DHAKA: Pop star Adele has conquered the Glastonbury festival with an emotional set, full of generosity and warmth.

The crowd in front of the Pyramid Stage stretched as far as the eye could see, as she opened with a note-perfect rendition of Hello.

The star changed one of the lyrics to say ‘I’ve been Glastonbury dreaming’, prompting a huge roar of appreciation.

‘You look amazing!’ she screamed as the song reached its coda, before inviting the audience to sing with her.

‘Glastonbury means the world to me, I’m not even lying,’ she said later. ‘I’ve always wanted to do this my whole life but I’ve been too scared.’

She then found a young girl in the crowd and told her she'd been coming to the festival ‘since I was your age’ and invited her on stage for an impromptu selfie.

In essence, Adele is the world’s most normal megastar - a bawdy best friend, confiding her deepest secrets to an audience of thousands.

Almost every song was punctuated by a quirky revelation about a hopeless ex-boyfriend or the ‘dirty burger’ she had eaten backstage.

But the humor did nothing to deaden the emotional impact of her songs.

Tears rolled freely as she sang ‘Make You Feel My Love’ and ‘Hometown Glory’ - and at least one couple got engaged during the set, the Guardian reported, says the BBC.

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