Lorde stunned Glastonbury on Friday with a secret set to have fun the discharge of her new album, “Virgin.”

After the pop star slyly confirmed through Instagram on Thursday that she’d be enjoying at 11:30 a.m. on the Woodsies Stage, a whole bunch of followers flocked to the world hours earlier than to say a spot. Dressed in all-white and backed by a four-piece band, Lorde performed “Virgin” straight by, beginning with “Hammer” and delivering an lively “What Was That.”

As her set reached the midpoint, she took a second to handle the gang. “This is fucking sick. Thanks a lot for being right here with us on the day that ‘Virgin’ is born. We determined to play the entire document for you from entrance to again. This could also be a one-of-one, you understand?” she stated. “I didn’t know if I’d be be again in this place, but I’m again right here fully free. And I’m so grateful for you for ready.”

After enjoying by the remainder of the album, she then additional stunned the gang with two of her largest hits: “Ribs” and “Inexperienced Gentle,” closing out the set with festivalgoers singing each phrase.

“Virgin” marks Lorde’s fourth studio album, and her first since she went acoustic with 2021’s “Photo voltaic Energy.” Making a lot of “Virgin” in collaboration with Caroline Polachek and Charli xcx producer Jim-E Stack, the album is a return to the digital landscapes of her first two data, “Melodrama” and “Pure Heroine.” Different collaborators embody Grammy producer of the yr Dan Nigro (Chappell Roan/ Olivia Rodrigo), Blood Orange’s Devonté Hynes, Fabiana Palladino, Andrew Aged and Buddy Ross.

The 11-track document options singles “What Was That,” “Hammer” and “Man of the Yr,” in addition to songs titled “Present Affairs,” “GRWM” and “David.” Lorde launched “What Was That” with a shock efficiency in New York Metropolis’s Washington Sq. Park that was finally shut down by the NYPD as a consequence of overcrowding.

Lorde most lately carried out at Glastonbury in 2022, along with her first set on the U.Ok. fest being in 2017. Later this yr, she’s set to embark on the Ultrasound World Tour, starting in September in Austin, Texas and heading throughout Europe earlier than concluding in Brooklyn, N.Y.