Pharrell looks back on a gold-paved career at Glastonbury 2015

Given the rush of quick exits after ‘Happy’, it’d be easy to put Pharrell’s Glastonbury triumph down to one song. But anyone getting the second-from-top Pyramid Stage billing at this festival needs to have a colourful career backing it up - with this mid-‘40s producer, it’s just a case of reminding everyone.

An hour-long set crams in hits from the N.E.R.D days, high-profile collaborations and chart-toppers that sometimes get omitted when the focus is on Pharrell’s ridiculously successful past twelve months. Blink-and-you-missed-it versions of ‘Get Lucky’ and ‘Lose Yourself To Dance’ receive the best reactions, paving the way for Kanye’s Daft Punk-sampling opener one hour later.

A dozen dancers and constantly-changing visuals give the epitome of a party atmosphere, but that doesn’t prevent the odd limp moment. ‘Freedom’ is emotionally poignant, but everyone here’s far more willing to go nuts for ‘Hollaback Girl’ or the dug-up classic ‘Lapdance’.

‘Happy’ eventually gets an outing, by which point Pharrell’s solidly proven his credentials as a staple of the past twenty years. Not without the odd controversy, he’s earned his stake in pop, and this is a show-off display of exactly what he’s achieved.