Country queen Dolly is the talk of Glastonbury
The 100,000-plus crowd sang along to hits including ‘Jolene’ and ‘Blue Smoke’.
As promised, Parton appeared in white, dressed in a skintight jumpsuit and huge heels, saying previously that the colour went well with the brown mud.
As the crowd cheered, she told them: “Thank you so much. It is such an honour and such a thrill to be here at Glastonbury Festival.
“I’ve been waiting a lifetime for this. I know you’re here to see a whole load of artists at the festival and we’re just glad that you came to see me.”
The 68-year-old star has been the most talked about act of the festival, with excitement building ahead of her taking to the Pyramid Stage for what has become know as the Sunday afternoon Legend’s Slot following other artists including Ray Davies, Shirley Bassey and James Brown.
Before coming on stage Parton had said she had composed a song specially for Glastonbury.
She made the audience sing along to the lyrics, which consisted of them repeating the word “mud”.
Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis hailed the festival as a “great success” and said he already has next year’s headliners sorted.
Asked about Metallica’s top spot on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night, he said the heavy metallers had played “like their lives depended on it”.
Eavis previously defended the decision to have Metallica, saying no other band had ever been so “keen” to play.
Asked about the future of the festival, the 78-year-old, who organises the mammoth event with his daughter Emily, said: “We’ve got a few more years. Myself, I think I can run another six years, which would take me up to about 50 years.. and then see what happens after that.”
Eavis said he remained hopeful that one day Prince would play.
“We’re always having a go at Prince, but you know it’s up to him whether he wants to do it or not.”
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