Dua Lipa reflects on “beautiful” Glastonbury headline set: “I took as many mental pictures as I could”

nme.com:

Dua Lipa has reflected on her headline set at Glastonbury 2024, saying that she “took as many mental pictures as [she] could” during the show.The pop star topped the Pyramid Stage at this year’s edition of the festival, alongside Coldplay and SZA.

It followed the release of her third studio album, ‘Radical Optimism’, in May.During a new interview with Billboard, Lipa looked back on “the best year of [her] life” which saw the singer do “things that [she’s] wanted to do for so long”.

This included her debut headline performance at Worthy Farm in June.“I try not to let these moments pass me by so I made sure that when I was standing up there I took as many mental pictures as I could,” Lipa told the publication.“It was so beautiful.

I had so many messages from previous headliners. You sort of earn this badge of honour in that moment, and it felt like I joined the coolest club in the world.”Lipa went on to reveal that Adele – who headlined Glasto in 2016 – was among those to have reached out.“She said, ‘I’ve been thinking about you all day and just wanted to wish you luck for tonight.