Paul McCartney's hit-laden set at Glastonbury Festival hit a sour note after he played a clip of an old music video featuring controversial actor Johnny Depp.
As part of his performance on Saturday night, which had guest appearances by Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen, the former Beatles singer included footage of Depp while performing 2012's My Valentine.
The visuals, which show Depp and fellow actress Natalie Portman using sign language, are part of the song’s official music video.
The inclusion divided fans on social media, with critics decrying the move owing to the domestic abuse allegations surrounding Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard.
Their highly publicised defamation case ended earlier this month in the US, with both sides ordered to pay each other damages.
McCartney did not address the video on stage and has yet to comment on the divided reaction.
Despite the controversy, McCartney’s show fulfilled expectations.
Taking the Pyramid Stage to close the penultimate day of the festival, he played a mammoth 38-song set representing his celebrated six-decade career, and became the oldest solo headliner in the music event's history after he turned 80 this week.
Beatles fans were thrilled with a hefty selection of tracks from the Fab Four, including Hey Jude, Blackbird, Get Back and Can't Buy Me Love.
Hits from Wings were also presented with Live and Let Die, Let 'Em In and Let Me Roll It.
Special guests Springsteen and Grohl appeared in the final quarter of the show.
The former joined McCartney for a triumphant take of The Beatles I Wanna Be Your Man, while Grohl played the Wings classic Band on the Run.
All three rocked together along to The End, the Beatles track that closed the epic performance.
McCartney's set also featured the singer waving the Ukrainian flag in support of the country amid its war with Russia.
This comes a day after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the crowd via video link. He described the event as the “greatest concentration of freedom” and called for the world to “spread the truth” about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
That support was further underlined with the country's Eurovision entry, the Kalush Orchestra, also performing on Friday as part of the festival.
The event continues on Sunday with a final day of big performances led by the night's headliner, hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar.
Also on the programme are New Zealand pop star Lorde, soul singer Diana Ross and pioneering jazz artist Herbie Hancock.
Billie Eilish and Ukraine Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra rock Glastonbury Festival — in pictures
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US singer Billie Eilish performs in the headline slot on the Pyramid Stage during Glastonbury Festival. Getty Images -
Multi-Grammy winner Eilish is the youngest solo act in history to top the bill on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. Getty Images -
Eilish performed a crowd-pleasing set, which kicked off with hit 'Bury a Friend' and ended with 'Bad Guy' and 'Happier Than Ever'. Getty Images -
Without directly referencing the US Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 ruling giving women the constitutional right to abortion, Eilish said: 'Today is a really dark day for women in the US.' Getty Images -
Eilish then dedicated 'Your Power', a song about abusing power, to the US Supreme Court ruling. Getty Images -
The Glastonbury Festival is being held in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England. AP -
The festival returned for its 50th anniversary this year, two years later than planned after Covid-19 scuppered the 2020 and 2021 events. AP -
Crowds watch Billie Eilish perform on stage. AP -
Other top headliners to come at the festival include Paul McCartney, Diana Ross and Kendrick Lamar. -
Billie Eilish on the Pyramid main stage. AP -
The UK music weekender, which is among the biggest in the world, is set to welcome more than 200,000 guests over the coming five days. Getty Images -
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses festivalgoers via a video link. AFP -
'Glastonbury is the greatest concentration of freedom these days and I ask you to share this feeling with everyone whose freedom is under attack,' Zelenskyy told festivalgoers. AFP -
Kalush Orchestra, Eurovision winners from Ukraine, performing their first UK gig at Shangri-La's Truth Stage, during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset. EPA -
The band, whose song 'Stefania' earned them the winner's title at the singing contest in Turin last month, spoke about their hopes of their country hosting next year's Eurovision competition. EPA -
The European Broadcasting Union had said it cannot host the Eurovision in Ukraine, due to security issues. Winners of the contest traditionally host the competition the following year. EPA -
Ukraine has condemned the European Broadcasting Union's decision to strip it of the right to host next year's Eurovision song contest on security grounds after Russia's invasion. EPA -
The BBC said it was in talks with the EBU about hosting the event in the UK, with the country's Sam Ryder finishing runner-up to Kalush in Italy. EPA -
If the UK does host the contest in 2023, it would be the ninth time it has done so — more than any other country. EPA -
The crowd watching Kalush Orchestra. EPA -
Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra on the Truth Stage. EPA -
Glastonbury has not taken place since 2019 as the coronavirus pandemic put a stop to live events across the world. EPA -
MC Kilimmen from Kalush Orchestra on stage. EPA -
Oleg Psyuk, the frontman of Kalush Orchestra, performs. EPA -
Crowds wave the Ukrainian flag as they watching Kalush Orchestra perform. EPA -
Bobby Gillespie, vocalist for Primal Scream, performs on the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival. EPA
