Friday, 28 June 2013

Rita Ora fires up Glastonbury as she rocks out while flashing her derriere in bright red dress

Lighting up the stage: Rita Ora fires up Glastonbury as she rocks out while flashing her derriere in bright red dress

PUBLISHED: 17:28, 28 June 2013 | UPDATED: 23:07, 28 June 2013

It was her first time showcasing her talents on the legendary Glastonbury stage, so Rita Ora of course pulled out all the stops to make sure she'll be remembered.

And that certainly seemed the case as she went wild on the Pyramid Stage on Friday afternoon

The singer flashed plenty of skin as she wore a bright red dress for her set.

Lady in red: Rita Ora quite literally lights up the Glastonbury stage on Friday afternoon in a fiery red dress as she takes to the Pyramid Stage

And she certainly wasn't shy as she flashed her pert derriere thanks to the split in the frock as she showed her back to the large crowd.

Rita gave it her all as she swung her long bleached locks around while blasting into the microphone.

She completed her stage get-up with on style black chunky biker boots and red lipstick co-ordinating with her frock.

Cheeky: She ensured she gave a memorable performance as she flashed her derriere and gave it her all

Excited: She shared her anticipation with her online fans as she readied her performance at the legendary festival on Friday afternoon

Jumping for joy: She was ecstatic to be performing for thousands of fans as the sun came out

Rita giggled as she crouched down and flashed some of her black underwear below while writhing around.

And the 22-year-old was certainly excited about her appearance, tweeting on Friday morning in anticipation: 'Glastonbury were on our way!!! Here we go! Arrgghhhh! Who's ready for a little pop and mud?!!!…'

Rocking out: Rita flashed her legs as she wowed the crowds with her hit songs

Stunner: Rita gave it her all as she made her first performance on the famous stage

Not so glam: Rita Ora looking tired before she hit the stage in Glastonbury

Following the set she was even more ecstatic and beamed: 'We did it!!!!!!!! Glastonbury my life has changed forever!!!!!! Thank you!!! Pyramid stage! Main Stage!!! Thank you!!'

But she wasn't the only one to be excited about her stage time.

Professor Green was due to perform after her and kept his fans updated throughout the day on Twitter as his excitement built.

Bit busy! Thousands flooded through the gates to check out the music on Friday, which saw the likes of Rita Ora and Professor Green take to the stage

Keeping dry: It rained on Thursday but revellers were pleased to see the sun break through when they woke up with bleary heads on Friday

Good vibes: The stars mingled with the rest of the gigantic crowd as they watched the various stages

He wrote: 'Drove right up to the stage. Glastonbury pyramid. Can't believe this is about to happen!'

And as it approached closer he added: 'Nearly that time. 90 minutes and I'm walking out on a stage I never dreamed I'd be on. #glastonbury CAN'T WAIT!'

Professor Green then wrote again: 'In a digital age it's lovely to get out with an incredible band most of whom I've been with for years and bring everything to life. #glasto.'

Loving life: Scores of fans flocked to the main stage to see the day's performances

But they weren't the only acts to entertain the crowds on the first day on Friday.

Liam Gallagher and his band Beady Eye kicked off the world renowned event in Somerset, South West England, this morning with a surprise gig on The Other Stage.

The group's appearance came as a shock to many after the rocker blasted the festival just a few weeks ago for being full of "celebrities walking around in their boots" but after thrilling thousands this morning Liam has conceded his criticism was unfair.

Banging set: Rita threw her head back and forth as she rocked the afternoon away

Crazy hair: She happily threw her bleach blonde locks around as she entertained the crowds

Fiery: Rita seemed to love her set and couldn't help but beam about it on Twitter afterwards

Speaking backstage at the festival, Liam - who played Glastonbury three times with his old band Oasis, first in 1994 then as headliners in 1995 and 2004 - exclusively told BANG Showbiz: 'I had a sh***y gig last time I was here with Oasis, my head was a bit pickled, but we have minds and minds are meant to be changed. I've changed my mind, we've had a good experience today and times before. I take it back.'

Thousands of festival goers went to see Beady Eye open at 11:00am and Liam was thrilled with the atmosphere as they played their set - which included tracks off their new album BE such as Flick of the Finger and 'I'm Just Saying and Oasis songs Morning Glory and 'Rock 'n' Roll' star.

Crouching tiger: Rita grinned as she sang into the microphone ahead of professor Green's later set

Cheeky: She happily showed off her derriere to the crowds in the daring get-up

He said: 'It's all about the music man, that's the thing about this festival, we just sent the music out into the universe and it was all good. We thought there would be no one there ... it was really good.'

Liam's bandmate Gem Archer hopes the band's songs got some of the lazier festival goers out of their tents.

Gem said: 'I'd like to think there were a load of people lying in their tents hearing our lovely music wafting over and coming out to see us with their bleary heads.'

Wowing the crowd: Professor Green was next up and was again ecstatic to have bagged a set on the Pyramid Stage

Impressive set: Professor Green stunned the crowds by giving a rendition of Daft Punk's hit of the summer Get Lucky

Other acts due to perform today include Rita Ora, Foals, The Horrors and headlining band the Arctic Monkeys.

Glastonbury has partnered with EE for 2013 and the telecoms company have set the first 4G network at a UK festival on site to keep visitors tweeting, blogging and updating their Facebook pages, as well as providing two free recharge tents.