CHARLI XCX has hit back at accusations she mimed during her Other Stage headline slot at Glastonbury last night.
The Brat star, 32, slammed ‘boomer’ attitudes towards her music and use of autotune, which her
Taking to X tonight, 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.”;
She continued: “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.”;
Charli then linked to a five-star review of her set by the Guardian in which she was dubbed the unofficial headliner of the entire weekend.
The forward-thinking singer followed it by writing: “really enjoying these boomer vibe comments on my glastonbury performance. it’s super fascinating to me.”;
Charli pulled in one of the biggest crowds The Other Stage has seen as an alternative to
The The Brit Award winner looked the part for her time in the spotlight, donning a black leather crop top and matching hotpants.
Dripping with attitude, Charli came out with intent, declaring: “Glastonbury, don’t fucking play with me, before launching into 365.
She rattled through 17 tracks before wrapping up shortly before midnight.
The mix of grungey visuals and industrial rave pop didn’t excite everyone.
Some accused her of miming and suggested an excessive use of autotune in tracks like I Might Say Something Stupid.
Watching the set from their sofa, one took to X to write: “Just miming to her own records.”;
A second put: “Headline act at #Glastonbury2025 #Glasto is miming. Absolutely terrible.”;
A third wrote: “Charli XCX miming her way thru every song at Glastonbury, her mic only used for the odd ‘Come On’ shout. Live should be live.”;
Yet others loved the party vibe and commitment to the Brat aesthetic.
One mused: “Loving that Charli xcx and have got all middle aged men in tears this weekend, can’t wait for !!”;
Another wrote: “Dude... Charli XCX was f**king class.”;
One then put: “How cool is Charli xcx”;
Earlier in the day, Britpop icons Pulp, fronted by Jarvis Cocker, had a playful nod to Charli in their secret set billed as “Patchwork”;.
A screen behind the band flashed the words: “Are you ready for.... Pulp Summer.”;
The message was a direct reference to the ‘Brat Summer’ Charli celebrated last year thanks to her smash-hit album of the same name.
