Lightning struck ground some distance away from the stage while Rudimental played Thunder and lightning has forced Glastonbury Festival organisers to cut power and halt performances on all its stages.
Dance collective Rudimental had been performing when their set was cut short after a lightning bolt hit the ground some distance away from the stage.
The group came back on the Pyramid stage to take a bow and wave, but did not finish their set.
Organisers have said they will try and resume as soon as possible.
After enjoying bright sunshine during the afternoon, many fans were sent running for cover as a storm began during Rudimental's hit Waiting All Night.
Previously, lightning had not struck ground.
Rudimental had just begun the last song of their set when the technical crew were seen running on stage and guiding group members out.
The crowd started to boo, unaware of the situation until another stage manager explained an electric storm meant it was not safe to continue.
Elbow singer Guy Garvey - whose band are due to play the Pyramid stage at 20:00 BST told the BBC: "All the power has been switched off.... it sounds quite dramatic to me. I really hope everybody gets to play."
He added: "This looks like it's going to pass. It looks like it'll scooch through."
The BBC's coverage of the event - which was being broadcasted live on its website - has also been affected.
The BBC's live coverage of Glastonbury has also been affected Kaiser Chiefs kicked off the first full day of music on Friday.
By 18:30 BST, the rain had eased off and the sky on the horizon had cleared. Other acts due to appear in the evening include Lily Allen and Paolo Nutini though it is not clear when the stages will reopen.
In separate incidents, two people have died on the festival site since the gates opened.
A 26-year-old man died on Friday from a suspected adverse reaction to the illegal drug ketamine.
He was initially taken to hospital on Thursday, but police at the Glastonbury site confirmed he has since died and that his family have been informed.
Tragedy hit the site on Wednesday when a 67-year-old woman died in her sleep.
Police said the festival-goer died in her tent overnight, from what they believed to be natural causes.
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