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Elbow delayed the start of their Latitude festival set so that fans could watch the Women’s European Championship final on Sunday afternoon.
The Lionesses were crowned champions of Europe after a nail-biting penalty shoot out saw the team beat their opponents Spain after a 3-1 penalty shoot out.
And festival-goers didn’t miss out on the historic action as the festival closed the main stage for fans to catch the final without missing out on the act.
During coverage for the game, the commentator revealed that the rock band had halted their performance for fans to watch the England final.
Taking to X, one person shared a look at fans crowding around a screen to catch the action as they gathered camping chairs to watch the match.
Another impressed fan wrote :’Shout out to Latitude Festival delaying the sets to show the football.’
Elbow delayed the start of their Latitude festival set so that fans could watch the Women’s European Championship final on Sunday afternoon
One impressed fan wrote :’Shout out to Latitude Festival delaying the sets to show the football’
Elbow are the penultimate act of the day with Snow Patrol set to headline.
After a gruelling 120 minutes of play against the World Cup winners and holding their nerve through penalties, the England players have gone wild with celebrations.
It was Chloe Kelly again who scored the decisive goal after coolly slotting the crucial penalty into the back of the net, following two huge saves from goalkeeper Hannah Hampton.
England won the shootout 3-1 after an initial scare when Beth Mead slipped on the opening kick.
Supporters stood on tables, waved flags, threw drinks in the air and excitedly hugged each other as England claimed victory, while the Prince of Wales and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer watched on from the stands in Basel, Switzerland.
Fans draped in England flags joined the Prince of Wales and his daughter Princess Charlotte in holding their heads in their hands as Mariona Caldentey put Spain 1-0 up at the end of the first half.
But thankfully Arsenal striker Alessia Russo managed to successfully divert Chloe Kelly‘s cross into the back of the net in the 57th minute – sending Lionesses supporters into raptures and equalising the score.
Elbow’s set was delayed so that fans could catch the England action (stock image Guy Garvey)
The Lionesses have roared to victory in a nailbiting penalty shootout that saw them triumph over Spain
Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated the Lionesses on retaining their Euros title.
In a post on X, the Prime Minister said: ‘Champions! Congratulations @Lionesses – what a team. What a game. What drama.
‘You dug deep when it mattered most and you’ve made the nation proud. History makers.’
William and Charlotte were pictured in Switzerland for the Euros final as the royal family led the nation in wishing good luck to England’s Lionesses.
Shortly before kick-off, an image of the pair was posted on the Prince and Princess of Wales’s X account with the caption ‘let’s go, Lionesses’.
The Prince of Wales, who is patron of the Football Association (FA), applauded the national anthem as he stood next to Charlotte in the stadium. He was also joined by Sir Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria.
In a show of support ahead of the final, the Band of the Grenadier Guards performed Three Lions on the Buckingham Palace forecourt, while the royal family’s official X account posted: ‘Wishing the very best of luck to the @Lionesses in the Women’s Euro Final this evening.’
