![]() ![]() What made the set feel so momentous was that Capaldi, perhaps unknowingly, countered how we typically understand disability (Tourette syndrome is classified as a disability in the UK). It was deeply moving the sort of display of communal spirit that didn’t just feel like Glastonbury at its best, but humankind generally. Capaldi simply stood on stage taking it in: a sea of smiling faces stretching as far as the eye could see, thousands of voices singing in unison. By the time his mega-hit Someone You Loved began and his voice had all but gone, the audience had taken over, singing the lyrics back to him. “I just need you all to sing with me as loud as you can if that’s OK?” The crowd did not let him down. ![]() “I’m going to be honest everybody but I’m starting to lose my voice up here, but we’re going to keep going … until the end,” he said. He gave a stellar performance full of heart and humour, but as the hour went on, it was clear he was struggling. If you didn’t see the set, Capaldi – who has spoken previously about having Tourette syndrome and anxiety – had problems with his voice throughout and was visibly affected by tics (involuntary movements or sounds). But the silence was filled – by the sound of a hundred thousand people coming together to sing the words for him. At times towards the end of his Pyramid stage set, Capaldi himself wasn’t even singing. There were no surprise guests, no wild costumes, nor any clever covers. On Saturday night, Lewis Capaldi changed that. Glastonbury “moments” do not typically involve silence. ![]()
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