Reunited indie group The Maccabees are joined by former Glastonbury headliner in ‘wonderful surprise'
The band initially split in 2016, but reformed this year and cemented their comeback by headlining the Park Stage at Worthy Farm on Sunday night.
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The Maccabees confirmed their comeback by headlining Glastonbury's Park Stage
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Florence Welch made a surprise appearance towards the end of their set
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An hour into their set, the band stepped things up for fans, and revellers with Florence Welch, the iconic lead singer of Florence and The Machine.
Florence is a Glastonbury regular, headlining on the main Pyramid stage back in 2015 and famed for songs including Shake It Off, You've Got The Love and Kiss With A Fist.
Together, the group performed
track Love You Better, before Florence and The Machine's iconic crowdpleaser, Dog Days Are Over
.
Florence declared: "Do we have any Maccabees super-fans in the audience? Because you definitely have one on stage.'
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The Maccabees headline slot closed out The Park Stage after a massive weekend – with The Prodigy headlining The Other Stage and Olivia Rodrigo taking to the Pyramid Stage.
The weekend has proven to be filled with surprise collaborations – with
Rod Stewart, who took the Legends slot on Sunday night,
DJ Fatboy Slim also surprised fans by
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Glastonbury made sure fans knew this weekend would be one full of surprises when
This was followed shortly afterwards by confirmation that Lewis Capaldi would be making his Glastonbury return on the Pyramid stage in the mysterious 'Secret Set' slot.
Watch Olivia Rodrigo bring out The Cure's Robert Smith for surprise Glastonbury duet as fans praise his 'incredible' voice
In honour of this, and in one of the more unexpected performances, fellow Scottish band
Haim
However, the festival was
On Saturday alone, this included Charli XCX' s headline slot on the Other Stage, Scissor Sisters' headline slot on the Woodsies Stage, and Kneecap's performance on West Holts.
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The group reformed this year after a nine-year absence
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Florence previously headlined the entire festival in 2015
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The singer declared herself a 'Maccabees Superfan'
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