Kylie Minogue's joyous pop wows Glastonbury

Kylie Minogue blinked back tears as she finally got to play Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage, 14 years after missing her headline slot.

The star became emotional when the crowd started chanting her name midway through her set on Sunday afternoon.

She was forced to cancel her appearance in 2004 after being diagnosed with breast cancer, and recalled watching the festival on TV.

"I wished things were different - but life is what it is."

"We're all here in this moment."

The crowd welcomed her back to Worthy Farm with open arms, singing in unison to hits like I Should Be So Lucky, Especially For You and Kids, and cheering as she shot pride-coloured confetti into the air.

There were guest appearances from Chris Martin on a flamenco-tinged Can't Get You Out Of My Head and Nick Cave, for the gothic murder ballad Wild Rose.

In an intense, sexually-charged performance, they locked eyes throughout, slowly moving closer until they ended up in each other's arms, Kylie singing the final lines with her head pressed to his chest.

She later paid tribute to Glastonbury's spiritual godfather, by mashing up Slow with David Bowie's Fashion.

But it was the pop classics that really got the crowd moving... Who'd have guessed in 1989 that, 30 years later, Better The Devil You Know would one day be one of Glastonbury's biggest songs?

Not Kylie - who for a long time shunned the bubblegum pop of her early albums. But in recent years, she's embraced the kitsch pleasures of tracks like Locomotion (mixed today with Rose Royce's Car Wash) and Je Ne Sais Pas Pourqois.

Festival-goers eagerly came along for the ride, although they knew recent hits like All The Lovers better than 90s classics Shocked and Hand On Your Heart.

They even cheered her costume changes - four in all, from the white flared trouser suit she started in to the shimmering gold dress and vertiginous heels she wore for the encore.

"Just so you know, I've never seen so many people in my entire life," said the star, pausing to survey the fans who'd congregated at the Pyramid Stage.

You and the rest of us, Kylie.

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Source: BBC News

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