Rick Astley now not a ‘Glastonbury virgin’ as he performs the Pyramid Stage

Fans needed to wait till the very finish to listen to Rick Astley’s iconic hit because the singer performed Glastonbury for the primary time on Saturday.

The 57-year-old’s set included a canopy of Harry Styles’ As It Was, whereas he additionally confirmed off his drumming expertise on AC/DC’s Highway To Hell.

“I’ve had many desires in my life. One of my desires has been to carry out at Glastonbury – that dream has come true right this moment,” he advised the group.

“Maybe even possibly bigger… is for me to play drums to the first record that I learned to play the drums to.”

Astley had opened the afternoon present with one other of his 80s hits, Together Forever, and likewise handled the viewers to songs together with Whenever You Need Somebody and new observe Dippin My Feet.

The mass singalong to his basic Never Gonna Give You Up – which has 1.4 billion YouTube hits and sparked the Rickrolling meme – was left to the final music.

Astley’s Glastonbury just isn’t performed nonetheless, as indie band Blossoms confirmed he would be part of them to carry out songs by The Smiths.

Saturday’s Pyramid Stage motion culminates in headliners Guns N’ Roses, with Lana Del Rey, Fatboy Slim, and Christine And The Queens additionally performing.

Highlights on Friday included Foo Fighters whipping the crowd into a frenzy after they have been revealed to be thriller band The Churnups, and a headline efficiency from Arctic Monkeys.

Festival-goers have been having fun with sizzling, dry circumstances thus far.

There is an opportunity of the odd bathe tomorrow – however the notorious mudbaths that generally hit the Somerset occasion will fortunately be averted.