Charli XCX stunned Glastonbury crowds with her headline slot last night, but fans are fuming over one vital element missing from her performance. The British pop sensation began sharing music on MySpace in 2008, and swiftly became a staple of London rave culture. Charli XCX hit number one in the UK charts in 2012 with Icona Pop collaboration ‘I Love It’, and her success soared following the hit ‘Fancy’ with Iggy Azalea in 2014. But last year, Charli rose to complete global stardom with her hit album Brat. The record topped the charts in the UK, Ireland, and Australia, and made an impressive debut at number three on the Billboard 200. Charli’s 2024 album also led to eight Grammy nominations at the 67th annual awards, including Album of the Year. She bagged three wins – Best Dance Pop Recording for “Von Dutch”, Best Dance/Electronic Album, and Best Recording Package. Charli’s fiance虂, George Daniel of The 1975, who also topped the bill at Glasto on Friday, was amongst the excited festival-goers. The excitement buzzed amid speculation that Lorde would grace the stage with Charli to perform their collaboration ‘Girl, so confusing’ , reports the Manchester Evening News . But Lorde’s surprise gig at Woodies Stage at 11.30am meant she didn’t join Charli XCX, leading to some disappointed fans voicing their feelings online. On X , @ctphonehomee expressed dismay: “So lorde not being here is atrocious??” and @V4MPIRESHAWTY queried: “WHERE IS LORDE”. One fan, @begforloves, expressed their surprise: “Now why would Lorde not be there”, while @mattyscruff chimed in with: “not the crowd screaming bc they assumed lorde was coming out”. @allyallonsy01 echoed the sentiment, stating: “I was hoping lorde was gonna come out”. Lorde and Charli XCX broke the internet when the long feuding stars decided to work out their differenced through the song ‘Girl, so confusing’ which tackles the complexities of female friendship and girlhood. Despite Lorde’s disappointing absence from her set, the Glastonbury crowds lapped up the star’s energetic performance. But some viewers at home accused Charli of miming rather than singing live. One user fumed: “Oh ffs can鈥檛 watch Scissor Sisters and Charli XCX is bloody dreadful. Could literally be any random person miming. WTF for a Glastonbury Saturday night, disappointing.” Another added: “Predictable but shame nonetheless that charli xcx can’t sing live #Glastonbury2025 #charlixcx FAKE.” And a third said: “Charli xcx Embarressing [sic]that, turning up to walk around stage pretending to sing鈥” Charli has graced several festival stages already this year, including Coachella, Primavera Barcelona and Primavera Porto. Lorde has also been busy, having released new album Virgin on June 27. This marks Lorde’s first new album since the release of Solar Power in 2021.