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GLASTONBURY fans abandoned Sunday headliner SZA last night to watch England play in the Euros.

Images showed swathes of empty spaces around the Pyramid stage as the American superstar made her debut.

SZA performs during day four of Glastonbury Festival 2024 at Worthy Farm, Pilton
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SZA performs during day four of Glastonbury Festival 2024 at Worthy Farm, PiltonCredit: Getty
Moments before SZA performed there were swathes of empty spots around the Pyramid stage
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Moments before SZA performed there were swathes of empty spots around the Pyramid stage
Photos and videos later showed more gaps in the crowd
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Photos and videos later showed more gaps in the crowd

R&B singer-songwriter SZA had performed for 65,000 at BST Hyde Park on Saturday night before racing to Somerset to take on Glastonbury's iconic slot.

One onlooker told us throngs of festival goers hotfooted it before SZA made it on stage at 9.30pm and never returned.

Our mole said: "I was gutted for her. There were massive patches of empty grass around the stage and she must have seen it, and further back before and during the gig.

"It was shocking really. Compared to last year when people were shoulder to shoulder for Sir Elton John.

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"Kendrick Lamar headlined in the same slot the year before and it was rammed then too."

England scraped through to the Euros quarter final last night.

Gareth Southgate's side had appeared to be heading out of Euro 2024 - but Jude Bellingham scored a stunning 95th-minute overhead kick to draw level, sending the game into extra time.

Captain Harry Kane then scored less than a minute after the restart.

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Glastonbury fans meanwhile have been moaning about sound issues over the weekend.

They took to social media to blast organisers for what they claimed was "tough" sound 'issues during Shania Twain's set on Sunday afternoon and Dua Lipa on Friday night.

The Sun on Sunday revealed Dua had suffered some bad luck due to a sound delay as part of the BBC’s broadcast of the coverage on some services.

The One Kiss singer headlined the first night of the iconic festival, performing on the Pyramid Stage to a huge crowd.

 Dua, 28, later hit back back at false Glastonbury ‘miming’ accusations with a defiant response.

Shania Twain took to the Pyramid Stage at the sold out music festival on Sunday afternoon before SZA
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Shania Twain took to the Pyramid Stage at the sold out music festival on Sunday afternoon before SZACredit: REX

Glastonbury 2024 line-up

Pyramid Stage

  • Dua Lipa
  • Coldplay
  • SZA
  • Shania Twain
  • LCD Soundsystem
  • Little Simz
  • Burna Boy
  • PJ Harvey
  • Cyndi Lauper
  • Michael Kiwanuka
  • Janelle Monáe
  • Seventeen
  • Paul Heaton
  • Keane
  • Paloma Faith
  • Olivia Dean
  • Ayra Starr

Other Stage

  • Idles
  • Disclosure
  • The National
  • D-Block Europe
  • The Streets
  • Two Door Cinema Club
  • Anne-Marie
  • Camila Cabello
  • Avril Lavigne
  • Bombay Bicycle Club
  • Bloc Party
  • The Last Dinner Party
  • Nothing But Thieves
  • Confidence Man
  • Headie One

West Holts

  • Jungle
  • Jessie Ware
  • Justice
  • Heilung
  • Masego
  • Nia Archives
  • Danny Brown
  • Black Pumas
  • Brittany Howard
  • Sugababes
  • Nitin Sawhney
  • Jordan Rakei
  • Asha Puthli
  • Noname
  • Corinne Bailey Rae
  • Steel Pulse
  • Squid
  • Sofia Kourtesis

Woodsies

  • Jamie xx
  • Gossip
  • James Blake
  • Sampha
  • Sleaford Mods
  • Romy
  • Declan McKenna
  • Yard Act
  • Arlo Parks
  • Alvvays
  • Fat White Family
  • Blondshell
  • Kenya Grace
  • Soccer Mommy
  • Remi Wolf
  • Mannequin Pussy
  • Newdad
  • High Vis
  • Kneecap

The Park

  • Fontaines DC
  • Peggy Gou
  • London Grammar
  • King Krule
  • Orbital
  • Ghetts
  • Aurora
  • The Breeders
  • Mount Kimbie
  • Dexys
  • Lankum
  • Baxter Dury
  • This Is the Kit
  • Arooj Aftab
  • Mdou Moctar
  • The Mary Wallopers
  • Otoboke Beaver
  • Barry Can’t Swim
  • Bar Italia
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