climax on Sunday night with a headline performance from Beyonce. There was much anticipation for the show, and the talk both on and off site as it drew closer revolved around what she might pull out of the bag.

Clearly she'd have some guests, but who? Jay-Z, definitely. And Chris Martin. Maybe even her former Destiny's Child bandmates. Who know, she might even convince Lady Gaga to fly in for a rendition of 'Video Phone' and/or 'Telephone'.

When Ms Knowles' first two songs were the big hits 'Crazy In Love' and 'Single Ladies', the expectation grew yet further. How would she top that? Who would join her on stage?

Then the moment came. "I want you all to welcome my special guest", she said as the opening bars of 'Baby Boy'Paul handle the actual rap section of the song.

Where did he go? That's what everyone wanted to know. There was much speculation on the internet, with guesses growing ever more unlikely. He'd got stage fright. He couldn't handle having Beyonce dancing near him. He wet himself.

But there's another theory. And it's a delightfully simple conspiracy theory. It turns out that ahead of Beyonce's husband Jay-Z's Glastonbury headline slot three years ago, Tricky made some negative comments in an interview with Canadian newspaper The National Post.

Asked what he thought about the controversy around Jay-Z headlining the festival, Tricky said: "I can understand in some ways, because an American artist headlining Glastonbury is probably a bit weird for people. And the fact that it's an urban artist - and he's