Sophie Ellis Bextor fans are criticizing the BBC for snubbing her Glastonbury set
Sophie Ellis Bextor fans are outraged after her Glastonbury set was not shown in full during live coverage on BBC One or uploaded to iPlayer afterwards.
The 44-year-old singer whipped audiences into a frenzy when she performed on The Pyramid Stage on Sunday, calling the show a “career highlight.”
Still, viewers at home couldn’t join in after the BBC failed to show her set during live coverage on BBC One – apart from 10-second highlights alongside an interview with her.
The company also failed to upload the full highlights on iPlayer.
After being inundated with fans asking to see it, Sophie revealed that her performance was not fully filmed, despite appearing on the festival’s main stage.
Snubbed: Sophie Ellis Bextor fans are outraged after her performance at Glastonbury was not shown by the BBC
Sad news: Viewers at home couldn’t join in after the BBC failed to show her set, while also being unable to upload it on iPlayer
She tweeted on Twitter: “I get a lot of messages asking questions about watching my @glastonbury set on iPlayer. That would have been great, of course, but unfortunately due to the hours of the day it wasn’t possible for the BBC to cover my set. The next time…! Xx’
Fans were outraged at the stupidity, tweeting, “Very kind of you Sophie. And shame on @BBCiPlayer!!’; ‘I looked for it. Very disappointed’; “Rude of them not to cover your set. I kept watching and hoped it would show up on iPlayer.”
Stripped. One of the few chances I got to see you live and BBC does :(‘; ‘Not this! ‘; ‘Completely unacceptable 🙁 Really enjoyed seeing you at Warwick Castle, would have loved to see your Glastonbury set too!! xx
“I’ve been looking for your set to watch”; “Oh that’s a shame :(“; “Bummer”; “I’m gutted”; “I was looking for it and wondering. How annoying!”
MailOnline has contacted the BBC for comment.
Sophie isn’t the only star to ditch her set from iPlayer and join the likes of Lana Del Rey.
The singer, 38, headlined the Other Stage on Saturday night, but the next day those eager to watch wondered why it wasn’t for catching up.
On the night, Lana unfortunately had her microphone completely cut off during the set as she entered curfew after taking the stage 30 minutes late.
She left the festival-goers awaiting her arrival, as she was due to take the stage at 10:30 pm, but did not get off until around 11:00 pm.
Despite the delayed start, many on Sunday were frustrated that they couldn’t watch on iPlayer.
Loving life: The 44-year-old singer whipped audiences into a frenzy when she performed on The Pyramid Stage on Sunday, calling the show a ‘career highlight’
Not impressed: Fans were outraged by the stupid revelation that they had tried to find footage of the performance online
A BBC spokesperson said: “Lana Del Rey’s set aired in full on Saturday night and we are delighted to be able to include selected tracks as part of our on-demand offering on BBC iPlayer, as agreed with the artist.”
Lana kicked off her set with a bang, but was quick to explain why she was late. She oddly said it was because her hair took a long time and she even got a stylist on stage to complete her look.
Lana had vowed to do her set as originally planned, but was unable to do so because she was abruptly interrupted midway through the performance when curfews came in at midnight.
Glastonbury is not allowed to play music on major stages after midnight, and Lana’s set was due to end at 11:45pm, but was still going on more than 15 minutes later.
After being interrupted, Lana started addressing the crowd without a microphone and gestures, and her fans soon realized what she was asking as they all started singing her smash hit Video Games.
Arguably, the star had left her most popular song to the last and got the crowd to sing the hit to her when she couldn’t sing anymore.
In an effort to make amends with her fans, Lana stepped off stage and greeted festival goers in the front row, signing Summertime Sadness with them and signing autographs.
Lana was flanked by security and her team as she greeted her emotional and overwhelmed fans before being escorted off stage after the very abrupt end.
Earlier on her show, Lana had discussed why she was 30 minutes late and promised to do her setlist as originally planned, even if the organizers “turned off the power.”
She told the audience, “I was so damn late I’m about to rush this set today, if they cut the power, they’ll cut the power.”
“I’m sorry, it’s taking so long to do my hair. Let’s run the set as it should be, let’s do it!’
After getting her hair done was the reason for her late arrival, Lana also got her stylist on stage to finish off her look while belting out her hits.
As she sat on a chair to perform, her hairdresser was seen undoing her updo and going to work combing out her locks so that they fell loosely over her shoulders.
Lana had originally appeared on stage with her glossy brunette locks all pinned back in a voluminous updo, held in place with a silver hairpiece.
Not happy: Lana Del Rey fans were furious that her Glastonbury set was still unavailable on BBC iPlayer Sunday afternoon
Not impressed: Despite the delayed start, many were frustrated on Sunday that they couldn’t watch on iPlayer, as one wrote: ‘Is the #lanadelrey set going to be on BBC #glastonbury #iPlayer? Still not gone live. Or is she on the naughty stairs?’
But later she wore the lower half of her locks like a waterfall over her shoulders after her hairdresser came on stage with combs and hairbrushes prepared.
Lana had first appeared on stage in a black overcoat tied together with a thick belt, before her backing dancers ripped it off to reveal her dress underneath.
She looked effortlessly elegant in a long-sleeved white satin shirt, which she paired with a coordinated miniskirt and heeled shoes.
Her performance came at the same time as headliners Guns N Roses performed on the Pyramid stage, which also played host to a slew of stars on Friday.