Glastonbury 2024: 15 mad and memorable moments

“I can’t believe it’s taken me 22 years to actually be here,” declared Avril Lavigne, as she made her Glastonbury debut on Sunday evening.

“Well,” she added with a smile, “it’s about time.”

The pop punk queen is having a moment. An inspiration to acts like Olivia Rodrigo and Willow, her streaming numbers are rocketing up the chart.

And why not? With hits like Complicated, Sk8r Boi and Girlfriend in her back pocket, she’s responsible for some of the early 2000s most enjoyable hits.

She told the BBC that the reason her lyrics resonate so much is because they’re relatable – “It’s always been important for me to write and be real,” she said.

“I’m writing about stuff that I went through in high school, like having a crush on a guy for the first time, experiencing love and what that feels like”.

Predictably, her set was as rammed as the Sugababes, with an estimated 70,000 fans packed together like sardines in a crushed tin can, in a trash compactor in the centre of a collapsing black hole.

Again, you have to wonder why these big pop acts aren’t sent to the Pyramid Stage in the first place.

It’s clear by now that audiences love a big nostalgic singalong. Give them what they want! (PS: Bring on the Spice Girls while you’re at it).