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Charli XCX addresses Glastonbury criticism after 'Boomers' point out one 'issue' with set

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Updated 12:30 30 Jun 2025 GMT+1Published 12:29 30 Jun 2025 GMT+1

Charli XCX addresses Glastonbury criticism after 'Boomers' point out one 'issue' with set

The 32-year-old 'Apple' singer headlined the Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday (28 June)

Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle

Featured Image Credit: Joseph Okpako/WireImage

Topics: Celebrity, Festivals, Glastonbury, Music, Social Media

Rhiannon Ingle
Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle is a Senior Journalist at Tyla, specialising in TV, film, travel, and culture. A graduate of the University of Manchester with a degree in English Literature, she honed her editorial skills as the Lifestyle Editor of The Mancunian, the UK’s largest student newspaper. With a keen eye for storytelling, Rhiannon brings fresh perspectives to her writing, blending critical insight with an engaging style. Her work captures the intersection of entertainment and real-world experiences.

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This year's Glastonbury Festival seems to have been one of the most-talked about ones yet.

Worthy Farm attendees and viewers at home alike watched on as punk-rap duo Bob Vylan voiced their solidarity with Palestine with widely criticised chants, Lewis Capaldi surprised fans with a 'secret' set and Olivia Rodrigo headlined the Pyramid Stage - much to the outrage of the more, perhaps, elderly audiences.

But it wasn't just Olivia who bore the brunt of the 'Boomer' generation's backlash against the festival's headliners as British singer, Charli XCX, the hyperpop queen responsible for everyone's Brat summers, has now addressed Glastonbury criticism after this particular demographic pointed out one apparent 'issue' with her set.

On Saturday (28 June), Charli took to the Other Stage where she performed all her best hits including '360', 'Von Dutch', 'Club Classics' and - of course - 'Apple'.

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Charli XCX has addressed 'boomer' criticism from her Glastonbury set on Saturday (28 June) (Joseph Okpako / Contributor / Getty Images)
Charli XCX has addressed 'boomer' criticism from her Glastonbury set on Saturday (28 June) (Joseph Okpako / Contributor / Getty Images)

While the crowd roared in with pleasure, it's clear that not everyone was thrilled by Charli's set, prompting the singer to take to social media to directly respond to the 'discourse' surrounding her music.

Taking to X on Sunday (29 June), Charli penned: "Really enjoying these boomer vibe comments on my Glastonbury performance. It’s super fascinating to me.

"Like the idea that singing with deliberate autotune makes you a fraud or that not having a traditional band suddenly means you must not be a 'real artist' is like, the most boring take ever. Yawn sorry just fell asleep xx.

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"But to be honest… I enjoy the discourse. Imo the best art is divisive and confrontational and often evolves into truly interesting culture rather than being like kind of ok, easily understood and sort of forgettable."

Inevitably, such 'Boomer' internet trolls came in full force hitting out further at her set.

"Her fans are like 17-19 years old and my god that generation has the worst taste ever they just don’t have nothing to hold on to when it comes to pop culture," slammed one X user.

A second, who clearly isn't in the know of Charli's deliberate use of autotune for effect, jabbed: "Just say you can’t sing with your own voice like every other artist on the bill."

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"Babe being ageist is not it - grow up - make some new music and get out of this god awful phase. You’ve milked it so long you’re the joke now," hit out a third.

Such 'Boomers' clearly weren't in the know when it came to Charli's intentional use of autotune (Joseph Okpako / Contributor / Getty Images)
Such 'Boomers' clearly weren't in the know when it came to Charli's intentional use of autotune (Joseph Okpako / Contributor / Getty Images)

Many others, however, rushed in to defend the '360' singer with a fourth assuring: "Girl they’re old they don’t know better."

"They’re too old to know what cool is? It’s that’s simple," snapped a fifth, while a sixth chimed in: "My 63-year-old mum and 70-year-old dad were vibing to you last night!"

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A seventh gushed: "You killed it per usual! They’re jealous that you’re young and vibrant and full of energy and talent."

"They simply weren’t ready for a performance that felt like the future," theorised another.

And a final X user pointed out: "These would be the same people complaining in the early 60s about the Beatles having long hair, Dylan having an electric guitar, and The Who kicking off a single with feedback."

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Well, Charli, forgettable you most certainly are not!

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