Loyle Carner gave a stirring headline set on the Other Stage at Glastonbury 2025. The London rapper was joined by stars such as Jorja Smith and Sampha while providing a show that featured both old favourites and new tracks.

It was Carner’s biggest set of his career to date, with a higher crowd number than his previous appearance at Glastonbury 2023 on the West Holts Stage. After kicking things off with ‘In My Mind’ from his new album ‘Hopefully!’, he told the audience, “My name is Loyle Carner, this might be the biggest show we’ve ever played in our whole fucking lives man.”

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He gave his fans a mix of classic hits and more recent numbers, backed by a band that enhanced his soulful hip-hop with funky, jazzy live instrumentation. The audience were treated to some older tunes like ‘Damselfly’ and ‘Ain’t Nothing Changed’ from his debut album ‘Yesterday’s Gone’. He also provided some tunes from later records, such as his second studio album ‘Not Waving, But Drowning‘. UK R&B stars Sampha and Jorja Smith both joined Carner onstage for their features on the album: with Sampha on ‘Desoleil (Brilliant Corners)’ and Smith on ‘Loose Ends’.

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He delved into tracks from his third album, ‘Hugo’, such as ‘Homerton’ and ‘Nobody Knows (Ladas Road)’, the latter of which Carner finished by saying “F**k Nigel Farage”.

While introducing ‘Lyin’ from his new album, he gave fans an emotive story of how his son helped his anxiety on the way to the festival by singing music together on the drive there. “That’s why I sing – not because I’m good at it,” he said. “It feels good, you get me? This is only the fourth time in my life that I’ve sung in front of an audience I don’t know, so be easy on me.” His latest album, ‘Hopefully!‘ has seen Carner experiment with new musical styles, and singing as well as rapping.

You can watch Loyle’s full set on BBC iPlayer, here.

Carner will venture on his own UK headline tour in November, kicking things off with four dates at the O2 Academy in Brixton, London. You can find the dates and details on his official site, here.