“…Glastonbury: the best and the worst…”

“..Meanwhile, all paled next to Stevie Wonder: …

… a man wowing festival audiences for decades traced heritage in the upper echelons of pop.

Acts like these, or Shakira, or Seasick Steve, or the timeless professionalism of Willie Nelson … and even Rolf Harris …

… kept the familial contingent happy;…

… goodwill seeped into any cracks like Polyfilla.

After-dark shenanigans were the next phase, played out in the dance arenas, like Arcadia and Shangri-La …

… these two often shut of an evening as they quickly reached capacity.

They benefited from the Balearic climate; intense, shape-shifting arenas of flame thrown into the sky by sculptures … skeletons …

… the shells of military vehicles.

“Belgian electronica with twisted beats” has never been so enlivened by girls in hot-pants climbing fifteen feet into the air …

… or men dressed like Rubik’s Cubes…”

go to source/story>>>Glastonbury: the best and the worst – Features, Music – The Independent

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