Beyonce braves the Glastonbury mud to see Jay-Z rock the show

There was not a welly in sight as pop diva Beyoncé Knowles arrived at Glastonbury to watch husband Jay-Z performed last night.

The pop singer looked stunning as always in jeans, heels and a green rain mac... just in case.

When asked on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross if Beyoncé would be attending Glastonbury with her husband, the rapper claimed she was busy in American filming.

Beyonce Knowles watches Jay-Z perform on the Pyramid stage last night

She stood at the side of the stage as rapper Jay-Z rocked the crowds in Somerset, despite many labelling the signing as controversial.

Jay-Z delivered a response to Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher, who criticised the rapper's appearance on the bill when he was first announced as one of the headliners earlier this summer.


Gallagher said: 'I'm not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. It's wrong.'

The hip-hop star, real name Shawn Carter, walked on stage last night with a guitar before launching into a rendition of Oasis' 1995 hit Wonderwall, which was warmly received by the crowd.

Jay-Z performs on the Pyramid Stage during day two of the Glastonbury Festival

Following his rock tribute, Jay-Z then performed a cover of Amy Winehouse's hit Rehab, who had earlier criticised him for not knowing all his lyrics.

He shouted: 'For those that didn't get the memo my name is Jay-Z and I'm pretty f**king awesome.'

Against a backdrop of an image of U.S. President George W. Bush, Jay-Z freestyled about his country's government's failures after Hurricane Katrina.

But just hours before he performed, Jay-Z upset Glastonbury organisers after constantly changing his travel plans ahead of his headline performance.

The 38-year-old New Yorker had been due to arrive by helicopter early yesterday for a tour of the 500-acre site in Pilton, Somerset.

Beyonce and hip hop star Jay-Z married earlier this year

But a source close to Michael Eavis, owner of Worthy Farm, said the singer’s entourage wanted to be driven in.

A plan to fly Jay-Z to the festival by helicopter was finalised just hours before his 10.45pm performance.

The booking of one of hip-hop’s biggest stars has caused anger among some fans, who claim Glastonbury is betraying its roots as a rock-music festival.

Jay-Z was a controversial signing for Glastonbury