Glastonbury festival-goers were left stunned when Franz Ferdinand brought out a surprise guest during their set on the Other Stage - a move that left the audience roaring with disbelief as a familiar face stepped into the spotlight.
The Scottish indie rockers had already drawn a huge crowd for a set packed with early 2000s hits, when frontman Alex Kapranos paused to address attendees.
“One of the things I love about Glastonbury is the rumours,” he said. “All the gossip that goes around. You may have heard a rumour about a fellow Glaswegian named Capaldi…”
With the crowd guessing Lewis Capaldi - who had performed earlier that day - Kapranos continued: “Well, it gives me great joy to say the rumours are true. He is here with us tonight. The original Capaldi – Peter Capaldi!”
To roars of approval, the former Doctor Who star walked on stage and launched into the band’s iconic track Take Me Out, delivering one of the weekend’s most unexpected cameos.
The 67-year-old actor, best known for his role as the Twelfth Doctor, strutted across the stage alongside the band as fans danced and sang along in disbelief.
The moment quickly went viral online, with fans praising the cross-generational, cross-genre moment. One wrote: “History made, never getting over this.”
Earlier in the day on Friday, Peter’s relative Lewis Capaldi - they are second cousins once removed - made an emotional return to the Pyramid Stage, two years after a difficult performance at the same festival saw him break down in tears and prompted a two-year hiatus from touring.
The 28-year-old singer told the crowd: “I’m back, baby,” as he performed a shortened but powerful 35-minute set featuring fan favourites Before You Go and Hold Me While You Wait, as well as his new single Survive.
“I’m not going to say much up here today because if I do, I think I’ll probably start crying,” he told fans. “But it’s amazing to be here with you all.”
Addressing the difficult period since his 2023 performance - which saw him visibly struggle with vocal tics related to Tourette’s syndrome - he added: “The last two years haven’t been the best for me. It’s been quite difficult at times.
“I wanted to write a song about overcoming that stuff and getting to the other side of it. This has been my goal - to get here.”
