Lana Del Rey says she was “a little confused” by Glastonbury curfew
Lana Del Rey has addressed her headline set on The Other Stage at Glastonbury earlier this year, which was cut short due to her arriving late on-stage for the performance.
As Del Rey was the final act of the day on the stage, there was no room for delay, but she started her set 30 minutes late, leading to the sound getting cut off prematurely. Although the singer-songwriter attempted to plead with the technicians to allow her to continue, her attempts were to no avail.
During the set, Del Rey told the mammoth crowd: “I’m so fucking late that I’m super sorry. I’m about to rush the set, my hair takes so fucking long to do.” She also said: “If they cut power, they cut power. I’m super fucking sorry. My hair takes so fucking long. Let’s keep running the set as it’s supposed to go.”
The ‘Born To Die’ singer previously discussed the Glastonbury controversy when she headlined BST Hyde Park in July, telling the audience how the festival is “worth it even if you get the power cut. It’s worth it.”
Now, in a new interview with The Sunday Times, Del Rey revealed her surprise at the strict nature of Glastonbury’s curfew. “I’ve heard of curfews before,” she told The Sunday Times. “But I didn’t know they actually turned the lights off,” she remarked.
The singer-songwriter continued: “I didn’t feel great about it, but I was a little confused because I don’t think I was ever in a position where somebody said, ‘If you do not finish by this time, everything will go out.’ I was only 15 minutes late.”
In the same interview, Del Rey explained other issues she’s previously had at concerts, recalling: “I get dressed up for my shows while some folks don’t. For some reason, that was a problem. I had books thrown at me in San Francisco by liberal female groups. I’ve been punched in the face in Brooklyn. Ten years ago, mentally I badly needed some beauty to come out of the chaos.”
Meanwhile, Del Rey recently shared a new cover of the country classic ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’, originally by John Denver. Listen to the track below.
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