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Charli XCX hits back at ‘fraud’ and autotune claims from ‘boomers’ in scathing post after viewers branded her Glastonbury set the ‘worst headline act in history’
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Charli XCX has hit back on social media at claims she is a ‘fraud’ after being criticised for her headline Glastonbury set on the Other stage on Saturday night.
The singer, 32, performed to a packed crowd at Worthy Farm but has come under fire after many said they were convinced she was miming or using autotune.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Charli referenced the ‘boomer vibe’ comments as she hit back at claims.
She wrote: ‘Like the idea that singing with deliberate autotune makes you a fraud or that not having a traditional band suddenly means you must not be a ‘real artist’ is like, the most boring take ever. yawn sorry just fell asleep xx
‘But to be honest… I enjoy the discourse. imo the best art is divisive and confrontational and often evolves into truly interesting culture rather than being like kind of ok, easily understood and sort of forgettable.’
She added: ‘Really enjoying these boomer vibe comments on my Glastonbury performance. It’s super fascinating to me,’ before thanking those who gave her five star reviews.
Charli XCX has hit back on social media at claims she is a ‘fraud’ after being heavily criticised for her headline Glastonbury set on the Other stage on Saturday night
The singer, 32, performed to a packed crowd at Worthy Farm but has come under fire after many said they were convinced she was miming or using autotune
It comes after viewers called the energetic performance ‘truly terrible’ and claimed she was the ‘worst headline act’ at the festival.
They wrote: ‘Can’t be just me? Charlie xcx is truly truly terrible? This is not actual music is it? Who is listening to this on a playlist seriously it’s torture sounds. Gotta be one of the worst headline acts ever at Glastonbury’;
‘This Charlie xcx thing is the worst headline act in Glastonbury history. There may be headliners that you don’t like. But at least they try and fkn sing. Her fee should be withheld, as tbh, you could have put a stripper on stage with a Spotify speaker and got the same results’;
‘This Glastonbury set by Charli XCX is one of the worst things I’ve ever seen in my life. Barely singing, autotune in the rare moments she does sing a bit and horrendous dancing. Be fuming if you spent ages getting into that crowd only to see that’.
During her performance, Charli put on a very racy display showing off her toned figure in tiny black leather hot pants and a mesh skull crop top.
Charli accessorised with a floaty Alexander McQueen scarf, and hid her eyes behind oversized dark sunglasses.
The crowd went wild as she performed hits including Party 4 U, Speed Drive, Sympathy Is a Knife, and 360.
Charli later performed her song Apple, and the person doing the famous viral dance was Gracie Abrams, daughter of Star Wars director JJ Abrams.
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Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Charli referenced the ‘boomer vibe’ comments as she hit back at claims
She wrote: ‘Like the idea that singing with deliberate autotune makes you a fraud or that not having a traditional band suddenly means you must not be a ‘real artist’ is like, the most boring take ever’
It comes after viewers called the energetic performance ‘truly terrible’ and claimed she was the ‘worst headline act’ at the festival
During her performance, Charli put on a very racy display showing off her toned figure in tiny black leather hot pants and a mesh skull crop top
The crowd went wild as she performed hits including Apple, Party 4 U, Speed Drive, Sympathy Is a Knife, and 360
Glastonbury fans brand Nile Rodgers and Chic the ‘best act they’ve seen in years’ at Worthy Farm
While the singer headlined the Other stage Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts performed on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage.
At the same time, the Scissors Sisters were performing on the Woodsies stage – and the venue had to be shut down as there were too many people there.
Meanwhile festival goers branded Nile Rodgers and Chic the ‘best act they’ve seen in years’ after his set on Sunday, as he led the performers rounding out the festival’s final day.
The 1970s icon, 72, known for hits such as Le Freak and Everybody Dance, took to the Pyramid Stage after Rod Stewart’s Legends slot.
But fans were quick to praise Rogers’ groove-filled performance, demanding that it should have been one of this year’s headliners instead.
Glastonbury returned to Worthy Farm, in Somerset, this year with The 1975, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts and Olivia Rodrigo headlining.
Taking to the stage on Sunday for the final day of the festival included the likes of Wolf Alice, Snow Patrol and Noah Kahan.
And Fat Boy Slim, real name Norman Quentin Cook, took to Instagram to reveal that his set was his 100th time performing at Glastonbury.
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Absolute garbage, painful to watch for the 10 minu…
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