Pyramid Stage on Friday night, becoming Glastonbury’s youngest ever solo headliner.