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Gwilym Mumford (now), with Keza MacDonald Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes (earlier)

Billie Eilish, Sam Fender and more play Glastonbury– as it happened

Billie Eilish on the Pyramid stage.
Billie Eilish on the Pyramid stage. Photograph: Julie Edwards/Avalon

So day one of Glastonbury is – with the exception of the festival’s many, many bacchanalian late night dance areas – pretty much over. What’s in store for day two? Paul McCartney you already know about (and what an event that will be), but there’s a barrel-load of other great stuff to mark in your ledgers.

In a classic piece of counter-programming, Megan Thee Stallion is headlining the Other stage at the same time that Macca is on at the Pyramid, while Róisín Murphy tops the West Holts, Jessie Ware does the Park and Jamie T’s on over at John Peel.

There are some juicy sets further down the lineup too: the brilliant Big Thief at the Park at 6.15, Self Esteem and Pa Salieu at the John Peel, and the bonkers Black Midi at West Holts. We’ll have reviews of many of these and plenty of others, and of course you can catch all the action over on the iPlayer.

For now though we’re going to wind the liveblog down and head off into the night in search of adventure. Thanks for joining us, and see you tomorrow!

Billie Eilish reviewed

Alexis Petridis has delivered his verdict on tonight’s headliner, and he was suitably impressed: “Her performance doesn’t just seem like a musical shift for Glastonbury, but a triumph as well,” he writes in his four-star verdict.

You can read the full review here:

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