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<\/p>\nCharli XCX is facing backlash after her headline set on Glastonbury\u2019s Other Stage Saturday night, with some viewers accusing the pop star of miming throughout her performance.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old took to the stage in an all-black outfit, complete with sunglasses and knee-high boots, kicking off her set with high-energy performances of \u201c360\u201d and \u201cVon Dutch,\u201d followed by a mix of new and classic hits. <\/p>\n
While the crowd at Worthy Farm appeared to enjoy the show, online critics were quick to question the authenticity of the performance.<\/p>\n
Several social media users claimed Charli XCX relied heavily on backing tracks and accused her of not singing live. <\/p>\n
Several social media users claimed Charli XCX relied heavily on backing tracks and accused her of not singing live<\/p>\n
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One viewer wrote: \u201cImagine going to Glastonbury to watch Charli XCX headline and she autotunes and mimes through the whole damn set!\u201d <\/p>\n
Another added: \u201cCharli XCX embarrassing that, turning up to walk around stage pretending to sing\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
One particularly harsh post read: \u201cCharli XCX miming her way thru every song at Glastonbury, her mic only used for the odd \u2018Come On\u2019 shout. Guess she dresses like that to stop people looking at her lipsync. Live should be live. #charlixcx #Glasto.\u201d (sic)<\/p>\n
Other critical comments included: \u201cCall me old school but I\u2019m not really buying a festival headliner using huge backing tracks & miming 90 per cent of the performance #charlixcx #Glastonbury2025\u201d and \u201cWhat part of Charli XCX is \u2018live music\u2019? Get her off that stage ffs #Glastonbury2025.\u201d <\/p>\n
MORE LIKE THIS:<\/strong><\/p>\n Despite the backlash, Charli XCX\u2019s career has been on an upward trajectory<\/p>\n GETTY<\/p>\n Another simply stated: \u201cPredictable but shame nonetheless that Charli XCX can\u2019t sing live #Glastonbury2025 #charlixcx FAKE.\u201d<\/p>\n However, others came to the singer\u2019s defence, with one passionate fan writing: \u201cIf you don\u2019t like Charli XCX don\u2019t watch her f***ing set. <\/p>\n \u201cShe’s a young, talented performer who literally has complete control over the crowd, you hating on her when she\u2019s clearly an incredible musician is just embarrassing. #Glastonbury2025.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the backlash, Charli XCX\u2019s career has been on an upward trajectory. <\/p>\n Her latest album, Brat, reached number one in the UK, Ireland, and Australia, and debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200. <\/p>\n She\u2019s known for hits like \u201c360,\u201d \u201c365,\u201d \u201cSpeed Drive,\u201d \u201cApple,\u201d \u201cOfficial,\u201d and earlier tracks including \u201cBoom Clap,\u201d \u201cBoys,\u201d and \u201cVroom Vroom.\u201d<\/p>\n During her Glastonbury set, Charli featured American singer Gracie Abrams – who performed on the same stage the previous day – for a performance of the viral hit \u201cApple\u201d.<\/p>\n This follows backlash against other headline acts, including Neil Young, whose Pyramid Stage performance drew criticism online, with some viewers describing it as underwhelming.<\/p>\n Young took to the stage with his band, the Chrome Hearts, opening with Sugar Mountain to a reportedly sparse crowd. <\/p>\n Social media reactions painted a starkly negative picture, with one person writing: \u201cWatched a few minutes of this Neil Young man, this is like the worst thing I’ve ever seen and heard.\u201d<\/p>\n Another added: \u201cI\u2019m a Neil Young fan but not sure about this\u2026\u2026.. #Glastonbury\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charli XCX is facing backlash after her headline set on Glastonbury\u2019s Other Stage Saturday night, with some viewers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223753,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[4781,77,269,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-223752","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-celebrity","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114766184737170371","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Charli](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1751192891_561_charli-xcx.jpg\")