Fans have accused more artists of miming at Glastonbury after Dua Lipa hit back at critics over her headline performance.
After the show, pop star Dua Lipa yesterday defiantly shut down accusations of miming after some fans accused her of lip-syncing during her Glastonbury set.
‘I don’t mime,’ said the Grammy Award-winner as she toasted her headline success with her actor boyfriend Callum Turner, 34, in an exclusive bar at the Worthy Farm festival site.
Plenty more, including Coldplay and Camilla Cabello, have come under fire for allegedly miming the words to their own tracks, as fans rushed to social media to share their theories.
It comes amid other complaints about the quality of the sound, with Cyndi Lauper’s performance on Saturday beset by problems.
Chris Martin has been accused of ‘blagging’ and miming as acts at Glastonbury are blighted by sound issues across the board
Coldplay headlined the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night, and brought on a very special guest, Michael J Fox, to join them
Dua Lipa was the first to be accused of lip-syncing by those watching coverage of the festival on the BBC on Friday night
At Coldplay‘s record breaking set on Saturday night, frontman Chris Martin wowed crowds after he brought on an old friend to perform with them.
Michael J. Fox arrived on stage in his wheelchair to play the guitar during Fix You and Humankind.
It was a milestone moment for the band, who made history by becoming the first group to headline Glastonbury five times, with Chris Martin, 47, crediting Michael for being the ‘main reason’ they are in a group.
The British band made their debut at the iconic festival in the New Bands Tent in 1999, before headlining in 2002, 2005, 2011, and 2016, and have now made the record for having headlined the festival five times.
However, while some went wild for the surprise historic musical moment, some more cynical viewers have suggested that Chris Martin may have been miming the words to his songs, rather than singing.
One wrote: ‘Tons of miming and backing tracks being used in this Coldplay performance. Bass player in danger of being made redundant.’
A second said: ‘There’s a fair amount of blagging and miming going on here… Loads of tracks running in the background.’
While a third commented: ‘The people who were giving off about Taylor Swift’s band miming or using backing tracks would get a big surprise if they saw Coldplay’s input list.’
Both Coldplay and Camilla Cabello have been accused of miming the lyrics to their songs during their performances at Glastonbury
Another to have come under the scrutiny of eagle eyed fans is Camila Cabello, who put on a racy performance at her set on Saturday.
The singer, 27, who rose to prominence as a member of the pop girl group Fifth Harmony, sent temperatures soaring as she took to the stage in a busty top and hot pants.
As she took to the stage in the raunchy ensemble, one of Camila’s backup dancers, who was dressed as an animal, could be seen cooling her down by rubbing an ice lolly all over her body.
The American-Cuban singer found fame aged just 15 as part of Fifth Harmony on The X Factor US, before going solo four years later.
While viewers’ eyes popped out their sockets at the steamy performance, some couldn’t help but notice something off, accusing the singer of miming her songs.
One person posted on X: ‘Camila Cabello miming her way through her set, nice #Glastonbury #Glastonbury2024’.
A second wrote: ‘You were s**te you lip syncing fake – Camilla Cabello’.
It comes after Cyndi Lauper’s Glastonbury performance on Saturday was hit with criticism after major sound problems disrupted the set
Ms Lipa is lifted in the air as she performs her hit songs on the Pyramid Stage
Another to have come under the scrutiny of eagle eyed fans is Camilla Cabello, who put on a racy performance at her set on Saturday
It comes amid other complaints about the quality of the sound, with Cyndi Lauper‘s performance on Saturday beset by problems.
Festival goers were left struggling to hear the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun singer’s vocals as her voice was drowned out by rumbling bass.
After a few songs, Cyndi, 71, performed Rocking Chair and she seemed to struggle with her pitch and timing.
The sound issues appeared to have been resolved by the time she got to her hit I Drove All Night.
But Cyndi faltered again on her 1984 track Time After Time as she lagged behind the band – suggesting she was having trouble with her in-ear monitors.
Dua Lipa was the first to be accused of lip-syncing by those watching coverage of the festival on the BBC on Friday night.
One watcher wrote on X: ‘Imagine paying all that money to go Glastonbury to stand there and watch Dua Lipa mime the song and not even sing it. How bad.’
Another wrote online: ‘Dua Lipa delivering a Top of the Pops mime set’.
A third said: ‘Dua Lipa has some decent catchy tunes, but I’m fairly sure she’s lip syncing. Sounds like a live vocal, but just not convinced she’s singing it live ‘right now’.’
However, she set the record straight after her set and insisted miming is not something she ever does.