Charli XCX has hit again on the “boomer vibe” criticism of her Glastonbury efficiency – scoffing at recommendations her use of autotune makes her a “fraud”.
Charli XCX has dismissed criticism of her Glastonbury efficiency
The 32-year-old pop star topped the invoice on The Different Stage on Saturday evening (28.06.25) and drew an infinite crowd in comparison with the Pyramid Stage headliner Neil Younger.
Charli’s efficiency was out there to look at on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and lots of watching from residence took to social media to lambast her for utilizing autotune on her vocals ands and for favouring a backing observe over actual musicians.
However Charli has defended her set – which was predominantly made up of tracks from her hit album Brat – and her singing, insisting she is as a lot a “actual artist” as somebody in a band.
Posting on X, she wrote: “Actually having fun with these boomer vibe feedback on Glastonbury efficiency. It’s tremendous fascinating to me.
“Like the concept singing with deliberate autotune makes you a fraud or that not having a standard band abruptly means you will need to not be a “actual artist” is like, essentially the most boring take ever. yawn sorry simply fell asleep xx
“However to be trustworthy… i benefit from the discourse. imo the most effective artwork is divisive and confrontational and infrequently evolves into really attention-grabbing tradition quite than being like form of okay, simply understood and form of forgettable.”
In addition to tracks from Brat, comparable to Apple, Von Dutch, I Would possibly Say One thing Silly and 360, Charli additionally carried out older hits Social gathering 4 U and I Love It in addition to Brat bonus music Guess.
At one level, singer/songwriter Gracie Abrams appeared on the massive screens to carry out the “Apple dance” that went viral on TikTok in 2024.
To shut her present, Charli sipped wine after which splashed and writhed round as on-stage rain cascaded down on her.
On the finish of her efficiency, messages flashed up on screens that learn: “Thanks a lot Glastonbury. So we burnt it down, does that imply Brat is lastly over? Perhaps it’s. However in all probability not.
“However we needed to do it and it seemed cool. I feel you will have all confirmed that Brat is without end. And actually, I don’t know who I’m if it’s over.”
