Band tells Glastonbury crowd to 'f*** off' during mid-set outburst

A war of words has erupted after one set at Glastonbury 2024, which saw the crowd seemingly told to 'f*** off' by the band playing on stage.

Glasto has ended for another year after SZA signed off the weekend with a headline set that was widely seen as one of the 'lowest' attended finales in history.

In stark contrast, Saturday night saw Coldplay wow more than 100,000 with Back To The Future legend Michael J Fox taking to the stage for a unique performance of Fix You. Check it out below:

But it was another Saturday evening performance that got people talking after one band stopped to make a rather direct statement about Glasto and the crowd.

Sleaford Mods, a post-punk duo from Nottingham, had been playing over on the Woodsies stage on the Saturday.

Dozens of fans took to social media to champion the set, praising their fast-tempo set spanning hits from their entire 17 year catalogue.

Their fourth performance at Worthy Farm, folks over on X (previously Twitter) labelled it 'brilliantly mental' and 'a joy to behold'.

Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods had a few choice words (Katja Ogrin/Redferns)

But the attitude coming from the stage was a little bit different.

Jason Williamson, the vocalist for the band, hit out at the crowd that had attended to watch the performance.

"There’s too many f**king people here. Not at our gig, I might add," he said.

"We played this stage ten years ago, and it’s still the fucking same.

"Glastonbury, f**k off."

Sleaford Mods took to the stage at the same time as other legendary bands Orbital and The Streets, meaning there was always going to be competition for people.

They went up against a crowd preparing for Coldplay, with more than 100,000 watching their show (Jim Dyson/Redferns)

And then add on the fact people might have wanted to get settled for the night over at the Pyramid Stage for Coldplay, the scheduling didn't play in to the duo's hands at all.

Fans on X were full of praise, even if not there in person.

One said: "Well, well. Who’d have thought it, after all these years Sleaford Mods smashing a greatest hits set at Glastonbury.

"A joy to behold. As well as them, live sets from four others artists whom all were marvellous."

Glasto will take a year off in 2026 (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Another wrote: "Sleaford Mods are brilliantly mental!"

Those hoping to secure tickets for Glastonbury going forward might have their dreams dashed.

That's after co-organiser Emily Eavis revealed a break is on the cards for the world's most iconic music and arts show.

The show will return in 2025, but 2026 will be a year off. So if you want to go sooner rather than later, better make sure you secure those tickets for next year.