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Kylie, as she is universally known, played all
the catchy disco pop hits that the audience had come to hear,
from "I Should Be So Lucky", her breakthrough 1988 worldwide
number one, to 2010 release "All the Lovers".
Minogue was due to headline Glastonbury, the world's largest
greenfield festival, in 2005, but was forced to pull out after
she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
"I wished things were different but life is what it is," she
said, chocking back tears of emotion. "We're all here together
in this moment."
She said some of the artists in 2005 had covered her songs, and
she welcomed on stage one of them, Coldplay's Chris Martin, to
join her in performing "Can't Get You Out of My Head".
The gig changed gear midway when the 51-year-old was joined by
previous collaborator Nick Cave for the murder-themed ballad
"Where the Wild Roses Grow".
But the serious interlude was brief in a show that featured a
blast of rainbow Pride confetti, four costume changes, and mass
singalongs from the sun-bathed capacity crowd, including for the
"Spinning Around" finale.
Minogue was followed by U.S. singer Miley Cyrus, who opened with
"Nothing Breaks Like a Heart", her collaboration with Mark
Ronson, who joined her on stage.
Her father Billy Ray Cyrus also appeared during the show,
performing "Old Town Road", with rapper Lil Nas X.
U.S. rock band Vampire Weekend will play the main Pyramid Stage
later on Sunday before British goth rock band the Cure close the
festival.
(Additional reporting by Hanna Rantala; editing by Kate Holton)
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