Cyndi Lauper breaks silence on Glastonbury 'mass walkout' amid fan concern

Cyndi Lauper has hit out after appearing to be upset when fans were seen leaving her Glastonbury set on Saturday.

The American singer, who is set for what is billed as a farewell tour in the UK next year, played the Pyramid Stage on Saturday and was plagued by mic issues during the initial performance.

At one point when she faltered, Lauper told the crowd it is a “little crazy” and said we have “got a hole over here”, while appearing to become increasingly frustrated with the sound and staging.

When asked by BBC Breakfast if she had fun, Lauper said: “Yes, I did, I mean I had a few technical things, wardrobe difficulties, but I had fun."

Cyndi Lauper performs on the Pyramid stage during day four of Glastonbury Festival 2024

The 71-year-old star's performance sparked concern with her performance

Cyndi said she didn't want to be too harsh on the “technical difficulties” as she felt that was not important compared to the feeling of the festival. "Sometimes you’re up there and the sound is like, ‘Whoa’. But (it) doesn’t matter because the spirit … is there and that was great," she insisted.

Lauper added that her silver trousers, which were part of an outfit that included a silver bodice and a jacket with a blue tulle train, were “falling down” as she sang. This created difficulties when she was trying to walk around the stage, and energise the crowd.

“What are you going to do? (There was a) wardrobe difficulty there but it was OK,” she added.

During her popular song Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, the audio improved and she called for action on protecting women’s “reproductive rights”. She told Glastonbury festivalgoers: “It is time that the world leaders understand that women are half the population of the world and we deserve to be treated equally, no matter where we’re from or what we look like.”

Lauper also sang her biggest hits Time After Time, Money Changes Everything, True Colours and I Drove All Night.