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Coldplay superfan Teddy can rest easy now. His favourite song, A Sky Full of Stars, is finally up.

And Chris Martin has got (without much nudging) the thousands looking on to sing along.

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Adam Crowther
'Inside Glastonbury' reporter - BBC Radio Somerset

Members of the K-pop band BTS are projected on to the sides of the Pyramid Stage during the song My Universe.

They’re the second K-pop band to appear “on” the Pyramid after Seventeen took to the stage yesterday afternoon.

Mark Savage
BBC Music correspondent

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I’ve just sprinted over to West Holts to catch 10 minutes of Jessie Ware’s headline set.

With competition from Coldplay and Disclosure, she’s drawn much smaller numbers than she deserves, with the audience barely reaching the sound desk a third of the way down the field.

But the devoted fans who’ve turned up are getting an incredible show.

I arrived as Jessie hot-stepped through the wonky disco beats of Freak Me Now. And now she’s sunk to the floor, belting out the high notes of Hot N Heavy spread-eagled on the stage.

The stage kitted out like a sleazy Parisian nightclub called The Pearl and, for the pumping club beats of What’s Your Pleasure, her mic stand has transformed into what can only be described as a dominatrix’s whip.

Sexy, free and confident - I’d say the Coldplay fans could do with a taste of this

Keith Adams
Reporting at Glastonbury

In the Pyramid Stage throng, I come across Sean and Carmel from Hertfordshire.

"I love Coldplay," says Sean. But he's keen to hear his favourite hit from the band.

"They’re the nuts! But when are they gonna play Politik?" he says, asking for the throwback track from their 2002 album A Rush of Blood to the Head.

Mark Savage
BBC Music correspondent

Elyanna sticks around for the next song, Arabesque, from Coldplay’s 2019 album Everyday Life.

Nigerian music legend Femi Kuti, who opened the Pyramid Stage earlier this morning, comes out too, adding a blisteringly funky saxophone solo.

We’ve moved right out of the “hit single” comfort zone - but everyone on stage looks like they’re having an absolute blast.

Mark Savage
BBC Music correspondent

Now for a new one. This is called We Pray, from Coldplay’s forthcoming album, Moon Music.

With rumbling bass and a login bass, it’s clearly inspired by Afrobeats.

Burna Boy, whose playing here tomorrow, adds a verse and Little Simz returns to the Pyramid Stage for a rap verse.

In classic Coldplay style, it’s got a “La La La” hook that means the audience can sing along, even though they’ve never heard it before.

The female singer performing the final chorus of We Pray was Elyanna - a Palestinian-Chilean singer-songwriter, who has had a clutch of top 20 singles in Lebanon with her intoxicating mix of Arabic and Latin rhythms.

Annabel Rackham
BBC Culture reporter at Glastonbury

Meanwhile, over on the Other Stage, things are off to a fiery start thanks to Disclosure.

The Lawrence brothers have opened their set with a trio of big hitters: F For You, When A Fire Starts to Burn (complete with some fantastic flame graphics) and Holding On.

"We are Disclosure and you are the best festival in the world. It’s been eight years since we headlined and we’re so glad to be back," the brothers chime to loud applause from the crowds here.

Noor Nanji
Culture reporter at Glastonbury

It’s haunting and it’s beautiful.

One of the most iconic intros that is instantly recognised by fans everywhere.

Nothing else compares.

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Mark Savage
BBC Music correspondent

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Pausing towards the end of The Scientist, Chris Martin attempts to acknowledge every single member of the audience individually.

“I look around and I just see amazing, wonderful people from all over the place and that’s what makes Glastonbury the greatest city on Earth,” he says. “Thank you, all of you who have been waiting down here at the front for hours. It’s amazing that none of you had to pee."

He continued: “We welcome everybody all the way at the back in their wellington boots. Thank you for all your flags and the singing and everything. This is our favourite thing to do on Earth, so thank you for letting us do it.”

And then, he attempts to make us sing the final chorus through the cunning use of over-the-top flattery.

“Now we’re going to show everybody watching on TV why the Glastonbury audience is the most peace-loving, love-making, fun-giving, accepting, non-judgmental, wonderful group of talented, brilliant humans that can sing in tune,” he says.

And do you know what? It worked.

Noor Nanji
Culture reporter at Glastonbury

Coldplay’s set, predictably, is already a huge sing along.

For so many people, myself included, these songs are the soundtracks to their childhoods, their revision for exams, their drives to university.

Even if it’s been a while, we all still remember the words to Yellow, Higher Power and Paradise - as tonight’s proving.

As Coldplay frontman sings the final few notes of The Scientist, he addresses the crowd while playing the piano:

"I look around I just see amazing wonderful people all over the place, and that’s what makes Glastonbury the greatest city on Earth in my opinion," he says.

He then thanks the crowd, beginning with those in the front for waiting hours to see them saying, “it’s amazing that none of you had to pee”.

Keith Adams
Reporting at Glastonbury

Deep in the crowd I find Teddy and mum Alana from Oxford, who are HUGE Coldplay fans.

What’s Teddy most looking forward to? A Sky Full Of Stars.

How apt, Teddy.

As my colleague Mark Savage just mentioned, Coldplay was just joined by pianist Victoria Canal during the band's performance of Paradise.

Last year, Canal - who was born with one arm - received the Rising Star gong at the Ivor Novello awards, becoming the fourth consecutive female songwriter to do so.

She told Newsbeat that music helps her "process" her disability.

Mark Savage
BBC Music correspondent

Like Dua Lipa last night, Coldplay have understood what it means to headline Glastonbury.

They hit the ground running with possibly their biggest song, Yellow, front loading the first 20 minutes of the set with crowd pleasing hits: Higher Power, Adventure Of A Lifetime and The Scientist.

We’ve already had fireworks, confetti cannons and dozens of balloons released across the audience.

And the band have just brought out their first guest of the night - rising singer-songwriter Victoria Canal, who joins Martin at the piano for Paradise. I’ve had a glimpse at the setlist and there’s much, much more to come.

Adam Crowther
‘Inside Glastonbury’ reporter - BBC Radio Somerset

Fireworks from the Pyramid Stage as Coldplay plays its hit Music of Spheres.

Coldplay's shows have become synonymous with dishing out light-up wristbands to the audience.

They’ve just started glowing across the field stretching out ahead of the stage - some audience members even attaching them to their flagpoles.

And then over on the Other Stage, siblings Guy and Howard Lawrence - better known as electronic music duo Disclosure - will be closing the night at 22:30 BST.

Those not clued up on electronic music might recognise the song Latch which featured Sam Smith. That song was the lead single from their debut album Settle, which featured collaborations with artists such as Eliza Doolittle, London Grammar, and Glastonbury regular Jessie Ware - catch her over on the West Holts stage at 22:15.

The brothers have four studio albums to their names, and are expected to perform hits from their latest album Alchemy, which has received critical acclaim.

The US music magazine Pitchfork wrote in their review of the album that it was as "fresher and more fun than the brothers have sounded in ages", external.

You can catch their set by pressing the Watch & listen tab above and pressing on the Other Stage stream.

Before we get into more Coldplay content, a reminder that there are still other big acts to catch including English singer-songwriter Jessie Ware who will be closing up the night on the West Holts stage at 22:15 BST.

The Brit, known for hits like Wildest Moments and Say You Love Me, has released five studio albums since appearing on the music scene in 2009.

This will be the singer’s fourth time at Glastonbury – she last performed in 2022, 2015, and 2013. In 2015, she spoke to BBC Breakfast about her sudden rise to stardom, saying she went from a “not very good” journalist to being nominated for multiple Brits and Mercury awards.

Her earlier musical offerings featured more tender and mournful love songs, but in 2020 she pivoted to more 80s disco-funk for her fourth album What’s Your Pleasure?.

Last year she spoke to Mark Savage about her then newly-released album That! Feels Good! where she talked about exploring sexual liberation in her music.

You can catch Ware's set by pressing the Watch & listen tab above and pressing on the West Holts stage stream.

Andre Rhoden-Paul
Live reporter

An old school BBC logo appears on the screen as Coldplay's countdown comes to a close to start off their set.

The crowd shouts a collective 'wow' as a drone reveals the full extent of the crowd before the band kicks off with Yellow - and yellow fireworks, of course.

Coldplay has just made their way on to the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm for tonight's big performance.

As a reminder, follow along in the UK by tapping the Watch Live button above, and if you're outside the UK you can see their set live on this link.