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CMAT chants 'Free Palestine' during Glastonbury set

Towards the end of her set, CMAT waded into the crowd to sing her popular song Stay for Something and chanted "Free Palestine" in reference to the ongoing war in Gaza
Towards the end of her set, CMAT waded into the crowd to sing her popular song Stay for Something and chanted "Free Palestine" in reference to the ongoing war in Gaza

CMAT chanted "Free Palestine" and waded into the Pyramid Stage crowd, who were dancing in the midday heat, during her Glastonbury Festival set on Friday.

CMAT, real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, played songs from her back catalogue as well as new singles, including Take a Sexy Picture of Me, from her forthcoming third studio album, Euro-Country.

Plenty of festivalgoers could be seen doing the viral dance to the song, which has taken social media by storm in recent months.

"My name is CMAT and I'm literally just a young one from Dunboyne/Dublin, depending who you ask"

Kicking off her set with Have Fun!, CMAT, who wore an all-purple ensemble with white boots, sang while lying flat on the floor before getting to her feet and shouting: "Glasto!"

CMAT, who blends pop and rock with folk and country influences, performed from her back catalogue, receiving rapturous applause while singing hits including I Don't Really Care for You.

The singer also encouraged fans to dance along to the "Dunboyne, County Meath two-step" while singing I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Baby!.

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 27: CMAT performing on the Pyramid Stage during day three of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 27, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Established by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK's largest music festival, drawing over 200,000 f
CMAT is gearing up for the release of her new album, Euro-Country, on 29 August

"I think we might be about to break a personal record for the very sexy CMAT band," she told crowds.

"We've never attempted it (the dance) with this many people, so I'm a little scared," she added.

Introducing herself, she said: "My name is CMAT and I'm literally just a young one from Dunboyne/Dublin, depending who you ask."

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 27: CMAT performing on the Pyramid Stage during day three of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 27, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Established by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK's largest music festival, drawing over 200,000 f
CMAT, who blends pop and rock with folk and country influences, performed from her back catalogue, receiving rapturous applause while singing hits including I Don't Really Care for You

"This is the scariest moment of my life, but it will probably singlehandedly be the best and most amazing thing I'll ever do," she added.

Towards the end of her set, CMAT waded into the crowd to sing her popular song Stay for Something and chanted "Free Palestine" in reference to the ongoing war in Gaza.

CMAT released her debut album, If My Wife New I'd Be Dead, in 2022, and followed it up with the Mercury Prize-nominated Crazymad, for Me in 2023.

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 27: CMAT performing on the Pyramid Stage during day three of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 27, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Established by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK's largest music festival, drawing over 200,000 f
"This is the scariest moment of my life, but it will probably singlehandedly be the best and most amazing thing I'll ever do"

Her third studio album is set for release on 29 August.

Source: Press Association

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