Arctic Monkeys ‘forced to STOP their Glastonbury headline show as frantic crowd begged for medical help amid concern for a fan’
Arctic Monkeys were reportedly forced to stop their headline show at Glastonbury on Friday amid concerns for a fan.
The band took to the iconic Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm for a 90 minute set, which was criticised by fans for being ‘boring’ as they’d seemingly ‘slowed down’ many of their hits.
However, the performance was said to be halted by the band to allow help to be given to a fan after members of the crowd begged for medical help.
It’s reported that festival-goers used their mobile phones to flag down stewards so they could come to the aid of the troubled fan.
While lead singer Alex Turner and the rest of the group briefly stopped their performance to allow the poorly person to be helped efficiently.
Taking action: Arctic Monkeys were reportedly forced to stop their headline show at Glastonbury on Friday amid concerns for a fan
Performance: The band took to the iconic Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm for a 90 minute set, which was criticised by fans for being ‘boring’ as they’d seemingly ‘slowed down’ many of their hits
A witness at the event told The Mirror: ‘There was a moment last night in Arctic Monkeys’ set where they dramatically paused gig as fan fell unwell.
‘Festival goers about 40metres deep from the stage cried for medics, and frantically waved mobile phone lights, to attract the attention of stewards who rushed into the crowd to help.
‘The band briefly paused their set to allow the stewards to deal with the situation before resuming.’
MailOnline have contacted Arctic Monkeys representatives for comment.
It comes after Glastonbury festivalgoers were left disappointed by the Arctic Monkeys headline set as they heaped criticism on the band for slowing down their smash hits.
The Arctic Monkeys played the hotly-anticipated 90-minute headlining slot, but fans were left underwhelmed by the show, with one person even seen yawning in the audience.
Lead singer Alex Turner belted out a whole host of the Arctic Monkeys smash hits, including Mardy Bum and R U Mine, but the crowds were left confused and wondering what the ‘hell was going on’ with the band.
For many of the band’s big hitters, Alex – who has recently recovered from acute laryngitis, sang the tracks at a much slower tempo than the upbeat originals, with fans complaining that it made it difficult to sing along.
Emergency: However, the performance was said to be halted by the band to allow help to be given to a fan after members of the crowd begged for medical help
The rock band took to the stage hours after a surprise show from The Foo Fighters, who put on an incredible performance for the festival’s hour-long ‘secret’ slot, with several claiming that they should have headlined Friday’s show.
Both festivalgoers and fans watching the BBC live broadcast slammed the headlining set as ‘boring’ and ‘mediocre’ and complained that they had been left ‘disappointed’ by the gig.
Taking to Twitter, one fan wrote: ‘I fell in love with the Arctic Monkeys because of the energy and excitement in the songs. That performance was too slow for me, still some bangers played though.’
Another said: ‘Too slow, not engaging the crowd…not great,’ while a third complained: ‘Why slow even your slowest song down??? Sorry I’ve always loved the Arctic Monkeys but can’t cope with that.’
Unimpressed: Glastonbury festivalgoers were left disappointed by the Arctic Monkeys headline set as they heaped criticism on the band for slowing down their smash hits
Criticism: The Arctic Monkeys played the hotly-anticipated 90-minute headlining slot on Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage, but fans were left underwhelmed by the show
Bored? One fan’s tweet seemingly ‘summed up’ the show, showing one person yawning in the audience
A fourth tweeted: ‘Awful performance, what the hells going on with them?! Glad I didn’t get tickets to any of their gigs this time around.’
A fifth shared: ‘I’m really disappointed with Arctic Monkeys. It all seems very slow, that excitement of the first album is gone. It’s like the Arctic Monkeys Jazz Lounge.’
‘It’s like they want people to hate them. Like a mediocre lounge band covering arctic monkeys’ moaned another.
However, some fans gave their support to the band and praised their performance, saying the band’s style has simply evolved over the years.
