Soul singer Diana Ross told the thousands gathered at the Pyramid Stage to “feel the power of love” as she took out hit after hit at the Glastonbury Festival on Sunday night.
She kicked off her set with the 1980 classic I’m Coming Out and received thunderous applause at her Sunday Teatime Legends slot on Glastonbury’s final day, dressed in 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.
Soul singer Diana Ross told the thousands gathered at the Pyramid Stage to “feel the power of love” as she took out hit after hit at the Glastonbury Festival on Sunday night.
Glorious: Despite previous ominous predictions, the sun shone on the wrapped crown, armed with flags and vibrant festival clothes, as she played songs from her new album titled Thank You.
She also played I Will Survive and Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, of which she released a hit version in 1970.
A slideshow of photos was shown to the public from Ross’ long career leading up to her performance on stage – which was greeted with loud cheers from the audience.
Defying previously ominous predictions, the sun shone on the wrapped crown, armed with flags and vibrant festival attire, as she played songs from her new album titled Thank You.
She said: ‘During these last three years I’m going to call it a vacation, it gave me a chance to really think about the important things in life because I couldn’t go out and the album is called Thank You.
Here she comes: She kicked off her set with the 1980 classic I’m Coming Out and received a round of applause at her Sunday Teatime Legends slot on the last day of Glastonbury
All Hits: The soul singer treated the audience to a selection of classics, including Baby Love, You Can’t Hurry Love, Stop! In The Name Of Love and at the end of Chain Reaction, pink confetti was launched from the stage
Distinctive: She took the stage in a sparkly dress with a matching white cape and headwear ensemble
On the Microphone: After announcing she had recently turned 78, Ross urged the audience to dance with her on Sunday afternoon
Popular: She also played I Will Survive and Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, of which she released a hit version in 1970
“I want you to know how grateful I am for this life, I am grateful for each and every one of you, I love the idea of singing during the day…I can look into your eyes.”
She later added, “Feel the power of love.”
After announcing she had recently turned 78, Ross urged the public to dance with her as a line of security personnel performed a routine to Upside Down before the camera flipped to show fans holding Diana Ross masks.
Grateful: “For the past three years I’m going to call it a vacation, it gave me a chance to really think about the important things in life because I couldn’t go out and the album is called Thank You,” she told the crowd ‘
Marquee performer: Diana was one of the main draws for three days at the Worthy Farm event, and her performance helped round out the recurring festival
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.
Packed to the brim: The Worthy Farm site was packed with revelers as they watched Motown legend Diana perform at the event
Join in: The party was in full swing as fans drank beer and climbed on each other’s shoulders for a better view
Love it: Flags waved and fans raised their arms as Motown legend Diana played songs from her old catalog of hits
Kendrick Lamar closes Glastonbury as the festival’s final headliner on Sunday, the day after Sir Paul McCartney delivered a landmark set.
The American rapper will be the last performer to take to the Pyramid Stage, closing the festivities at Worthy Farm in Somerset.
Lamar’s show on the main stage marks his Glastonbury debut, and he is expected to perform a string of hit songs, including tracks from his recently released fifth studio album Mr Morale & The Big Steppers.
Celebration: Diana’s performance celebrated coming together after two years of lockdown due to the COVID pandemic
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.
On Saturday evening, Sir Paul 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. .
Earlier on Saturday, the Pyramid Stage hosted a speech by Greta Thunberg, calling on society to “take its historic responsibility to set things right” with the global climate crisis.
Her speech was followed by a set from pop-rock band Haim, with Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds following them to the Pyramid Stage.
Billie Eilish headlined the Pyramid Stage on Friday night, becoming Glastonbury’s youngest ever solo headliner.