Tame Impala, Glastonbury 2016, review: Psychedelic jams prove the perfect warm up for Adele

The most impressive set of the festival so far

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A rainbow bursts over the sky, connecting the Glastonbury sign to the John Peel stage under one beautiful arch. Cue Tame Impala.

The demin-clad frontman walks onto the stage, sparking a frenzied rush to the front of an already packed Pyramid Stage, many of whom have parked themselves there for the day.

Barefoot on a rug, the maestro emerges, picks up his guitar, ready to blast out a 10 minute version of “Let It Happen”, sending out a possibly premature shower confetti over the dancing masses. The Australians the. quickly break into “Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind”, the crowd sing gleefully back, demonstrating precisely why they have earned this coveted slot.

The atmosphere takes a dive into the trippy, drawing the crowds eyes to a pulsating, colour skewn projection which is beamed on the stage- dizzying at times, but incredibly magnetic. One of the set's highlight comes in the form of “Elephant”, the mood shifting ecstatically again as they break sharply into the bassy and almost Black Keys-esque march; even a broken can't ruin the party atmosphere.

As the band ease into “Less I know the Better”, the cameras catch a quick glimpse of the previous acts' beaming frontmen Alex Turner and Miles Kane grooving away at the side of the stage, the crowd roaring their approval.

Even their lesser-known songs, such as “Alter Ego” send the crowd into a frenzy of bobbing heads, the echoey vocals of Kevin Parker resonating around Worthy Farm, mesmerising each person.

The loudest cheer of the night comes for “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards”. Again confetti is blown across the blue sky as the they play the penultimate song, the shoeless frontman seating himself upon the stage's adage, throwing handfuls of multicoloured paper into the air.

With an emotional goodbye, yet another flourish of confetti floats over the muddy field. Who would have thought psychedelic indie could be dropped so well into a pre-Adele set. And therein lies the beauty of this festival; with crowd pleaders and showstoppers, Tame Impala show why they are a band which are impossibly hard to classify, their sheer irregularity makes them stand out against the others. For me, this was the most impressive set of the festival so far.