Well, Charli xcx has a lot to live up to. CMAT’s afternoon set on the Pyramid Stage threw down a rhinestone gauntlet to the festival’s big guns with an all-timer performance involving hyperactive and hilarious stage craft, songs which soared in the fun, and a huge will to simply grab this moment and wring every drop of joy from it.
CMAT — Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson — has been the long-time rising star from Ireland who seems to tick every box in modern pop stardom. Sexy dance moves in Lycra, songs about messy love and hating Jamie Olivier and a viral “silly dance”. Or as she puts it: “I have middle child syndrome, an amazing arse and the best Irish rock country band in the world.”
