Sugababes played for a live audience for the second time in over 20 years tonight (June 24) at Glastonbury‘s Avalon stage, after taking a break from the limelight in 2012.
This performance featured the original Sugababes line-up of Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, and Siobhan Donaghy, and they sang their greatest hits including tracks from periods when Donaghy and Buena were not in the band.
Keisha Buchanan lead most of the talking during the set. âWe were so nervous to come out here today, and I donât know why because youâre not scary,â she said. âI know itâs been crazy being out of lockdown and all of that. And I guess I say that to say that, in life, thereâs ups and downs but thereâs one thing for sure, itâs just a season. Whether itâs [laughs], itâs gonna come either way and youâll always have to push through.â
Set to a live band, the crowd clambered onto each otherâs shoulders and the tent frame to catch a glimpse of the â00s pop sensations back in action. The girl group open up their set with their platinum-selling UK Number One âPush The Buttonâ before dong a mixed melody of their charting seminal pop tracks and album deep cuts like âRun For Coverâ.

Amidst the middle of their set, Buena asked the crowd âDo you guys like garage?â before the trio sang a cover of Sweet Female Attitudeâs âFlowersâ. Buchanan also reminded the crowd about their first debut tour presale tickets that go on sale July 1. âWeâve got justice for âFlatlineâ, guys,â Buchanan said, talking about the groupâs new successes, âItâs finally up [on Spotify]. And weâre going to be touring in October to November. Presale tickets are out July 1. Make sure you grab them if you havenât already.â
Ending on their second-ever UK Number One âRound Roundâ, the crowd roared for an encore, which they got. The duo started up their live band again and played the crowd out with two final songs; âAbout You Nowâ and âFreak Like Meâ.
Recently, the bandâs debut single âFlatlineâ was re-released on Spotify under the Sugababes name, as well as their tour announcement after winning a lawsuit to reclaim the legal rights to their band name.
Sugababes played:
‘Push The Button’
‘Overload’
‘Hole In The Head’
‘Too Lost in You’
‘Stronger’
‘Flatline’
‘Run for Cover’
‘Today’
‘Flowers’
‘Caught in a Moment’
‘Round Round’
‘About You Now’
‘Freak Like Me’
Friday also saw performances from Sam Fender, St Vincent, IDLES, Blossoms, Sigrid, Phoebe Bridgers and Primal Scream. Meanwhile, Billie Eilish closed out the night with a headline set on the Pyramid Stage, making her the youngest solo Glastonbury headliner in history.
Check out the full line-up and performance times here and check back at NME here for the latest news, reviews, interviews, photos and more from Glastonbury 2022.
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