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Glastonbury Festival has opened its gates as thousands of the festival's 135,000 ticket holders arrive to bag the best camping spots and kick off the epic event.
Festival organiser Emily Eavis declared the world's largest music festival, now in its fifth decade, open via Twitter this morning:
More than 2,000 other acts are set to perform at the sprawling, five-day event. Headlining will be the Arctic Monkeys, Mumford & Sons and, for the first time in their 50-year-career, the Rolling Stones.
One festival goer, who was waiting at the front of the queue for Glastonbury to open this morning, has sent The Huffington Post UK a photo of his much-envied camping spot, with a view of the iconic Pyramid Stage, below:
Revellers are hoping for a dry five days, despite the event being known for its mud baths.
The latest weather forecast from the BBC predicts a slightly wet Thursday and Friday, the overall week is looking dry and warm, with lots of lovely evenings. The website foresees highs of 16C by Thursday lunchtime, with the temperature dropping a couple of degrees as rain arrives in the late afternoon, and showers lasting into the evening. The rest of the weekend appears dry.
Glastonbury has grown from a gathering of 1,500 hippies on a dairy farm in 1970, each paying one pound and receiving free milk, to a family-friendly festival costing £205 a ticket with an average age of 36.
HuffPost UK will be reporting live from Glastonbury from Thursday, follow @sarahhdean and @HuffPostUKEnt on Twitter for updates.
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Aisha Thomas, five, from Shepton Mallet stands under a chair as rain falls during the second day of the Glastonbury Arts at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers during a light rain shower at the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Aisha Thomas, five, from Shepton Mallet stands under a chair as rain falls during the second day of the Glastonbury Arts at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers wear ponchos as rain falls during the second day of the Glastonbury Festival at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arriving for the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers dancing to the music of The Rolling Stones during a 'Jagger off' flash mob, at the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers dancing to the music of The Rolling Stones during a 'Jagger off' flash mob, at the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goer Kirsten Ryan, seven, from Bath, relaxing in a trolley at the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers dancing to the music of The Rolling Stones during a 'Jagger off' flash mob, at the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers dancing to the music of The Rolling Stones during a 'Jagger off' flash mob, at the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers dancing to the music of The Rolling Stones during a 'Jagger off' flash mob, at the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goer Kirsten Ryan, seven, from Bath, relaxing in a trolley at the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goer Kirsten Ryan, seven, from Bath, relaxing in a trolley at the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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(left to right) Natalie Durkin, Lauren Carne, Alice Dunn, Elspeth Groundwater and Sita Jindal erect their tent during the second day of the Glastonbury 2013 Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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(left to right) Alice Dunn, Sita Jindal and Lauren Carne move their tent during the second day of the Glastonbury 2013 Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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(left to right) Alice Dunn, Elspeth Groundwater, Sita Jindal and Lauren Carne erect their tent during the second day of the Glastonbury 2013 Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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(left to right) Natalie Durkin, Lauren Carne, Alice Dunn, Elspeth Groundwater and Sita Jindal erect their tent during the second day of the Glastonbury 2013 Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arrive during the second day of the Glastonbury 2013 Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arrive during the second day of the Glastonbury 2013 Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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A man carries supplies of toilet paper as festival goers arrive during the second day of the Glastonbury Festival at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Rachel McHugh and Amy Clifton from Lincolnshire wear eye make-up during the second day of the Glastonbury Festival at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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A woman checks her make-up during the second day of the Glastonbury Festival at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arrive during the second day of the Glastonbury Festival at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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A woman drinks beer from a hat during the second day of the Glastonbury Festival at Pilton Farm, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arrive at the Glastonbury Music Festival site, Glastonbury, England on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Thousands are to arrive for the three day festival that starts on Friday, June 28 with headliners, Arctic Monkeys, the Rolling Stones and Mumford and Sons. (Photo by Jim Ross/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Ellis Cameron, 21 (L) and Iona Bruce, 21 from Scotland pose for a photograph as they arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: A man drags a trolley as he arrives at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People relax in front of newly erected tents at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People sit in front of the newly erected tents at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People relax in front of newly erected tents at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: (L-R) Tash Sullivan, Jessica Shakles, Zoe Audibert and Rose Long arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People relax before erecting tents at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People arrive at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts site at Worthy Farm, in Pilton at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Festival goers arriving for the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arriving for the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arriving for the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arriving for the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arriving for the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arriving for the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arriving for the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arriving for the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arriving for the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goer Amy Atkins in the Shepton Mallet branch of Tesco, before heading to the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arriving for the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arriving for the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers arriving for the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers Tia Pullen (left) and Harriet Wixted buying alcohol in the Shepton Mallet branch of Tesco, before heading to the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Festival goers Tia Pullen (right) and Harriet Wixted buying alcohol in the Shepton Mallet branch of Tesco, before heading to the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Husband and wife festival goers Jill Sartini and Colin Scuffins buying alcohol in the Shepton Mallet branch of Tesco, before heading to the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Festival attendees arrive at Castle Cary railway station to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Festival attendees arrive at Castle Cary railway station to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Festival attendees arrive at Castle Cary railway station to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Festival attendees arrive at Castle Cary railway station to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Festival attendees arrive at Castle Cary railway station to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Festival attendees arrive at Castle Cary railway station to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Festival attendees queue for buses arriving at Castle Cary railway station to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: A man boards a bus at Castle Cary railway station due to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Festival attendees arrive at Castle Cary railway station to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: People board a bus at Castle Cary railway station due to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Festival attendees queue for buses arriving at Castle Cary railway station to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Festival attendees arrive at Castle Cary railway station to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Festival attendees queue for buses arriving at Castle Cary railway station to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CASTLE CARY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Festival attendees arrive at Castle Cary railway station to travel onwards to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2013 near Glastonbury, England. Gates opened today at the Somerset diary farm that will be playing host to one of the largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Artic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons and the Rolling Stones. Tickets to the event which is now in its 43rd year sold out in minutes and that was before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid 1 GBP to watch Marc Bolan, now attracts more than 175,000 people over five days. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Festival goers arrive at the Glastonbury Music Festival site, Glastonbury, England on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Thousands are to arrive for the three day festival that starts on Friday, June 28 with headliners, Arctic Monkeys, the Rolling Stones and Mumford and Sons. (Photo by Jim Ross/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Festival goers arrive at the Glastonbury Music Festival site, Glastonbury, England on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Thousands are to arrive for the three day festival that starts on Friday, June 28 with headliners, Arctic Monkeys, the Rolling Stones and Mumford and Sons. (Photo by Jim Ross/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Festival goers arrive at the Glastonbury Music Festival site on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Thousands are to arrive for the three day festival that starts on Friday, June 28 2013 with headliners, Arctic Monkeys, the Rolling Stones and Mumford and Sons. (Photo by Jim Ross/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Festival goers arrive at the Glastonbury Music Festival site at Glastonbury England on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Thousands are to arrive for the three day festival that starts on Friday, June 28 2013 with headliners, Arctic Monkeys, the Rolling Stones and Mumford and Sons. (Photo by Jim Ross/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Festival goers arrive at the Glastonbury Music Festival site, Glastonbury, England on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Thousands are to arrive for the three day festival that starts on Friday, June 28 with headliners, Arctic Monkeys, the Rolling Stones and Mumford and Sons. (Photo by Jim Ross/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
Whether the Glastonbury weather is raining or shining - and whether you're in the crowd or on stage - we think you can learn a few things from these people who have got it right at the festival over the years...
26 People Who Are Doing Glastonbury Right
1. This man(01 of20)
2. This pianist(02 of20)
3&4. This couple(03 of20)
5. This kid(04 of20)
6&7. Bez and Damien Hirst in the boot of a car(05 of20)
8. Injured Jessie J(06 of20)
9-11. These pods of peas(07 of20)
12. This dog(08 of20)
13. Shirley Bassey in her wellies(09 of20)
14. Michael Eavis in his DJ(10 of20)
15. Iggy Pop on top of a PA(11 of20)
16. This man with a dry ticket and programme(12 of20)
17&18. These people(13 of20)
19&20. These aliens(14 of20)
21. Kate Moss, drinking a can of Red Stripe(15 of20)
22. This boy(16 of20)
23. This fairy(17 of20)
24. This man(18 of20)
25. This woman, who's brought a good book along with her(19 of20)
26. Seasick Steve, drinking out of a wine bottle(20 of20)
Glastonbury Throughout The Ages
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Mud at Glastonbury 2011. (credit:Getty)
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Lady Gaga in 2010. (credit:Getty)
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Bruce Springsteen in 2009. (credit:Getty)
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Bruce Springsteen in 2009. (credit:Getty)
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Volunteers begin the clean up after 137,000 fans leave in 2009. (credit:Getty)
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The clean up after 137,000 fans leave in 2009. (credit:Getty)
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The sun sets over Glastonbury in 2009. (credit:Getty)
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Dance tent, 2009. (credit:Getty)
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Glastonbury revellers with inflatables in 2009. (credit:Getty)
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Glastonbury revellers, 2009. (credit:Getty)
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An exhausted bride takes a rest in 2009. (credit:Getty)
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"Don't be a dick" at Glastonbury 2009. (credit:Getty)
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Prince Charles attends Glastonbury 2009. (credit:Getty)
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Day one of Glastonbury 2010. (credit:Getty)
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Snoop Dog and Damon Albarn in 2010. (credit:Getty)
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Glastonbury reveller in 2010. (credit:Getty)
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Kylie Minogue, Jake Shears and Ana Matronic share a hug on stage in 2012. (credit:Getty)
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Paloma Faith in 2010. (credit:Getty)
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Glastonbury campsite in 2010. (credit:Getty)
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Stevie Wonder in 2010. (credit:Getty)
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La Roux in 2010. (credit:Getty)
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Glastonbury 2010. (credit:Getty)
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Chris Martin at Glastonbury 2011. (credit:Getty)
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Beyonce in 2011. (credit:Getty)
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Kate Moss in 2005. (credit:Getty)
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Pete Doherty gets stuck in the mud in 2007. (credit:Getty)
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Shirley Bassey in 2007. (credit:Getty)
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Oasis in 2004. (credit:Getty)
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Jay-Z in 2008. (credit:Getty)
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Amy Winehouse in 2008. (credit:Getty)
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Paul McCartney in 2004. (credit:Getty)
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Liam Gallagher in 2004. (credit:Getty)
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Coldplay in 2000. (credit:Getty)
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David Bowie in 2000. (credit:Getty)
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Rolf Harris in 2002. (credit:Getty)
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Manic Street Preachers in 1999. (credit:Getty)
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Beck in 1998. (credit:Getty)
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REM and Peter Buck in 1999. (credit:Getty)
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Blur in 1998. (credit:Getty)
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Radiohead in 1997. (credit:Getty)
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Oasis in 1995. (credit:Getty)
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Robbie Williams and Prodigy in 1995. (credit:Getty)
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Radiohead in 2003. (credit:Getty)
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Michael Eavis in 2002. (credit:Getty)
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PJ Harvey in 1995. (credit:Getty)
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Pulp in 1995. (credit:Getty)
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Robbie Williams in 1998. (credit:Getty)
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Paul Weller in 1994. (credit:Getty)
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Jarvis Cocker in 1994. (credit:Getty)
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