The irony: over on the Other Stage it was Lana Del Rey – who once recorded a song called Axl Rose husband – who was late and had her headline set cut short. Meanwhile, former perpetual latecomer Axl Rose turned up bang on schedule and did what needed to be done reliably.
You have to feel slightly for Guns N’ Roses. In her pre-festival interviews, Emily Eavis made no secret of the fact that they were last minute subs for a headliner (rumoured to be Rhianna) who pulled out at the 11th hour. They continue a not-so-grand tradition of hard rock/metal on Worthy Farm: a musical genre that has long been underrepresented here.
