Crowds at Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage appear unusually thin ahead of SZA’s headline set.
The R&B singer, 34, will close the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset on Sunday night (30 June) following headline sets from Dua Lipa and Coldplay on Friday and Saturday.
SZA’s first Glastonbury set clashes with other big artists on the line up, including Justice on the West Holts stage, James Blake on Woodsies, London Grammar on Park Stage and The National on Other Stage.
The Independent’s Louis Chilton has reported a “surprising number of people” are leaving the Worthy farm festival site ahead of SZA’s performance.
“Have you seen the crowd at the Pyramid Stage?” one viewer at home questioned on X/Twitter after seeing the depleted number of people at Glastonbury’s main stage.
SZA’s performance comes after festival goers questioned the decision to make her a headline Glastonbury artist, with many claiming they had never heard her name before she was announced on the line up.
Sunday marks SZA’s debut performance at Glastonbury. She began her music career in 2011, after co-writing hits including “Consideration” for Rihanna’s 2016 album Anti.
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She also contributed to Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj’s 2014 single “Feeling Myself”.
SZA gained further recognition in 2017 for her critically adored debut studio album Ctrl. Her next album, SOS, topped the Billboard 200 chart and won the 2024 Grammy for Best Progressive R&B Album. Lana, her next album, is expected to be released later this year.