P op star Lorde has launched the 2025 Glastonbury Festival with a surprise pre-lunchtime set to a packed crowd on the Woodsies stage. The star was greeted by thousands of fans, who crammed into the tent after rumours about her appearance started spreading around the site.

The singer told Glastonbury-goers: "This record took me a lot, I didn't know if I would make another record to be honest."

Music lovers have flocked to a farm in the southwest of England for the legendary Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.