CMAT has mentioned she “didn’t sleep” within the run-up to her efficiency at Glastonbury 2025, admitting that she “was so, so scared”.
The Irish singer-songwriter performed a profession milestone set on the Pyramid Stage on the legendary pageant this summer time. She additionally made a shock look on the BBC Introducing Stage over the weekend.
Talking on BBC Radio 6 Music, CMAT recalled how nerves obtained the higher of her within the days main as much as Glasto ’25.
“It’s price noting that the 2 days beforehand, I used to be performing like somebody who was about to enter conflict,” she defined (through Night Customary). “I used to be shaking with the worry. I couldn’t discuss to anybody, I didn’t sleep, like I used to be in poor health. I used to be so, so scared. I used to be so scared for the Pyramid Stage.”
CMAT continued: “I type of simply stored throwing my head in my fingers, and like screaming and being like, ‘Why did they let me do that?’
“After which by the point I walked on stage, the sensation, the primary thought that occurred to me was, ‘Oh my God, I’m so relieved that that is about to be over, as a result of I don’t must be afraid of it anymore’.”
She added: “After which, truly – weirdly, as a result of I had had that thought – I used to be like, ‘Oh, I can simply take pleasure in myself, as a result of it’s about to be over and never in entrance of me anymore’. Due to that, I truly did take pleasure in myself, and we have been very well rehearsed. And it simply felt wonderful. It was wonderful.”
CMAT went on to recollect the “bizarre” expertise of “strolling out” onto the Pyramid, to be met by an infinite crowd.
She mentioned: “Somebody was like, ‘Oh, it is best to get about 20,000 folks at the moment [1:40pm on the Friday]’… and I walked out, and I’ve seen 20,000 folks earlier than, and I used to be like, ‘I don’t know what that is. I’ve by no means seen this wall [of people]’. They only stored going.
“Once I stepped off the stage, I used to be a bit shocked, and I used to be a bit winded, as a result of the burden of every little thing got here down on me as I used to be stepping down, and I actually curled up in a ball behind the couch in my dressing room and made my sister shut the door and was like, ‘Nobody can have a look at me for 5 to 10 minutes’.”
