Festival goers enjoying themselves at Glastonbury were in for an extra treat this weekend, when pop stars the Klaxons played a secret set in fancy dress.
The band appeared on the Park Stage resplendent in film and TV inspired costumes - including Simon Taylor as Edward Scissorhands and James Righton in a Beetlejuice outfit with crazy wigs, as well as Jamie Reynolds in a headless man costume.
The band launched into Atlantis to Interzone and the crowd immediately reacted with great enthusiasm. At the end of the song, Righton yelled "surprise" into the microphone before instructing the band to play the entire song again.
A great reception met the remainder of the Klaxons set and the band played all their biggest hits, as well as some new tracks in the hope of further whetting the appetite of fans hungry for the band's upcoming second album.
According to the BBC, journalist Rodrigo Davis said: "Well if you hadn't been expecting Klaxons you might have thought you'd stumbled into a horror movie. Unrelenting as ever they demoed three new tracks.
"Fans may still be awaiting their elusive second album but tonight there was more than enough to [whet] their appetites."
At the end of the set, front man Reynolds announced how much the performance meant to him. The Guardian reports that he said: "This is magical. I'll never forget this day."
Glastonbury, along with many other music festivals, has become synonymous with fancy dress and over-the-top costumes from festival goers and musicians alike - and this year Lady Gaga also kept the tradition alive with a selection of outrageous outfits on stage.
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