Lewis Capaldi’s emotional surprise return to Glastonbury saw the Scottish singer receive an influx of support from the celebrity world two years on from his last performance
An emotional Lewis Capaldi was supported by a wave of celebrity friends as he made a surprise return to Glastonbury. The Scottish singer returned to Worthy Farm two years after he last performed at the festival. The Someone You Loved singer struggled to finish his set last timeout, with his voice faltering in a touching message to the crowd.
At the time, he told them: “Glastonbury, I’m really sorry. I’m a bit annoyed with myself.” The crowd soon took over the vocals of Someone You Loved. “I feel like I’ll be taking another wee break over the next couple of weeks. So you probably won’t see much of me for the rest of the year, maybe even. But when I do come back and when I do see you, I hope you’re still up for watching us.”
And today, after telling the crowd “second time’s a charm,” Lewis was able to complete the song two years on. Following his emotional set, Lewis took to Instagram to share a clip of the two performances merged together.
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In the touching clip, it showed the struggle of 2023 before a teary-eyed Lewis looked on after taking to the stage again today. He captioned his upload: “Glastonbury it’s so incredible to be back, thank you so much for having me x”
And his video was immediately met with a wave of support. Among those sharing a message with the star was former footballer Alan Shearer, who simply said: “Love it,” alongside clapping hands emojis.
McFly’s Danny Jones also said: “Epic maaaaaate so good to see you back,” while Sam Fender labelled it the “return of the king”.
Paddy McGuinness was also on hand to compliment his efforts, calling him the governor, while ex-Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall responded with a love heart emoji.
Lewis was also supported backstage after his gig. Matty Healy was seen recording a message for some fans backstage to send his support to the Scottish star. A source attending Glastonbury told the Mirror: “I heard him say ‘really pleased he is here and I wish him well”
Lewis’ return comes hours after he released a new song called Survive. As he shared a post on Instagram announcing the new tune, he captioned it: “It’s been a while.” The new song is full of emotion with lyrics including lines such as “I swear to God I’ll survive” and “I’m going to get up and live until the day that I die.”
It marks his first new release since stepping out of the spotlight because of his mental health. And as he performed it to the Glastonbury crowd he cried as he began to sing. He revealed that his one goal was to get back on stage at Glastonbury as he paid tribute to the fans.
At the end of the song, he struggled to get through the track, with the emotion clearly a lot for him as he sang those final words with passion.
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