Billie Eilish performs in the headline slot on the Pyramid Stage
(Picture: Getty Images)“Are you ready to have some fun?” asked Billie Eilish, in an endearingly creaky, fake British accent, before flashing a huge grin. It was early on during her Friday night set in front of a sprawled Pyramid Stage crowd at Glastonbury’s big, heavily refreshed 50th-anniversary comeback jamboree. And it was as sure a sign as any that those who had come expecting hesitance or buzz-killing darkness from the youngest headliner in the festival’s history had come to the wrong show.
From the moment she appeared (bang on time), power-posing in signature oversize t-shirt and messily bunched inky black hair, this was a stunningly assured case of someone rising to the occasion; a ravey, shape-shifting pop masterclass illuminated by a beam of unexpectedly touching positivity.
