Which festival did Beyoncé headline in 2011 as its first solo female headliner?

Beyoncé headlined Glastonbury Festival in 2011 as the event’s first solo female headliner.

Her performance took place on the Pyramid Stage on June 26, 2011. It followed a period in which major festival headline slots were often dominated by male rock acts, making her booking particularly significant for a large British music festival.

Beyoncé performed songs from her solo catalog, including “Crazy in Love,” “Single Ladies,” and “Run the World (Girls).” She also performed covers and drew a very large television audience through the BBC broadcast. The set was praised for combining choreography, live vocals, and pop spectacle on a festival scale.

The phrase “first solo female headliner” matters because women had appeared in prominent festival roles before, and female groups had also performed. Beyoncé’s distinction refers specifically to a woman headlining alone rather than as part of a mixed or all-female group.