The wildest and most daring outfits celebrities have worn to perform at Glastonbury
Armani Syed
- Glastonbury is a five-day festival of performing arts that takes place in June in Somerset, England.
- Since its inception in 1970, musicians have set the tone for Glastonbury's festival fashion.
Performing at the 2009 festival, Lady Gaga wore a structured metallic minidress and matching mask.
For the career-defining performance, Lady Gaga wore a total of five costumes including Union Jack-branded biker gear, a see-through bubble coat, and a flamethrower on her chest, according to The Guardian.
She also wore a sparkly silver futuristic dress with a striking silhouette and matching mask. She paired the minidress with fishnet tights and black peep-toe heels.
Stormzy headlined the 2019 festival wearing a stab-proof vest with a distressed Union Jack flag, as designed by the anonymous British artist Banksy.
Performing on the Pyramid stage, British rapper Stormzy wore a bulletproof and stab-proof vest with a discolored Union Jack flag on it, designed by the anonymous British artist Banksy, according to the artist's website, Gross Domestic Product.
The website says the customized body armor is "a version of the 'John Bull' English gents waistcoat updated for modern times" and "is capable of stopping bullets up to .45 calibre and is fully stab proof." The grime artist wore the vest with grey combat pants and sneakers.
Amy Winehouse became known for her fun minidresses, including the blue sequinned one she wore to perform in 2008.
Winehouse opted for a dark-blue minidress with a sweetheart neckline formed of large sequins to perform at the 2008 festival. According to The Telegraph, the garment was a Luella design.
The singer accessorized the look with a simple string of pearls and colorful cocktail umbrellas in her signature beehive hairstyle.
At the 2019 festival, Lauryn Hill looked chic in high-waisted pants, a sheer top with dramatic ruffles, and a hat with a pearl strap.
Hill made festival fashion even cooler in a black-and-white ensemble in 2019. The outfit consisted of a black sheer long-sleeved top, complete with dramatic floor-length ruffles, and high-waisted white drawstring pants with a belt.
She finished the look with gold rings, pearl earrings, and a black fedora with a pearl chin strap.
Courtney Love performed at the 1999 Glastonbury Festival wearing a sheer sparkly pink outfit with fairy wings.
Hole's frontwoman appeared on stage at the 1999 festival in a head-to-toe pink outfit consisting of a pale bra, bright sequin hot pants with a tutu at the back, fishnet tights, and, most significantly, a set of fairy wings.
According to Kerrang, Love wrote 'Georgia' on her stomach in tribute to R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, who was born in the US state, with whom she arrived at the festival in a helicopter.
Kanye West opted for an acid-wash denim look with a distressed vest and a silver metallic mask for his 2015 headline performance.
In 2015, Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, wore a paint-splattered, acid-wash denim jacket and matching pants with a distressed and threadbare vest underneath. He paired the daring look with a pair of beige high-top sneakers.
According to GQ, Ye wore a silver chainmail mask by Maison Margiela during part of his performance.
2014 headliner M.I.A. wore an entirely gold outfit with sunglasses and sneakers to perform.
M.I.A. delivered a headline set in a gold lamè T-shirt with red hems, matching gold sweatpants, a trench coat, and a pleated halo headband.
She finished the bold look with rose-gold sneakers and black oversized sunglasses.
David Bowie opted for longline tailoring for his performance at the 2000 Glastonbury festival.
Bowie, known for his iconic sartorial choices, appeared at the 2000 festival in a jacquard longline buttermilk blazer with a long blue shirt and black pants. The singer wore his hair down as he performed wearing the smart look.
Lizzo wore an iridescent purple leotard with a giant tulle cape for her Glastonbury debut in 2019.
Lizzo brought a pop of color to the stage for her first Glastonbury performance. The singer wore a bright-purple iridescent leotard with fishnet tights and black boots.
She wore a giant lilac tulle cape draped over the look, as well as matching eyeshadow and her hair in a sleek high ponytail.
Björk looked tree-like in an earthy-green dress with roots and a striking multicolored hat to perform at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival.
The Icelandic singer wore a multicolored hat with draping material all around. She also opted for a green-and-grey tunic with batwing sleeves and a brown tree root pattern.
Björk paired the look with gold leggings and metallic makeup across her forehead.
In 2004, Liam Gallagher continued his personal trend of performing in a parka jacket but with a white feathery twist.
As GQ reported, Liam Gallaher is known as an "effortless style icon" and this is partly due to his loyalty to jackets.
While the Oasis lead vocalist typically keeps his parka jackets quite simple, he wore a more daring white version with a feather trim around the hood.
At the 2014 Glastonbury Festival, Dolly Parton wore a rhinestone-encrusted white pantsuit that seemed inspired by Elvis.
In 2014, Parton performed in a white two-piece suit with rhinestones encrusted on the bodice of her cinched long-sleeve top with a plunging neckline, and draped down the length of her matching pants.
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