Charli XCX headlined The Different Stage at Glastonbury on Saturday, and he or she’s since fired again at on-line “boomer” commenters who criticized her use of autotune and her resolution to not carry out with a standard band.
Following her Brat–heavy set — the place she actually burned a large Brat flag onstage — Charli took to Twitter the subsequent day to name out the unfavorable feedback from attendees and livestream viewers.
“Actually having fun with these boomer vibe feedback on my glastonbury efficiency. it’s tremendous fascinating to me,” she wrote, adopted by a extra particular indictment: “Like the concept that singing with deliberate autotune makes you a fraud or that not having a standard band instantly means it’s essential to not be a “actual artist” is like, essentially the most boring take ever. yawn sorry simply fell asleep xx”
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It’s value noting that Charli was up towards an precise Boomer on Saturday night time, with Neil Younger and the Chrome Hearts headlining the competition’s Pyramid Stage throughout her set. Nonetheless, despite the fact that Charli has been adamantly defending her use of autotune for years, she’s taking the criticism with a grain of salt. “However to be trustworthy… i benefit from the discourse. imo the most effective artwork is divisive and confrontational and infrequently evolves into really fascinating tradition reasonably than being like sort of okay, simply understood and kind of forgettable,” she wrote.
Charli’s Glastonbury cease was the most recent competition on her itinerary, with extra exhibits to come back this summer season at Euro fests like Roskilde, Means Out West, Sziget, and extra. She’s actually saved busy because the launch of Brat final yr; although she’s conscious that the album’s large success means her follow-up will doubtless be much less extremely acquired: “My subsequent document will in all probability be a flop, which I’m down for to be trustworthy,” she mentioned final month.
actually having fun with these boomer vibe feedback on my glastonbury efficiency. it’s tremendous fascinating to me.
— Charli (@charli_xcx) June 29, 2025
like the concept that singing with deliberate autotune makes you a fraud or that not having a standard band instantly means it’s essential to not be a “actual artist” is like, essentially the most boring take ever. yawn sorry simply fell asleep xx
— Charli (@charli_xcx) June 29, 2025
however to be trustworthy… i benefit from the discourse. imo the most effective artwork is divisive and confrontational and infrequently evolves into really fascinating tradition reasonably than being like sort of okay, simply understood and kind of forgettable.
— Charli (@charli_xcx) June 29, 2025