IDLES bring out Danny Brown as a special guest during Glastonbury 2024 set

28 June, 2024

IDLES and Danny Brown. Credit: Matt Jelonek and Tibrina Hobson via GETTY

IDLES have brought out Danny Brown as a special guest during their headlining set at this year’s edition of Glastonbury.

The Bristol band, who released their fifth studio album ‘Tangk’ earlier this year, took over the Other stage today (June 28) as the night’s headliners. The group brought out Brown to join them while performing their track ‘Pop Pop Pop’.

“Glastonbury Festival, for the first time ever in our existence we have a friend here whos going to help us out,” said frontman Joe Talbot while introducing Brown. “This is a dream come fucking true, thank you,” responded the rapper. Brown went on to adlib a rap verse to the end of the track.

Speaking to NME ahead of their Glastonbury performance, the band opened up about their headlining slot at the Other stage. “It’s like incremental stuff like, we’ve been doing this for 15 years and each step is just magic. It sounds boring but like we’re just gonna keep doing what we are doing. We will headline the Pyramid stage at the appropriate time when we can fill the field with people that like and know our songs,” shared Talbot.

“We’re capable of doing a show better than a lot of headliners I think,” he added, “But, we’re not there yet because it’s bums in seats, we’re not fucking dumb but we are good.”

In other Glastonbury news, LCD Soundsystem performed a euphoric set at this year’s edition of the bash, with the likes of Dave Grohl and Noel Gallagher watching side-stage.

Elsewhere, Kings Of Leon have been seemingly teasing a secret set at this year’s edition of the music fest.

Today (June 28), the band have taken to social media to share a video of their performance at Worthy Park in 2008. In the accompanying caption, they teased that they aren’t too far from the festival grounds: “Had a great time at Glastonbury in 2008. It’s only a short trip away from our little gig at Hyde Park…”

Elsewhere, Kenya Grace covered Britney Spears, Daniel Bedingfield and more during her first-ever Glastonbury set.

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