A HOLLYWOOD icon broke down in tears after his surprise appearance on the Glastonbury stage.
The London-born Lord Of the Rings actor stunned fans with his cameo in the Woodsies tent on Saturday evening, taking to the stage in a bold patterned longline jacket.
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Sir Ian McKellen, known for playing Gandalf in the hit movie series, lent his signature deep voice and vocal talents to the Scissor Sisters setlist.
During the track Invisible Light, the 86-year-old could be heard reading out the words as the electro pop group – led by frontman Jake Shears – danced around.
After his surprise stint on stage, the group went on to delight Glastonbury-goers with their signature tracks including Take Your Mama.
As he returned to his spot in the crowd, Sir Ian was met with chants of his name.
The X-Men actor looked extremely bashful before holding his head in his hands and choking back emotion.
In the sweet clip posted to BBC Radio 2’s Instagram account, a caption read: “Sir Ian McKellen getting some well deserved Glasto love!”
A fan then wrote: “Whyyyyyyy is he ALWAYS not sure why we love him
love him. He is so humble. And supremely funny.”
A second put: “The man is a national treasure.”
A third then posted: “He’s such a darling!!!”
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For those watching the Scissor Sisters set at home, they faced a barrage of technical issues.
The highly anticipated sets were pulled off air due to technical blunders throughout the day, leaving many fans staring at error messages on their screens.
The outage hit certain devices and platforms, sparking a wave of complaints online as users demanded answers.
For those watching on iPlayer, the main Saturday feed also suffered huge technical difficulties.
Those wanting to watch Scissor Sisters were greeted with an apology message emblazoned on the screen.
Glastonbury 2025 – confirmed acts so far
TICKETS to the 2025 festival sold out in just minutes before some of the acts were even confirmed. Here is who has been confirmed so far.
Confirmed headliners:
- The 1975 will take to the Pyramid Stage on Friday.
- Neil Young will headline the festival for the second time after his last set in 2009 on Saturday after RAYE makes her return.
- Charli xcx will headline the Other Stage on Saturday night.
- On Sunday, Olivia Rodrigo is due to belt out her hits for her first appearance while Rod Stewart will perform in the legends slot.
- More acts to appear on the Other Stage include Loyle Carner and The Prodigy.
- Doechii will make her Glastonbury debut on the West Holts Stage on Saturday night.
- Other names confirmed include Noah Kahan, Alanis Morissette, Gracie Abrams, Busta Rhymes, Lola Young, Brandi Carlile, Myles Smith, En Vogue, Amaarae, Cymande, Shaboozey, Osees and Gary Numan.
Writing on X – formerly known as Twitter – one expletive-filled fan fumed: “F****** hell @BBC you cut Blossoms short and now Scissor Sisters when it’s just a black screen.
“Sort it out.”
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