Paloma Faith has hit back at Glastonbury trolls and begged music fans to ‘give women a break’ after a slew of female artists were plagued with technical issues.
As 210,000 revellers descended on Worthy Farm in Somerset for the weekend, millions tuned in from home thanks to the BBC ‘s rolling coverage.
But after SZA, Dua Lipa, Shania Twain and Cyndi Lauper were slammed and accused of ‘miming’ when sounds issues disrupted their sets, Paloma couldn’t help but clap back.
The Warrior singer, 42, took to her Instagram Stories on Monday to remind viewers that women were not on stage to be ‘shamed and ridiculed’ but to be ‘boss b**ches’.
She wrote to her 835,000 followers: ‘The way people criticise the women who performed a @glastonbury online is absolutely appalling.’
Paloma Faith has hit back at Glastonbury trolls and begged music fans to ‘give women a break’ after a slew of female artists were plagued with technical issues
After the likes of SZA, Dua Lipa and Shania Twain were slammed and accused of ‘miming’ when sounds issues disrupted their sets, Paloma couldn’t help but clap back
‘I think people need to understand that women are not on stage to be ridiculed and shamed we are there in all our boss b***h power and we stand by one another.
‘GIVE WOMEN A BREAK.’
SZA was slammed by fans when she was hit by sound issues as she took to the stage as the third and final headline act on Sunday.
The US hitmaker, 34, performed on the iconic Pyramid Stage, but the show sparked complaints from viewers, who slammed her ‘awful’ mic problems.
SZA’s show struggled to draw in the huge crowds that were on display during Coldplay’s headline slot the previous evening, as thousands of fans abandoned the show after tuning into England’s Euro 2024 match.
Footage from the festival showed a significantly smaller audience than had been in attendance on Saturday for Coldplay.
As SZA kicked off her headline slot, viewers were quick to complain about her sound problems, with some claiming it sounded like she was ‘singing into a fan.’
Posts on X included: ‘Me after hyping SZA up to my mum and dad for months and then her sounding like she’s singing into a fan;’
The Warrior singer, 42, took to her Instagram Stories to beg viewers to be kind and reminded people that women are not on stage to be ‘shamed and ridiculed’
SZA was slammed by fans when she was hit by sound issues as she took to the stage as the third and final headline act on Sunday
Dua Lipa, 28, was the first to be accused of lip-syncing by those watching coverage of the festival on the BBC on Friday night
Shania Twain suffered the same fate as she took to the stage on Sunday. The iconic singer, 58, could be seen struggling with her ear piece as she seemed to have trouble with her pitch
‘Fix SZA’s mic RIGHT NOW;’ ‘Is something wrong with SZA’s mic? I can’t understand a word she’s saying rn;’ ‘Who the hell is sabotaging SZA’s mic at Glastonbury????;’
Dua Lipa, 28, was also hit with similar criticism by her fans as she also experienced an array of technical issues as she made appearance at the festival on Friday.
While it was her dream come true to play the world-famous Pyramid stage, her performance in front of tens of thousands of fans was dogged by accusations that was not actually singing.
Her devote fans believed the One Kiss hitmaker was miming along to a backing track.
However, when our reporter caught up with her in the VIP area on Sunday, she shrugged off the criticism.
‘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.
Shania Twain suffered the same fate as she took to the stage on Sunday.
The iconic singer, 58, could be seen struggling with her ear piece as she seemed to have trouble with her pitch and timing.
Shania made a very dramatic entrance alongside drag queens and dancers, before quickly finding herself beset with problems.
Horrified fans rushed to X, formerly Twitter, to slam the behind the scenes crew as they felt nothing but sympathy for Shania’s moment being ruined.
They wrote: ‘Utterly horrific sound mix on Shania!’: ‘The sound at Glastonbury has been terrible on BBC, Cyndi yesterday and now Shania? Maybe BBC just hates gay icons’: ‘Sound is pretty rubbish for Shania’: ”Looks like Shania knows something is wrong with the sound’.
Cyndi Lauper’s Glastonbury performance on Saturday was also hit with criticism after major sound problems disrupted the set.
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.
The crowd came to the rescue lifting Cyndi up as they sang along to her mega hits True Colors and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.
Cyndi Lauper’s Glastonbury performance on Saturday was also hit with criticism after major sound problems disrupted the set
Despite the issues, Cyndi, who has more than 40 years of stage experience under her belt, was every inch the professional.
Some fans took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to complain about the ‘awful sound issues’ during the legends set.
‘Awful sound issues for Cyndi Lauper. Really felt for her.’
‘Felt so bad for #CyndiLauper – could see she was p****d off with the sound issues.’
Another to have come under the scrutiny of eagle eyed fans was 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’.
Paloma was fortunate to have not been plagued by similar issues as she was feeling better and back on stage at Glastonbury on Sunday, just days after losing her voice and being forced to cancel her gig in Southampton.
Another to have come under the scrutiny of eagle eyed fans was Camila Cabello, who put on a racy performance at her set on Saturday