Pale Waves might have played a secret set at the Williams Green tent on Thursday (June 27) as one of the first bands to perform at Glastonbury 2019, but their official debut at the festival – AKA one they appeared on the line-up for – came 24 hours later. Sandwiched between Aurora and Interpol, the Dirty Hit-signed group set their stall out as a band who’ll be a mainstay at festivals for years to come. Get a little bit closer to their performance with our brilliant pics.
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Pale Waves made their debut appearance proper at Glastonbury 2019 (following a “secret” set on the William’s Green stage) on the John Peel Stage on Friday (June 28).
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The Manchester four-piece played tracks from their debut album and last year’s EP ‘All The Things I Never Said’.
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Frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie commented on how special it was to be performing on the John Peel stage in particular.
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The likes of ‘Came In Close’ and ‘Noises’ boasted big drops and chantable guitar melodies that all hint at where the band could go on album two.
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The Dirty Hit-signed band also played early singles like ‘The Tide’ and ‘Television Romance’, much to the delight of the fairly busy tent.
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The four-piece clashed with Two Door Cinema Club and George Ezra but still managed to pull a large crowd for their first official Glastonbury set.
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Penultimate song ‘One More Time’ was explosive, but it was ‘There’s A Honey’, the band’s breakthrough debut single that provided a huge arms-aloft moment.
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