Was Ed Sheeran worthy of The Pyramid Stage?

Glastonbury's finale saw Ed Sheeran and his guitar climb the most iconic stage in the world - and it was always going to divide people.

"Glastonbury, how are you doing?" yelled a nervous Ed as he faced, for the first time, the more than 100,000 people at the Pyramid Stage on Sunday night.

"I have to admit, I'm very nervous, but I'm very excited, very excited," the 26-year-old singer confessed.

Behind him, no one. The empty stage filled with screens showing the lonely troubadour in various angles, reminding everyone of how big of a pop star he is.

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In a festival lined up by ageless rock stars, timeless pop bands and Katy Perry, the sight of a timid young man closing its biggest stage felt odd - and reactions to his act have reflected the divide among its viewers.

And I say viewers because there is little chance that Ed has disappointed any of his fans - those who went to Glastonbury to see him press his loop pedal will have held their phones aloft and gone home singing .

Ed sheeran headlining Glastonbury with just his guitar and killing it with what he's come from is encouraging for the music industry.

Brian Mcfadden (@BrianMcFadden) June 25, 2017 The irony of someone holding up a 'punks not dead' flag whilst watching Ed Sheeran headline glasto

Jack Stirling (@JackStirling) June 25, 2017 For them he was "a legend", "killing it" alone in the stage.

It was "encouraging for the music industry".

But for the (semi)-hard rockers waiting to see Foo Fighters return, or the nineties nostalgics climbing up the walls to buy a re-issue of OK Computer, waving goodbye to Glasto at the sound of Galway Girl just didn't cut it.

"This Ed Sheeran set is basically Eurovision," one Twitter user wrote.

"The irony of someone holding up a 'punks not dead' flag whilst watching Ed Sheeran headline glasto," wrote another.

But while haters hate and lovers love, music critics seem to almost unanimously agree that Sheeran held his act, against all odds.

Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters got positive reviews headlining the iconic stage

The Guardian called him "defiantly alone and thrilling raw"; NME said his set was "an absolutely triumph"; and The Telegraph called it a "wonderful end to a wonderful Glastonbury".

Only the Independent thought Ed belonged in the Olympus of "least satisfying headliners in recent memory". But does he?

Looking back at Glastonbury dating back to the 1990s, you find odd choices like Shakespeare's Sister, Lenny Kravitz and Travis headlining the Pyramid.

Just last year, Adele faced a similar reaction when she closed the Saturday slot at the festival.

Katy Perry wore a latex suit and stage-dived the 100,000 people crowd at the festival

But maybe it just means The Pyramid Stage is the wrong place to be at Glastonbury, and festival goers are better off checking out the complicated gospel of Father John Misty or the psychedelic country of Whitney.

Or Alt-J, Phoenix, Justice and Dizzee Rascal.

Maybe Glastonbury works so well because it is an eclectic festival with enough room to cater to everyone's taste, from Ed Sheeran to the House Gospel Choir and even Jeremy Corbyn.

(SKY NEWS)