Two years after heartbreakingly walking off the Pyramid Stage mid-set, Lewis Capaldi came back swinging at Glastonbury 2025 — and this time, he finished what he started.
But the pressure? Immense.
“I couldn’t keep it secret,” Lewis admitted on Apple Music’s Music That Soothes Me. “We had to start leaking it early… It would’ve been tragic walking out to an empty field.”
Spoiler: it wasn’t empty. Not even close.
🌪️ “It was the best day of my life”
Capaldi delivered a 35-minute surprise set that had the crowd singing, sobbing, and screaming. The moment hit hard — especially for him.
“Almost immediately, I started to well up… then I saw my drummer, in floods of tears.”
Capaldi, now 28, said the nerves were still there — but not the dread he carried in 2023.
That year, he had to cut his set short as his Tourette’s flared onstage in front of 100,000 people. “It was terrifying,” he said. “But this time… it felt spectacular.”
🎧 From green noise to Eminem
In the same interview, Lewis revealed some of his current chill habits — and they’re peak Capaldi chaos:
- He listens to Eminem to fall asleep on planes
- He plays his own demos to help knock himself out
- He’s swapped nights out for therapy and downtime
“The Marshall Mathers LP really puts me at ease,” he said. “Weirdly soothing.”
💔 2023 was rock bottom
Capaldi opened up recently on This Past Weekend with Theo Von, admitting that his 2023 breakdown might’ve saved his life.
He’d had a “way worse” panic attack just weeks earlier in Chicago — one that left him convulsing backstage.
“After Glasto, I thought: ‘Everything’s alright now. I can actually go and fix myself.’ Weirdly… it’s probably the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”
🧠 What’s next for Capaldi?
Fans hope a full tour or new album is next — but Lewis seems focused on healing, humour, and staying grounded. His return wasn’t just a gig. It was a statement.
🎤 The king of heartbreak anthems is still standing — and this time, smiling.
