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As Glastonbury 2020 was meant to take place this weekend, let's take a look back at the Black headliners that made history and paved the way..

1983 - The first Black person to headline Glastonbury was Curtis Mayfield, followed the next day by UB40, including Black members Astro and and Earl Falconer.

1984 - Jamaican Reggae band Black Uhuru headlined with vocal line-up Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson and Puma Jones. Puma became the first Black female singer to take to the Pyramid stage.

1992 - Youssou N'Dour took a headline spot. N'Dour helped develop a style of popular Senegalese music known by Senegambians as mbalax, a genre that has sacred origins in the Serer music njuup tradition and ndut initiation ceremonies. Image: The Telegraph

1993 / 1997 - Lenny Kravitz took a last minute slot in 1993 after Red Hot Chilli Peppers pulled out of the festival. There were no Black headline acts until 1997 when The Prodigy headlined with MC and vocalist Maxim.

1999 - British rock band Skunk Anansie took a headline Glastonbury slot, where front woman Skin became the first Black British woman to headline the Pyramid Stage. Image: PA

2008 - After 8 years without a Black headliner, Jay-Z took the top slot amongst controversy that ‘hip-hop didn't belong at Glastonbury'. In spite of this, he played the set and delivered one of the festival's most memorable performances. Image: Getty Images

2010 - The legendary Stevie Wonder took a headline slot, delivering all of the classics you'd hope. He also used his set to speak up for equality for disabled people and to speak out against war. Image: AP photo/ Joel Ryan

2011 - BEYONCÉ. What a moment. The first African-American woman to headline, she delivered a show-stopping, powerhouse performance featuring an all-female band. Image: Getty Images

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2015 - 7 years after Jay-Z, Kanye West took a headline slot amongst a similar controversy. A petition was set up to block him from headlining, and organiser Emily Eavis revealed she received death threats just for booking him. Image: Yui Mok/PA Wire

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2019 - The last Black headliner to take the the Glastonbury stage was Stormzy. He was the first Black British solo artist to headline the festival and his set was critically acclaimed, inspiring a whole new generation. Image: Reuters

Artist Kendrick Lamar was due to play Glastonbury 2020 but the festival was cancelled due to the outbreak of Covid-19. The festival is taking place online this year and you can watch many of the above artist sets for free on the Glastonbury website.

26 June 2020, 17:04

Beyonce's 2011 headline slot at Glastonbury is being replayed as part of the 2020 virtual festival.

Beyoncé at Glastonbury in 2011 was a masterpiece. Anyone who was there will agree and to this day it remains one of the great Glastonbury headline performances of all time.

So as Beyonce's 2011 Glastonbury headline set is replayed as part of the festival's virtual coverage for 2020 we take a look back at why Bey's booking was so controversial at the time.

Cast your minds back to 2011 when Beyoncé was booked to headline Glastonbury for the first time. The two previous years of Glastonbury had seen headline slots from Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Blur, Gorillaz, Muse and Stevie Wonder, so Beyoncé was to become the first solo female artist booked to headline the festival since Sinead O'Connor in 1990 (Kylie Minogue replaced original headliners Basement Jaxx in 2005).

With her performance, Beyoncé also became the first solo black female artist ever to perform a headline set on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury.

Bey's husband Jay-Z had controversially headlined Glastonbury two years before in 2009 with many people claiming that it wasn't a rapper's place to play a headline slot at one of the world's most iconic festival's.

Beyoncé's booking at Glastonbury was also met with some discourse from festival-goers, with many disappointed to see the R&B star given Glastonbury's much-coveted closing spot on the festival's Sunday night.

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But as she always does, Beyoncé put on a show to remember and her Glastonbury 2011 performance will go down in the history books as one of the greatest ever. At the time, she even broke the record for most television views for a single performance according to the BBC.

Beyonce at Glastonbury is 90 minutes of pure Bey greatness, with classic hits such as 'Crazy In Love' making the cut, whilst Bey even found time to perform some of her hits with Destiny's Child, including 'Bootylicious' and 'Say My Name'.

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2015 - 7 years after Jay-Z, Kanye West took a headline slot amongst a similar controversy. A petition was set up to block him from headlining, and organiser Emily Eavis revealed she received death threats just for booking him. Image: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Consultez l'annuaire des casinos de la ville de Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie. Retrouvez les adresses de tous les casinos de la ville de Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie et localisez-les. Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The suffix Poterie (English: pottery) was added to the town's name. Casino saint quentin la poterie.

2019 - The last Black headliner to take the the Glastonbury stage was Stormzy. He was the first Black British solo artist to headline the festival and his set was critically acclaimed, inspiring a whole new generation. Image: Reuters

Artist Kendrick Lamar was due to play Glastonbury 2020 but the festival was cancelled due to the outbreak of Covid-19. The festival is taking place online this year and you can watch many of the above artist sets for free on the Glastonbury website.

26 June 2020, 17:04

Beyonce's 2011 headline slot at Glastonbury is being replayed as part of the 2020 virtual festival.

Beyoncé at Glastonbury in 2011 was a masterpiece. Anyone who was there will agree and to this day it remains one of the great Glastonbury headline performances of all time.

So as Beyonce's 2011 Glastonbury headline set is replayed as part of the festival's virtual coverage for 2020 we take a look back at why Bey's booking was so controversial at the time.

Cast your minds back to 2011 when Beyoncé was booked to headline Glastonbury for the first time. The two previous years of Glastonbury had seen headline slots from Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Blur, Gorillaz, Muse and Stevie Wonder, so Beyoncé was to become the first solo female artist booked to headline the festival since Sinead O'Connor in 1990 (Kylie Minogue replaced original headliners Basement Jaxx in 2005).

With her performance, Beyoncé also became the first solo black female artist ever to perform a headline set on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury.

Bey's husband Jay-Z had controversially headlined Glastonbury two years before in 2009 with many people claiming that it wasn't a rapper's place to play a headline slot at one of the world's most iconic festival's.

Beyoncé's booking at Glastonbury was also met with some discourse from festival-goers, with many disappointed to see the R&B star given Glastonbury's much-coveted closing spot on the festival's Sunday night.

9 years ago today, Beyoncé headlined Glastonbury. She was pregnant at the time with her first child, Blue Ivy! pic.twitter.com/GlQ4fnJobW Slot consulting ltd share price.

— BEYVIBES (@bbeyvibes) June 26, 2020

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But as she always does, Beyoncé put on a show to remember and her Glastonbury 2011 performance will go down in the history books as one of the greatest ever. At the time, she even broke the record for most television views for a single performance according to the BBC.

Beyonce at Glastonbury is 90 minutes of pure Bey greatness, with classic hits such as 'Crazy In Love' making the cut, whilst Bey even found time to perform some of her hits with Destiny's Child, including 'Bootylicious' and 'Say My Name'.

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So as we watch back Beyoncé's Glastonbury 2011 headline set as part of the virtual 2020 festival, remember just how much of a pioneer Queen B truly is.





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