Coldplay close Glastonbury 2016 with help from the Bee Gees - watch

The band rocked the Pyramid Stage in a show stopping finale to this year's festival.

Coldplay cemented their status as one of the world's greatest rock bands last night (June 26) as they closed this year's Glastonbury festival... with a little help from the Bee Gees.

The group kicked off their headline slot with A Head Full of Dreams, accompanied by a sky full of fireworks and confetti that continued for most of the 22-song set.

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"We came here a little bit scared about the state of the world," frontman Chris Martin said after performing their 2000 breakthrough hit Yellow. "But to see the vibe of Glastonbury, it makes me feel like people are great and together we can do wonderful, wonderful things."

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The band paid tribute to Muhammad Ali during Everglow, and performed a cover of Viola Beach's Boys That Sing as a mark of respect to the band following their tragic death earlier this year.

Coldplay perform Paradise on the Pyramid Stage, Glastonbury 2016

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After leaving the stage after singing Adventure Of A Lifetime, the band returned for a seven-song encore aided by Bee Gees star Barry Gibb. The singer, who was forced to pull out of his "legend" slot this year due to a family illness, sang Bee Gees classics To Love Somebody and Stayin' Alive with the group, the latter of which Chris called "the greatest song of all time".

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Up next were Coldplay's recent hits A Sky Full Of Stars and current single Up&Up, where Chris' children Apple and Moses helped with backing vocals, and Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis helped close proceedings by joining them for a cover of Claude Francois' My Way.

Coldplay's Glastonbury setlist was as follows:

1. 'A Head Full of Dreams'
2. 'Yellow'
3. 'Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall'
4. 'The Scientist'
5. 'Birds' (with 'Oceans' excerpt in intro)
6. 'Paradise'
7. 'Everglow'
8. 'Clocks'
9. 'Midnight'
10. 'Charlie Brown'
11. 'Hymn for the Weekend'
12. 'Fix You'
13. 'Boys That Sing' (Viola Beach cover) (with Viola Beach vocals)
14. 'Viva la Vida'
15. 'Adventure of a Lifetime'

Encore:

16. 'Kaleidoscope'
17. 'To Love Somebody' (Bee Gees cover with Barry Gibb)
18. 'Stayin' Alive' (Bee Gees cover with Barry Gibb)
19. 'Play Video'
20. 'A Sky Full of Stars'
21. 'Up&Up'
22. 'My Way' (Claude François cover) (with Michael Eavis on vocals)

Watch Coldplay being interviewed backstage at Glastonbury below: