★★★☆☆
Lana Del Rey certainly made her return to Worthy Farm last night with a spectacle. Nine years on from her first Glastonbury performance in 2014 and with her UK shows scarce, the singer, born Lizzy Grant, delivered an intense and confusing hour-long set, writes Millie O’Brien.Cooling down from the acts of the day, all the Lana stans in their coquette core and obligatory flower crowns waded their way through the grass and mud to see their queen in the flesh. As time ticked by, with her 30-minute late entrance, the impatient crowd kept the energy up, heckling a football chant of “Ohh Lana Del Reyyyyy”. Finally, the lights dimmed and it was go time. Lana strutted on to the festival’s Other Stage, lit up by a sign backdrop spelling out “God Bless You Glastonbury”. The set kicked off with ‘Peppers’, from her latest album, before launching into the legendary ‘Young and Beautiful’, with her dress train glamorously fluttering behind her.

Photo: Rich Fury.
The theatrics of it all, paired with this not being the first time Lana’s been cut off, makes me sceptical to the authenticity of the drama. After all, the victimisation does feed into her quintessential fantasy image of being a tragic, romantic icon. However, the lack of bangers like ‘West Coast’ and ‘Summertime Sadness’ was definitely felt by all, as the confused audience fled the stage to carry on their night, refusing to leave it on a low. It goes without saying, Lana Del Rey is an exceptional singer and performer, but a terrible timekeeper.Lana Del Rey sings Video Games even when her mic cut off ❤️pic.twitter.com/UL8l0bxXKV
— lana del rey hq (@LDRHQ) June 24, 2023
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