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Daily Mirror
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Glastonbury headliners 1975 divide fans with 'insufferable' set as crowds leave
The 1975 took to the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm as the first headline act at Glastonbury 2025 earlier tonight, with Matty Healy and his bandmates back at the festival The crowd for the 1975 's headline set at Glastonbury has been described as "surprisingly sparse" by one festivalgoer this evening. The rock band, which is fronted by singer Matty Healy, were on the main stage at the music festival. The 1975, consisting of Matty, Adam Hann, Ross MacDonald and George Daniel, took to the Pyramid Stage for their set. The band are the first headline act of the weekend, with Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo headlining at Worthy Farm in Somerset on Saturday and Sunday night respectively. A source at the festival told the Mirror that the crowd was "surprisingly sparse" for the 1975's headline set though. They suggested that the audiences were bigger for Lewis Capaldi and CMAT, who performed on the stage earlier in the day. Some people are said to have been heard saying the band wasn't their vibe before moving away from the stage. Matty, 36, and his bandmates opened their set tonight with their song Happiness. The the Brit Award winning band's setlist for Glastonbury later included singles like Chocolate, as well as other tracks such as Love Me and Paris. The staging for the set included occasional strobe lighting and various graphics on screen behind the band. A car was also visible on stage at one point, with lead singer Matty opening the song Somebody Else whilst sat inside it. Viewers on BBC iPlayer had faced issues at times when the 1975 performed at Worthy Farm tonight. Despite the suggestion that the crowd was "sparse," many fans were seen in the audience and cheers were heard during the set. Fans shared their thoughts on the band during their set. One person wrote on X: "The 1975 are brilliant. I'm a fan." Sharing their support, another viewer commented: "Matty Healy and the 1975, definitely do it for me, never disappoints." One fan wrote: "The 1975 at #Glastonbury has to go down as one of the greatest sets of all time. No debate." Another said: "The 1975 set list tonight has been INSANE, if you are at #Glastonbury tonight i hope you're appreciating this." Not everyone was impressed with the set though. One person instead reacted: "The 1975 must be one of the most boring bands to headline Glasto in a long time." Someone else said: "Seriously what's all this hype about the 1975?" Sharing their thoughts on the platform, another viewer commented during the headline set: "Absolute garbage from the 1975." Whilst one person said: "I just don't get The 1975." Prior to the 1975's performance this evening, a source told the Mirror that the band "pulled out all the stops" for their set. The source said: "Everyone was so blown away that Matty, Ross, George and Adam were headlining, but it's no surprise given how loved they are universally." The source added: "They've played Glastonbury before, but this is the boys at their very best and then some. They're one of the biggest bands in the world, and their tours sell out almost instantly, but to see them on the Pyramid Stage in the headline slot, nobody could have expected this." It was teased that fans could "expect a few surprises" during their set at Glastonbury this year. The source had told us: "Everyone behind the scenes has worked so hard to pull out all the stops - fans should expect a few surprises."
Daily Mirror
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Holly Willoughby and husband seen at Glastonbury as she helps out festivalgoer
Glastonbury Festival attendees are in the company of former This Morning host Holly Willoughby and her husband Dan Baldwin this year, with the couple at Worthy Farm together Festivalgoers at Glastonbury are in the company of Holly Willoughby this year. The presenter and her husband Dan Baldwin have been spotted among the crowds at the festival today ahead of the first headliner performing tonight. Holly, 44, and TV producer Dan, 50, arrived at Worthy Farm in Somerset earlier. The couple, who have three children together, have joined the thousands of fans in attendance for the five day festival, which opened on Wednesday. Former This Morning host Holly was seen queuing for refreshments at Workers Charter Bar, which is located by the Pyramid Stage. One photo shows her later reaching the front of the queue for the bar alongside one of her pals. Holly, who was seen chatting to friends, appeared to be in good spirits and relaxed on site. Helping out a festivalgoer, she gave directions to someone at one point and was seen beside her husband Dan, whom she married in 2007, whilst standing by the bar in one photo taken earlier. She opted to wear a white dress and coordinated jacket for the festival today. Holly matched her brown boots with a matching hat and bag as part of her outfit. Her husband Dan instead sported a black t-shirt and dark shorts. Holly teased on Instagram this afternoon that she was at the festival. She shared a photo of herself sat at a table beside an iced bucket of wine. The post had been uploaded by rosé brand Lady A with the caption: "Glasto incoming." The former Dancing On Ice host's arrival comes ahead of the first headline act performing tonight. The 1975 will take to the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury later this evening as the debut headliner for this year's festival weekend. It was revealed by the Mirror earlier that the band - which consists of Matty Healy, Adam Hann, Ross MacDonald and George Daniel - have "pulled out all the stops". A source told us: "Everyone was so blown away that Matty, Ross, George and Adam were headlining, but it's no surprise given how loved they are universally." The source added: "They've played Glastonbury before, but this is the boys at their very best and then some. They're one of the biggest bands in the world, and their tours sell out almost instantly, but to see them on the Pyramid Stage in the headline slot, nobody could have expected this." They went on to tease that fans should "expect a few surprises" when they take to the main stage. The source said: "Everyone behind the scenes has worked so hard to pull out all the stops - fans should expect a few surprises." The 1975 - known for songs like Chocolate - are the first of this year's three Pyramid Stage headline acts. Their set on Friday night will be followed by performances by Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Glastonbury gates open as festivalgoers descend for politically charged event
The gates to Glastonbury festival have opened for 2025 with more than 200,000 ticket-holders set to descend for a long weekend of performing arts and music. In what promises to be a politically charged gathering at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, campers can expect a mixed bag of sunshine and rain throughout the week. The world-renowned festival will see headline performances on its Pyramid stage from the British pop band the 1975, the veteran US singer Neil Young and his band the Chrome Hearts, and the American pop star Olivia Rodrigo. The festival's organiser, Emily Eavis, and her father, co-founder Sir Michael Eavis, who turns 90 later this year, were counting down and cheering as the festival officially opened its gates on Wednesday with a brass band accompaniment. Troy and Eva Madourie-Clavany drove down from Leeds on Tuesday night and camped in the queue to be among the first to enter the site. 'We wanted to make the most of it so we came straight after work,' said Eva. Troy added: 'To be fair, it only took about four and a half hours. There was a really good atmosphere in the queue, people were playing music.' This is their second Glastonbury – last year they came on their honeymoon – and they have a short list of acts they want to see, including Jorja Smith and AJ Tracey. 'Raye is the big one,' said Troy. 'Her style is incredible.' Liv Jones from Liverpool, wearing her hair in rollers, was excited to see Lewis Capaldi – though he is not listed as playing the festival this year, after struggling with his mental health during his Glastonbury performance in 2023. 'He's playing a surprise set tomorrow,' she said. 'On the Pyramid stage.' Paul McMenamy from St Helens arrived on Monday and will not be going home until the following Tuesday, as part of the crew setting up and taking down one of the site's three hospitals. 'The lineup this year is not as good for us,' he said. He had been able to bring his wife, Melanie, along with him. Melanie said: 'But it gives us the opportunity to see more. We're not going from stage to stage, stuck in crowds. We'll have a good chance to explore.' McMenamy added: 'We just love it. It's the best place on earth.' Against a backdrop of geopolitical unrest, the left-leaning festival will host a number of artists and speakers with strong positions on a wide range of social issues. Alongside the rock and pop stars, Glastonbury will feature talks on violence against women and girls, collective action, the Israel-Gaza conflict, racial equality and climate, featuring figures including the MP Zarah Sultana, the broadcaster Gary Lineker, writer the Reni Eddo-Lodge, the former Green MP Caroline Lucas and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham. The spotlight is set to be firmly fixed on the Irish rap trio Kneecap, who have been subject to ongoing scrutiny over their position on the conflict between Israel and Palestine. One of the members, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, has been charged under terror laws for allegedly displaying a flag in support of the banned terrorist organisation Hezbollah at a gig in London in November last year. Last week, the 27-year-old, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was cheered by hundreds of supporters as he arrived with his bandmates, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh, at Westminster magistrates court in 'Free Mo Chara' T-shirts. He was released on unconditional bail until his next hearing at the same court on 20 August. Keir Starmer has said the group's performance at the festival, taking place on the West Holts stage at 4pm on Saturday, is not 'appropriate' and the Conservative party leader, Kemi Badenoch, said she thought the BBC 'should not be showing' Kneecap's performance. Performing in the coveted Sunday tea-time legends slot this year is Rod Stewart, who previously said he would be joined by his former Faces band member Ronnie Wood, as well as some other guests. Eavis has said the festival, which has capacity for 210,000 people, has sold 'a few thousand less tickets' this year in an attempt to avoid overcrowding. Among the acts expected to draw large crowds this year is the alternative pop star Charli xcx, who will perform songs from her genre-defining sixth studio album Brat. The lineup also features a number of acts listed as TBA, as well as a mysterious act called Patchwork, who will take to the Pyramid stage on Saturday.
CBC
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
How Jaws made us believe great white sharks are villains in real life
It was 50 years ago this month when Jaws premiered and instantly became a blockbuster hit. The film broke box office records and tapped into an underlying fear of sharks and the unknown lurking in the ocean. Moviegoers in 1975 left the theatre thinking they learned a lesson: sharks are out to get humans. The movie is fictional but it's conceivable a great white shark hungry enough would be dangerous around swimmers. Stories about these sharks have existed even before Jaws came out, yet fear has a way of winning over rational thinking and facts. Michaela Thompson was seven when she watched Jaws on TV in the '80s without her parents knowing. She says it changed her life. "I could not go in the bathtub because sharks were going to come through miles of plumbing, into the bathtub and eat me," Thompson, now a historian and anthropologist of science at MIT and Harvard University, said in the IDEAS documentary Jaws and an Ocean Full of Monsters. As Jaws fans will point out, the moments of terror in the movie rarely feature the shark as it bullets out of the water. It can be more frightening when something wild and vicious is suggested. "For the first two major attacks on humans that you see, you don't see the shark. You just see the person either getting pulled under dark water in the case of Chrissie Watkins or kind of disappearing in a spray of blood with regards to Alex Kintner," Thompson explained, referencing Susan Backlinie and Jeffrey Voorhees' ill-fated characters, respectively. The fact that you don't see the shark for two thirds of the movie is partly due to some technical difficulties the crew had with their mechanical shark, nicknamed Bruce. To accommodate the constant malfunctions, director Steven Spielberg filmed many scenes with Bruce not appearing at all, instead suggesting the shark's presence. When combined with composer John Williams' iconic score that alerted viewers when the shark was on the prowl, it became a brilliant way to create suspense and panic. "Even though it is undeniably a shark, you can put whatever you want on this villain, because the villain is in some ways a void where you can place your fears," said Thompson. The rogue shark theory Jaws the film was based on Peter Benchley's 1974 novel of the same name. In it, he based the antagonist on what's called the rogue shark theory. The idea is that there's a singular shark claiming its territory to hunt for its next meal, instead of a group of sharks living and hunting together. "The whole point of Jaws is that it's just one shark. It's not any number of sharks. And so once you remove the rogue shark from the area, you've gotten rid of the bad shark, basically. Then the water is once again safe for people," Thompson said. John Chisholm, an adjunct scientist at the New England Aquarium who studies sharks, says our impulse to peg the great white shark as a villain was created long before Jaws. "It's like a primal innate fear, and [ Jaws ] just played upon that, and that's why the movie worked so well," he said, pointing to news reporting attacks in the U.S., Australia and South Africa, and sharks depicted in 19th-century paintings. For Chisholm, when oceanographer Matt Hooper (played by Richard Dreyfuss) pulls a shark took out of the boat's hull, he immediately thought of stories he heard from his family in Prince Edward Island of sharks attacking dories going back as far as the late 19th century. One of the most famous incidents involved a shark nicknamed the Forchu Rammer in 1953. It sunk a boat in the waters near Forchu, N.S., and one of the crew drowned, Chisholm said. "The Forchu story appears in the in the February 1968 issue of National Geographic that Chief Brody flips through in the film," he said. An ocean of dark mystery To Peter Girguis, a professor of marine biology at Harvard, sharks are just one reason we fear the ocean's dark depths. He teaches a course that explores the human relationship with the ocean and mythical sea monsters, from the kraken to the hydra. "To me, sea monsters are in many ways a vehicle, if you will, for talking about our fears of the ocean," Girguis said. "For a lot of people, the darkness of the ocean, being able to look down and not see the bottom, I think speaks to a real instinctual fear we have of the unknown." To Chisholm, that darkness makes the ocean as wild a setting as the Amazon rainforest or the Serengeti. "You can see a bear coming through the woods, and try to escape if it's coming after you," he said. "But when you're in the water — and people, I think all too often take for granted that the water is like their personal pool — it's really a wilderness area." Time for a makeover? In the 21st century, Michaela Thompson says we are continually re-imagining the shark for ourselves. "They've kind of been recast as heroes, almost as critical and ecological actors," she said. According to the International Shark Attack File published by the Florida Museum, there were 47 known, unprovoked shark attacks in 2024 around the world. Four of those attacks were fatal, which is consistent with the yearly average. In 2019, . "Sport fishermen saw white sharks as worthy opponents. And in the aftermath of Jaws, suddenly these sharks became highly fetishized," Thompson said. But Chisholm said the movie did have a positive impact, too.
Washington Post
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Robert Altman's ‘Nashville' made a noise louder than country music
Starts with a crash, ends with a bang. In between, Robert Altman's 'Nashville' makes nearly every conceivable noise about living in an America where paranoia and hope commingle in an inseparable swirl. Does that make this masterpiece movie a gonzo comedy masquerading as dark satire, or is it the other way around? Either way, 50 summers after its theatrical release, 'Nashville' still feels vivid, vibrant and a little more resonant than we might wish. In the American right-now, our politics remain violently contentious. Our two-party system still feels woefully limiting. Society continues to repopulate itself with self-deluded strivers and clout chasers. The national mood is in the toilet. Plus, country music is more popular than ever. Is it 1975 again? Or have we been stuck in 1975 for half a century?
