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26 June 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 19:57 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Beyonce performs Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

US singer Beyonce made her debut at Glastonbury, bringing the three-day festival to a close.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She headlined the main Pyramid Stage, making her one of a handful of women to do so over the past 40 years.<\/p>\n

Beyonce played all her biggest hits and a medley of Destiny’s Child songs and got a great reception from the crowd.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old opened her set with Crazy In Love and afterwards told the audience: “I want you all to know right now you’re witnessing my dream.”<\/p>\n

“I always wanted to be a rock star and tonight we are all rock stars,” she added.<\/p>\n

But there was no appearance on stage from her husband Jay-Z, who headlined Glastonbury in 2008.<\/p>\n

The couple were spotted watching Coldplay perform on Saturday and there were rumours Jay-Z may join her on stage.<\/p>\n

It is believed Beyonce has spent the last three weeks in the UK, at a rehearsal studio in London. She is supported on stage by backing singers The Mamas.<\/p>\n

Beyonce arrived on stage to a burst of fireworks and her first words to the crowd were: “Glastonbury, are you ready?”<\/p>\n

Her 90-minute set included all her signature songs, including Single Ladies, Independent Woman, Halo and If I Was A Boy.<\/p>\n

But she also paid homage to several other artists, with her own versions of Alanis Morissette’s You Oughta Know, the Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams and Kings of Leon’s Sex On Fire.<\/p>\n

She was joined on stage by Bristolian artist Tricky for Baby Boy.<\/p>\n

Many fans gave rave reviews of Beyonce’s performance.<\/p>\n

“The best performance she has ever done in her life, she is my idol,” said Lucy Horton, of Bath.<\/p>\n

Pete Andrew, from Devon, watched the last 20 minutes of the gig having watched US rock band Queens of the Stone Age on another stage.<\/p>\n

“If it didn’t clash with anything then we would have turned up to see it earlier,” he said.<\/p>\n

Beyonce was something of a controversial headline choice for some fans who think its further indication that Glastonbury is becoming more mainstream.<\/p>\n

But Mr Andrew countered: “If it’s what people want to hear, then that’s what should be on.”<\/p>\n

Jay Z’s announcement as a headliner at a predominantly rock music festival two years ago, sparked a debate over rap music’s place at Glastonbury – spearheaded by Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher.<\/p>\n

Suzanne Vega, who was the first woman to headline at Glastonbury in 1989, headlined on the acoustic stage at the same time as Beyonce.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere on the site, artists like Plan B, Paul Simon and Brit winner Laura Marling played to crowd basking in some hot sunshine.<\/p>\n

After a wet start to the weekend, its estimated temperatures reached up to 25C on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Christopher Shale, chairman of West Oxfordshire Conservative Association and a friend of David Cameron, was found dead at the festival on Worthy Farm, Somerset.<\/p>\n

The 56-year-old was found in a portable toilet in one of the inter-stage hospitality areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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