Glastonbury 2025: Watch Glass Beams perform mesmeric epic ‘Mahal’
The blustery West Holts stage got grooving to the mercurial sound of Glass Beams as the enigmatic band from Australia kicked Friday afternoon into motion with a superb rendition of ‘Mahal’.
It is the masked psychedelic band’s first time at Worthy Farm. Nevertheless, their unique blend of Eastern-influenced jazz-psych brought a sizable crowd to the West Holts stage as fans and intrigued bystanders were drawn in by their performance.
The band from Melbourne are led by Rajan Silva, and since their emergence in 2020, they have asserted themselves as one of the most pioneering acts of modern times. They first arrived on the global stage with their bejewelled headwear in 2021 when they released their debut EP, Mirage.
Since then, the group have steadily gained a wider following despite a rather non-prolific output with their second EP, Mahal, only arriving in 2024. However, they have toured extensively, extending their contemporary jazz menagerie into mesmeric sets.
During a first morning that was dominated by political discourse, given current world events, the band offered a sense of escapism over at West Holts. ‘Mahal’ has become a signature tune on this front for the group.
The song channels the proto-acid house stylings of Charanjit Singh, bringing a distinctly Eastern sound to Glastonbury as things started to heat up, at least in a musical sense.
Later this evening, The 1975 will headline the Pyramid Stage while Loyle Corner takes to the festival’s second biggest arena over on the Other Stage. While Glass Beams might suit a more intimate setting, they certainly proved they have the class and appeal to match the mighty names at Glastonbury 2025.
You can check out their hypnotic performance of ‘Mahal’ below.
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