Charli XCX slams ‘boomer’ critics after being accused of miming at Glastonbury: ‘So boring!’
Charli XCX has dismissed critics of her Glastonbury performance as having “boomer vibe comments” after facing backlash over her use of autotune during Saturday night’s Other Stage headline set.
The 32-year-old singer took to X to defend herself against accusations of being a “fraud” following her performance at Worthy Farm.
“Really enjoying these boomer vibe comments on my Glastonbury performance. it’s super fascinating to me,” she wrote on the social media platform.
The British pop star’s energetic set, which featured her signature brat-pop sound and choreography, drew one of the biggest crowds of the day but divided viewers watching the BBC’s live broadcast.
Critics accused the singer of miming and relying heavily on autotune during her performance, which clashed with Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts on the Pyramid Stage.
“Charli XCX is bloody dreadful,” one viewer wrote on X. “Could literally be any random person miming. WTF for a Glastonbury Saturday night, disappointing.”
Another posted: “Charli xcx embarrassing that, turning up to walk around stage pretending to sing…”
A third viewer added: “What part of Charli XCX is ‘live music’? Get her off that stage ffs.”
A fourth wrote: “Imagine going to Glastonbury to watch Charli XCX headline and she autotunes and mimes through the whole damn set!”
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The criticism centred on her use of autotune software and her performance style, with some questioning whether she qualified as a “real artist” without a traditional band setup.
Charli XCX hit back at the criticism, arguing that using autotune deliberately doesn’t make her a fraud.
“Like the idea that singing with deliberate autotune makes you a fraud or that not having a traditional band suddenly means you must not be a ‘real artist’ is like, the most boring take ever. yawn sorry just fell asleep xx,” she wrote on X.
The singer defended her artistic choices, stating: “But to be honest… i enjoy the discourse. imo the best art is divisive and confrontational and often evolves into truly interesting culture rather than being like kind of ok, easily understood and sort of forgettable.”
She thanked music critics who gave her five-star reviews for the performance.
The performance featured fan favourites including “365”, “Von dutch”, “360”, “Vroom Vroom”, “Boys” and “Speed Drive” from the Barbie soundtrack.
During her set, Charli performed “I Love It” with Icona Pop and her viral hit “Apple”, with singer Gracie Abrams serving as the “Apple Girl” and performing the TikTok dance routine.
“I love you so much, Gracie,” Charli told Abrams as the US singer blew kisses at the camera.