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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Jamie Grierson and Robyn Vinter

A ‘secret’ Lorde set and a spiritual wedding: Glastonbury gets off to sunny start

Couple posing for a photo together in front of the Rumshack, with Charlie holding a bouquet
Charlie and Charles Shires, from Harrogate, held their wedding ceremony at the festival. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

As the noon sun broke through the cloud over Glastonbury festival on Friday, the excitement among the 200,000 ticket holders as the first chords of music rang across Worthy Farm was palpable.

Lorde was among the artists to open the first full day of music at the Somerset carnival in a “secret” set on the small Woodsies tent – an understated turn for the pop superstar, who has played the Pyramid and Other stages.

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