Glastonbury's youngest ever solo performer dedicates her song 'Your Power' to the subject during her performance.
GLASTONBURY, England – Billie Eilish said it was a “dark day” for American women when she made history by becoming the youngest ever solo performer on Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage on Friday night, June 24.
The 20-year-old multi-Grammy winner made the comment midway through a crowd-pleasing set that kicked off with hit “Bury a Friend” and ended with “Bad Guy” and “Happier Than Ever.”, which recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion, Eilish said: “Today us a really dark day for women in the US.”She then dedicated “Your Power”, a song about abusing power, to the subject.“Thank you for letting me do it,” she said. “I am so honored to be here.
Eilish closed the first full day of music at the festival in southwest England, which returned for its 50th anniversary two years later than planned after the pandemic scuppered the 2020 and 2021 events.Rachel Austin, a 43-year-old engagement officer from Lincoln in eastern England, said no one could prepare you for all the experiences on offer.Friday was kicked off by rock band the Libertines on the Other stage, one level down from the Pyramid.
“Glastonbury is the greatest concentration of freedom these days and I ask you to share this feeling with everyone whose freedom is under attack,” he said in a recorded message that drew cheers. Paul McCartney headlines on Saturday, a week after his 80th birthday, while Diana Ross and Kendrick Lamar top the bill of Sunday.
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