Gracie Abrams show descends into chaos at Mad Cool Festival in Spain after major tech fail
The American star's microphone stopped working while she was on-stage - with Gracie, 25, forced to finish the last 20 minutes of her set with an acoustic guitar.
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Gracie Abrams' show descended into chaos at Mad Cool Festival in Spain after a major technical glitch left her without sound
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Though the glitch made it tough for fans to hear her over the festival noise, Gracie powered through with professionalism.
An onlooker told The Sun: "Gracie was trying to sing loudly but without a microphone you couldn't hear a thing.
"The timing was bad, but she definitely gave it her best and didn't give up."
A festival organiser said: "Due to the high temperatures, a technical issue occurred which temporarily affected part of the equipment between two stages.
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"The problem has now been resolved by our technical team, and the programme is continuing as normal.
"We appreciate the audience's understanding."
Mad Cool Festival, one of Europe's biggest music events, runs from July 10 to July 13 in Madrid this year.
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Gracie, famed for tracks I Love You, I'm Sorry and That's So True, has also been making headlines for her relationship with Paul Mescal.
Gracie Abrams snogs boyfriend Paul Mescal after Glastonbury set before pair party until 3am
Gracie and Paul were joined by his singer sister Nell, as well as his Normal People co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones and her photographer boyfriend Ben Seed, at The Glade stage to take in a set by US DJ Seth Troxler.
An onlooker on Friday night said: 'Paul and Gracie were all over each other and couldn't resist a cheeky snog while their pals used the loos.
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'Gracie was still full of
energy
despite playing on The Other Stage just hours before.
'The group were clearly still on a high from her magical performance as the sun set over
Paul earned boyfriend points as he got in among the crowd to watch Gracie's set – alongside his fellow Irish actor
At one point, Daisy was up on Ben's shoulders showing her appreciation for the music.
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A source said: 'Paul is so proud of Gracie and loved being with their friends as she saw her dream of performing at Glasto come true.'
Gracie sang hits including That's So True, Close To You and I Love You, I'm Sorry.
But although Paul is now a Hollywood actor and his girlfriend a chart-topping artist, he was overheard telling pals he is a normal person and was camping in just a regular tent like the rest of us.
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The American star's microphone stopped working while she was on-stage
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