Glasto masterclass from proper pop star Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa has set the bar high for this year's Glastonbury headliners, performing a slick set of hits to an enormous crowd at the festival's famous Pyramid Stage.

glasto masterclass from proper pop star dua lipa

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The 28-year-old star told fans she had manifested the moment, but watching her command the stage - hit after hit played, voice soaring, dance moves effortless - it seems her talent was always going to bring her here.

Starting with Training Season, from her latest album Radical Optimism, Lipa kept the energy levels high throughout for tracks including Be The One, Levitating, Hallucinate, One Kiss, Physical, New Rules and Don't Start Now.

As is Glastonbury tradition, fireworks lit the sky, during and after the set, while several costume changes also added to the sense of occasion - which the singer described as "the maddest night of my life".

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Telling the crowd about manifesting the experience, she also hinted she would be staying on at the festival to enjoy the rest of the weekend (although probably not in a tent, I'm guessing).

"I have written this moment down. I've wished for it, I've dreamt, I've worked so hard in the hopes that maybe one day I'll get to do it and I can't believe I'm here," she said.

"You know when I wrote it down, I was very specific, I said I really wanted to headline the Pyramid stage on a Friday night because then I knew I could party for the next two days in the best place on Earth.

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"I'm so grateful, little me would just be beside herself right now."

Lipa's performance included Cold Heart, her Sir Elton John collaboration, which saw her greeting delighted fans at the front of the crowd, who had no doubt been there for hours beforehand to save the spot.

She followed another Glastonbury tradition by bringing out a surprise guest - Kevin Parker from Tame Impala, to perform The Less I Know The Better from his band's 2015 album, Currents - and teased Barbie's Dance The Night during one of her several costume changes.

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The star also showed awareness of the festival audience, with 90s rave imagery on screens and confetti cannons blasting rainbows.

It's something some big acts can get wrong - to go down in Glastonbury headlining history, it needs to be more than just an extra tour show.

At times, however, the set was so slick, it felt more geared to the TV audience than to the crowd - a couple of songs saw Lipa performing to the camera, back to the audience, for good chunks of time - but when the choreography is this good, it's captivating to watch wherever you are. It's a small complaint.

Festival organiser Emily Eavis had said beforehand that Lipa was "born" to headline.

By the time the star had closed the set with Houdini, she had proved her absolutely right.

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If Lipa is indeed staying on to enjoy the weekend, she'll get to see for herself the huge array of brilliant acts on offer.

But as headline sets go, hers will be a hard act to beat - a masterclass from a world-class, proper pop star.

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