As people attempted to move through the chockablock mass of people during the Sugababes performance, numerous people were heard expressing their disbelief and discomfort over the amount of people
Sugababes took to West Holt stage on Friday afternoon and people quickly started to panic in the crowd due to the sheer size of it, with some desperately trying to get out.
As people attempted to move through the chock-a-block mass of people, numerous people were heard expressing their disbelief and discomfort over the amount of people clustered around the Glastonbury stage.
Elsewhere, someone else was heard criticising festival organisers over the stage choice, saying a stage that offers people more room to manoeuvre should have been picked given the band’s popularity.
The group last played at Glastonbury Festival in 2022 and were even taken aback then when extra security was needed due to the amount of people that wanted to watch their comeback gig. Siobhan Donaghy, Mutya Buena, and Keisha Buchanan all thought no one would go to see them perform.
Recalling their earlier performance on the more intimate Field of Avalon stage, Siobhan told the BBC: “I remember quite vividly that Mutya, in particular, didn’t think anyone would come to see us.” Their noughties hits like ‘Push The Button’ and ‘Overload’ drew such a crowd last time that security measures were amped up to police the throng of fans.
Siobhan reflected on the surprise turn-up saying, “All this extra security arrived, and we got a safety briefing moments before going on stage. It made us laugh, thinking someone famous had turned up instead,” Keisha chortled. After their stunning performance, Siobhan confessed, “I’m pretty sure I came off stage in shock.”
Mutya appreciated every fan present for their big comeback show, stating, “Every performance is special but filling up that tent felt really impressive.” She showed admiration for the Avalon stage: “Obviously everyone wants to be on the main stage, but I thought Avalon was amazing.”
Keisha looked back on their 2003 Pyramid Stage show, reminiscing about how they, along with former member Heidi Range, were anxious they’d be poorly received because girl bands weren’t typical for the festival back then. She recalled: “We were one of the first, if not the first, female pop band to play the main stage. It was very controversial at the time. I remember having conversations about what to do if anyone threw a bottle of pee at us.”
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