Calling out “useless” men, and the production team for the smoke machines being too strong and for the fan staying on when it wasn't meant to, the Hackney musician took no prisoners.

Rather than the latter being diva behaviour, however, it was more the case that Faith - who looked regal in a ruffled red dress, matching gloves and sipped from a mug of tea - wanted to put on the best show possible for her legion of fans…

She was also keen to make it to her Glastonbury set on Sunday with her voice still in tact. Totally fair enough.

Touring in support of her new album ‘The Glorification of Sadness’ - a collection in which she process her recent divorce - the 42-year-old displayed an Adele-like level of chattiness between performing songs from her vast discography.

Kicking off with break-up anthem ‘How You Leave A Man’ and throwback hit ‘Stone Cold Sober’, she instantly had the large crowd dancing and singing along as the sun started to set.

Soon after, Faith explained that the pacing of the show........

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