Shania Twain is latest Glastonbury star plagued by ‘utterly horrific’ sound issues after Cyndi Lauper, Coldplay and Dua Lipa suffered similar fate

Shania Twain has become the latest Glastonbury star to be plagued by sound problems as she took to the stage on Sunday.

The iconic singer, 58, could be seen struggling with her earpiece as she seemed to be having trouble with her pitch and timing.

Shania made a very dramatic entrance alongside drag queens and dancers, before quickly running into problems.

Shocked fans rushed to X, formerly Twitter, to blast the behind-the-scenes crew, feeling nothing but sympathy for the moment Shania was ruined.

They wrote: ‘Utterly horrible sound mix on Shania!’: ‘The sound at Glastonbury was terrible on BBC, Cyndi yesterday and now Shania? Maybe the BBC just hates gay icons’: ‘Sound is pretty rubbish for Shania’: ‘Looks like Shania knows there’s something wrong with the sound’.

‘Sorry, why does Shania Twain sound awful to Glaso?’: ‘Can someone please save Shania. I clearly have bad sound problems and this isn’t helping’: ‘What is wrong with Shania Twain’s sound?! She is really struggling. This is absolutely horrible’.

It comes after fans accused more artists of impersonating Glastonbury after Dua Lipa criticised her headline performance.

After the performance, Pop star Dua Lipa defiantly shut down the impersonation accusations after some fans accused her of lip-syncing during her set at Glastonbury.

“I don’t mime,” the Grammy Award winner said as she toasted her headline success with her actor boyfriend Callum Turner, 34, at an exclusive bar on the Worthy Farm festival site.

Many more artists, including Coldplay and Camilla Cabello, have been criticized for lip-synching the lyrics of their own songs, with fans sharing their theories on social media.

It comes amid other complaints about the quality of the sound, with Cyndi Lauper’s performance on Saturday being plagued by problems.

During Coldplay’s record-breaking set on Saturday night, frontman Chris Martin surprised the crowd after inviting an old friend to perform with them.

Michael J. Fox arrived on stage in his wheelchair to play guitar during Fix You and Humankind.

It was a milestone for the band, who made history by becoming the first group to perform at Glastonbury five times. Chris Martin, 47, said Michael was the “main reason” they were in the group.

The British band made their debut at the iconic festival in the New Bands Tent in 1999, going on to headline in 2002, 2005, 2011 and 2016. They have now set the record of having headlined the festival five times.

However, while some went crazy for the surprising historical musical moment, some more cynical viewers have suggested that Chris Martin may have mimed the words to his songs rather than singing them.

One wrote: ‘Lots of mime and backing tracks used in this Coldplay performance. Bassist is in danger of being fired.’

A second said: ‘There’s quite a bit of chatter and impersonation going on in here… There’s a lot of songs playing in the background.’

A third commented: ‘People who said Taylor Swift’s band lip-synced or used backing tracks would be very surprised if they saw Coldplay’s input list.’

Another who has come under scrutiny from eagle-eyed fans is Camila Cabello, who put on a spirited performance in her set on Saturday.

The 27-year-old singer, who rose to fame as a member of pop group Fifth Harmony, raised temperatures as she took to the stage in a big-boobed top and hot pants.

As she took to the stage in her racy outfit, one of Camila’s backup dancers, dressed as an animal, could be seen cooling her down by rubbing ice cream all over her body.

The American-Cuban singer rose to fame at age 15 as a member of Fifth Harmony on The X Factor US, before going solo four years later.

While the audience’s eyes bulged from their sockets at the thrilling performance, some noticed something strange. They accused the singer of imitating her songs.

One person posted on X: ‘Camila Cabello miming her way through her set, nice #Glastonbury #Glastonbury2024’.

A second wrote: ‘You were stupid, you’re miming fake – Camilla Cabello’.

This happens while there are already complaints about the sound quality. Cyndi Lauper’s performance on Saturday was plagued with problems.

Festival-goers struggled to hear the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun singer’s vocals as her voice was drowned out by thumping bass.

After a few songs, Cyndi, 71, sang Rocking Chair. She seemed to have trouble with her pitch and timing.

The sound problems seemed to have been resolved by the time she reached her hit I Drove All Night.

But Cyndi faltered again with her 1984 song Time After Time, as she lagged behind the band – indicating she was having problems with her in-ear monitors.

Dua Lipa was the first to be accused of lip-synching by viewers of the festival on Friday night on the BBC.

One viewer wrote on X: ‘Imagine paying all that money to go to Glastonbury and standing there watching Dua Lipa imitate the song and not even sing it. How awful.’

Another wrote online: ‘Dua Lipa delivers a Top of the Pops mime set’.

A third said: ‘Dua Lipa has some pretty catchy tunes but I’m pretty sure she’s lip-syncing. Sounds like a live vocal, but I’m just not convinced she’s singing it live ‘now’.’

However, she set the record straight after her set and insisted that mimicking isn’t something she ever does.