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The Sun
3 days ago
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- The Sun
Reunited indie group The Maccabees are joined by former Glastonbury headliner in ‘wonderful surprise'
REUNITED group The Maccabees celebrated their return to the Glastonbury stage with a surprise appearance from a festival legend. The band initially split in 2016, but reformed this year and cemented their comeback by headlining the Park Stage at Worthy Farm on Sunday night. 5 An hour into their set, the band stepped things up for fans, and revellers with Florence Welch, the iconic lead singer of Florence and The Machine. Florence is a Glastonbury regular, headlining on the main Pyramid stage back in 2015 and famed for songs including Shake It Off, You've Got The Love and Kiss With A Fist. Together, the group performed track Love You Better, before Florence and The Machine's iconic crowdpleaser, Dog Days Are Over. Florence declared: "Do we have any Maccabees super-fans in the audience? Because you definitely have one on stage.' The Maccabees headline slot closed out The Park Stage after a massive weekend – with The Prodigy headlining The Other Stage and Olivia Rodrigo taking to the Pyramid Stage. The weekend has proven to be filled with surprise collaborations – with Olivia Rodrigo bringing out The Cure's Robert Smith during her headline slot. Rod Stewart, who took the Legends slot on Sunday night, reunited with his Faces bandmate – Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood – as well as Simply Red's Mick Hucknall and Lulu. DJ Fatboy Slim also surprised fans by bringing out his son, Woody Cook for a performance, who he shares with Radio DJ Zoe Ball. Glastonbury made sure fans knew this weekend would be one full of surprises when Lorde kicked off the festival on Friday with a surprise set – performing her entire new album, Virgin, on stage. This was followed shortly afterwards by confirmation that Lewis Capaldi would be making his Glastonbury return on the Pyramid stage in the mysterious 'Secret Set' slot. Watch Olivia Rodrigo bring out The Cure's Robert Smith for surprise Glastonbury duet as fans praise his 'incredible' voice In honour of this, and in one of the more unexpected performances, fellow Scottish band Franz Ferdinand brought out "The Original Capaldi" for their hit Take Me Out – Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi. Pulp made their comeback to the festival – 30 years since they headlined – after being revealed as the mysterious Patchwork which had been marked for a key spot on the Pyramid stage on Saturday. Haim also had a surprise set on Saturday evening on the Park Stage. However, the festival was dogged with crowding issues, with major stages having to lock off access ahead of major sets. On Saturday alone, this included Charli XCX' s headline slot on the Other Stage, Scissor Sisters' headline slot on the Woodsies Stage, and Kneecap's performance on West Holts. 5 5 5
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Reunited indie group The Maccabees are joined by former Glastonbury headliner in ‘wonderful surprise'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) REUNITED group The Maccabees celebrated their return to the Glastonbury stage with a surprise appearance from a festival legend. The band initially split in 2016, but reformed this year and cemented their comeback by headlining the Park Stage at Worthy Farm on Sunday night. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 The Maccabees confirmed their comeback by headlining Glastonbury's Park Stage Credit: Getty 5 Florence Welch made a surprise appearance towards the end of their set Credit: BBC An hour into their set, the band stepped things up for fans, and revellers with Florence Welch, the iconic lead singer of Florence and The Machine. Florence is a Glastonbury regular, headlining on the main Pyramid stage back in 2015 and famed for songs including Shake It Off, You've Got The Love and Kiss With A Fist. Together, the group performed track Love You Better, before Florence and The Machine's iconic crowdpleaser, Dog Days Are Over. Florence declared: "Do we have any Maccabees super-fans in the audience? Because you definitely have one on stage.' The Maccabees headline slot closed out The Park Stage after a massive weekend – with The Prodigy headlining The Other Stage and Olivia Rodrigo taking to the Pyramid Stage. The weekend has proven to be filled with surprise collaborations – with Olivia Rodrigo bringing out The Cure's Robert Smith during her headline slot. Rod Stewart, who took the Legends slot on Sunday night, reunited with his Faces bandmate – Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood – as well as Simply Red's Mick Hucknall and Lulu. DJ Fatboy Slim also surprised fans by bringing out his son, Woody Cook for a performance, who he shares with Radio DJ Zoe Ball. Glastonbury made sure fans knew this weekend would be one full of surprises when Lorde kicked off the festival on Friday with a surprise set – performing her entire new album, Virgin, on stage. This was followed shortly afterwards by confirmation that Lewis Capaldi would be making his Glastonbury return on the Pyramid stage in the mysterious 'Secret Set' slot. Watch Olivia Rodrigo bring out The Cure's Robert Smith for surprise Glastonbury duet as fans praise his 'incredible' voice In honour of this, and in one of the more unexpected performances, fellow Scottish band Franz Ferdinand brought out "The Original Capaldi" for their hit Take Me Out – Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi. Pulp made their comeback to the festival – 30 years since they headlined – after being revealed as the mysterious Patchwork which had been marked for a key spot on the Pyramid stage on Saturday. Haim also had a surprise set on Saturday evening on the Park Stage. However, the festival was dogged with crowding issues, with major stages having to lock off access ahead of major sets. On Saturday alone, this included Charli XCX' s headline slot on the Other Stage, Scissor Sisters' headline slot on the Woodsies Stage, and Kneecap's performance on West Holts. 5 The group reformed this year after a nine-year absence Credit: Getty 5 Florence previously headlined the entire festival in 2015 Credit: Getty
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Reunited indie group The Maccabees are joined by former Glastonbury headliner in ‘wonderful surprise'
REUNITED group The Maccabees celebrated their return to the Glastonbury stage with a surprise appearance from a festival legend. The band initially split in 2016, but reformed this year and cemented their comeback by headlining the Park Stage at Worthy Farm on Sunday night. 5 The Maccabees confirmed their comeback by headlining Glastonbury's Park Stage Credit: Getty 5 Florence Welch made a surprise appearance towards the end of their set Credit: BBC An hour into their set, the band stepped things up for fans, and revellers with Florence Welch, the iconic lead singer of Florence and The Machine. Florence is a Glastonbury regular, headlining on the main Pyramid stage back in 2015 and famed for songs including Shake It Off, You've Got The Love and Kiss With A Fist. Together, the group performed track Love You Better, before Florence and The Machine's iconic crowdpleaser, Dog Days Are Over . Florence declared: "Do we have any Maccabees super-fans in the audience? Because you definitely have one on stage.' READ MORE GLASTONBURY The Maccabees headline slot closed out The Park Stage after a massive weekend – with The Prodigy headlining The Other Stage and Olivia Rodrigo taking to the Pyramid Stage. The weekend has proven to be filled with surprise collaborations – with Rod Stewart, who took the Legends slot on Sunday night, DJ Fatboy Slim also surprised fans by Most read in Music Glastonbury made sure fans knew this weekend would be one full of surprises when This was followed shortly afterwards by confirmation that Lewis Capaldi would be making his Glastonbury return on the Pyramid stage in the mysterious 'Secret Set' slot. Watch Olivia Rodrigo bring out The Cure's Robert Smith for surprise Glastonbury duet as fans praise his 'incredible' voice In honour of this, and in one of the more unexpected performances, fellow Scottish band Haim However, the festival was On Saturday alone, this included Charli XCX' s headline slot on the Other Stage, Scissor Sisters' headline slot on the Woodsies Stage, and Kneecap's performance on West Holts. 5 The group reformed this year after a nine-year absence Credit: Getty 5 Florence previously headlined the entire festival in 2015 Credit: Getty 5 The singer declared herself a 'Maccabees Superfan' Credit: BBC
Daily Mail
05-05-2025
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- Daily Mail
Florence Welch's renovations of £1.9m 12th century country pile hit by fresh setbacks after builders raise fears over digging up medieval SKELETONS
Buying a 12th century estate in the middle of the countryside is not for the faint-hearted, with spooky stories lying round every corner and planning problems making moving a pain. And Florence Welch suffered a nightmare discovery after builders working on her Somerset pile raised fears of digging up medieval skeletons. The You've Got The Love singer, 38, bought most of the large portion of land four years ago and quickly commenced plans to unify four buildings which have stood alone since the 1940s. She has still not completed her move, however, after being beset with issues including the most recent deathly discovery. An archaeological document revealed that groundwork on the 900-year-old estate could excavate ancient human bones, as well as more welcome historical artefacts, The Sun reports. A source close to the ambitious project said: 'Florence has owned three of the buildings and the estate for four years and is fascinated with medieval history and the history of her new home in particular. She has still not completed her move to the large portion of land bought four years ago after being beset with issues including the most recent deathly discovery (Stock Photo) 'She knew the fourth might be coming up for sale so when she was able to buy it in 2023 she snapped it up. 'It enables her to work towards her dream of living in an ancient, gothic-style building and enjoying time away from.' A report submitted by John Moore Heritage Services to Somerset Council explained that there was 'clear potential for archaeological remains dating to the medieval period'. The document continued: 'If human remains are encountered and have to be removed, they will be cleaned, recorded and lifted in accordance with a Ministry of Justice licence. 'Exhumation and post-excavation treatment will be carried out in accordance with published …All associated deposits, e.g. pyre sites, mausolea and mortuary enclosures, will also be fully investigated and excavated.' MailOnline has contacted representives for Florence for comment. The Florence And The Machine star previously agreed that she will hand over any medieval artefacts to the Somerset Museums Service. She has still not moved into the impressive Grade II-listed property which incorporates four buildings in plans approved by the local council. The sprawling estate boasts more than 50 rooms across three stories, a swimming pool and landscaped gardens. The move would realise a dream for The Dog Days Are Over hitmaker who has long expressed a desire to live in a building steeped with history. She told Vogue in 2011: 'I really want a gothic castle, or a church, but I haven't had time because I've only been home for two weeks in the last year.' Records suggest that no neighbours have objected to the plans, but they could disturb a former occupant of the property, namely, a ghost. According to local folklore, the spectre of a grey lady has been spotted on the historic property. The eerie female figure was seen there in the 1970s according to one book about the local legends of the area. It is not known whether Florence is aware of the 'grey lady' that may reside in her new abode, but the musician is known to be in touch with her spiritual side. The songwriter has explored in her music ideas of the supernatural, the occult, witchcraft, pagan practices, and Wiccan traditions. 'I spent a lot of time in front of books and old historic buildings convinced that ghosts were real, vampires existed, and having a really heightened sense of those type of things happening around me,' she told Vice in 2015. The star even started a witch coven in school. 'Me and my two friends made these spell books where we'd try to do spells on our classmates,' she told the publication. Perhaps having a supernatural presence on her new estate will be a bonus for the spiritual singer. Florence has previously refused to define her spirituality but says her mother, vice-chancellor of Bristol University, Evelyn Welch, has labelled her an 'animist'. An animist believes that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. The indie singer's 'earliest spiritual moment' came to her as a child in Camberwell, south London, where she grew up and still lives, according to an interview in the New York Times Style, Australia. She remembers 'just looking at beams of light coming through her bedroom window and feeling connected to something larger,' the magazine reported in December.
Scottish Sun
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Pop star Florence Welch forced to halt revamp plans on £1.9million estate after builders unearth SKELETONS
DIG DAYS ARE OVER Pop star Florence Welch forced to halt revamp plans on £1.9million estate after builders unearth SKELETONS Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FLORENCE Welch's renovation plans on her £1.9million country estate have unearthed another problem - medieval skeletons. The Dog Days Are Over singer bought the sprawling estate in Somerset four years ago but has still not moved in after a series of setbacks. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 Florence Welch has encountered another problem in her bid to renovate her £1.9million country estate Credit: Splash 3 The singer has still not moved in after a series of setbacks. Credit: Getty Her plans to re-unify four buildings which have been separate since the 1940s have been approved by the local council. But an archaeological report says groundwork on the 12th century estate could dig-up ancient human skeletons, as well as medieval artefacts. A source close to the project said: 'Florence has owned three of the buildings and the estate for four years and is fascinated with medieval history and the history of her new home in particular. 'She knew the fourth might be coming up for sale so when she was able to buy it in 2023 she snapped it up. 'It enables her to work towards her dream of living in an ancient, gothic-style building and enjoying time away from London.' A 22-page archaeology report submitted to Somerset Council by John Moore Heritage Services says 'there is clear potential for archaeological remains dating to the medieval period'.' It adds: 'If human remains are encountered and have to be removed, they will be cleaned, recorded and lifted in accordance with a Ministry of Justice licence. 'Exhumation and post-excavation treatment will be carried out in accordance with published …All associated deposits, e.g. pyre sites, mausolea and mortuary enclosures, will also be fully investigated and excavated.' An agreement has been made with Florence, of Indie band Florence and the Machine, that she will give any historical artefacts to the Somerset Museums Service. The Grade II listed pile boasts walled landscaped gardens and a touch of history. Inside Joss Stone's incredible Devon mansion as she sells it for £850,000 The property has over fifty rooms across three floors and a swimming pool. Florence, 38, has had a lifelong fascination with historical buildings. She told Vogue magazine in 2011: 'I really want a gothic castle, or a church, but I haven't had time because I've only been home for two weeks in the last year.' The bohemian singer is known for her spirituality, which should come in handy with the rumoured resident ghost. The buildings, near the trendy celebrity heavy town of Frome and posh members club Babbington House, are believed to be haunted by a lady in grey. Local folklore says the ghoulish figure was first seen in the 1970s. Raised a Catholic, the songwriter describes herself as agnostic, meaning she believes nothing can be known about the existence of any god. Her lyrics often centre around the supernatural, the occult, witchcraft, pagan practices, and Wiccan traditions, who use magic to honour the elements and cycles of nature. The Sun has contacted reps for Florence for comment.
