Pink Pantheress, a Kenyan-English singer, talks about her fear of live performances

PinkPantheress didn’t think she could “get over” her “fear” of singing live until she did a great set at Glastonbury.

The Boy’s a Liar singer was one of the artists who went popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they couldn’t play live because of the lockdowns.

She had to start from scratch to build her confidence because she didn’t have any early gigs to help her get used to being in the spotlight. And when she went on the Woodsies Stage at the famous event in June, she wasn’t just nervous; she was also under the pressure of her own “high standards.”

She told Variety, after being named the magazine’s Music Innovator of the Year, about the tough parts of her job: “That’s why I always say in interviews that people are watching me become a performer in real time.”

Because I hold myself to high standards and don’t do things I’m not good at, I’ve had to go against my nature and just do the things I know I need to work on. For me, it’s more about confidence. For example, when her first show at Glastonbury, England’s huge music festival, was coming up, I thought, “Well, I can’t do this well enough, so should I just not do it?”

When the Princess Diana singer watched old clips from Glasto, she was shocked at how “confident” she looked.

Also, she said, “But it’s gotten better over time. I was shocked when I saw the video from Glastonbury and saw how nice and sure of myself I looked.” I wasn’t sure if I would be able to get over my fear, but I really am glad I did.

Pink Pantheress was supposed to play two shows at Glastonbury at first.

The other set on the Levels stage in Silver Hayes, on the other hand, was canceled at the last minute.

Festival officials said it wasn’t because they were afraid of “overcrowding,” but they didn’t give a reason.

They told The Sun, “This change was not at all caused by fears of too many people; the artist was just no longer able to make this performance.”