Mumford & Sons successfully closed the U.K.’s Glasonbury music festival Sunday, following British icons The Rolling Stones.
The folk band gave its first performance since bassist Ted Dwane underwent surgery to relieve a blot clot in his brain. Philly reports that the Grammy-winning band performed to about 100,000 ticket holders, who gave the band a warm welcome to the stage.
"We came for a party," said front man Marcus Mumford said during the performance, which kicked off with the band’s latest hit “I Will Wait.”
Despite Mumford & Sons crowd-pleasing closing on Sunday evening, it was The Rolling Stones that truly “blew the stage apart.” Telegraph reports that the band played a two-hour set, opening with “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and closing with “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”
"How are you feeling? You feeling all right?” Mick Jagger shouted to the audience. “It's great to be at Glastonbury!"
The Stones’ performance at the music festival was their first in 50 years of making music. Their appearance honored festival-creator Michael Eavis, who called the performance, "the high spot of 43 years of Glastonbury."
"It's the whole razzmatazz of the occasion,” Eavis elaborated, “The two of us finally getting together at long last.”
The Rolling Stones are in the midst of their “50 and Counting” tour, and are set to play in London’s Hype Park in July.
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