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Glastonbury: Lionel Richie's Set Thrills Fans, Drawing Festival's Biggest Crowd (VIDEO)

Lionel Richie Draws Glasto's Biggest Crowd For Epic 'Legends' Set
Ashley Percival
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Lionel Richie proved to be the biggest draw of Glastonbury, after his set attracted the most fans of all the acts at this year’s festival.

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At least 100,000 people are thought to have watched the singer’s performance on Sunday (29 June) evening, packing the field in front of the Pyramid Stage.

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Lionel Richie

Lionel - who followed in the footsteps of Dolly Parton, Tom Jones and Neil Diamond by occupying the traditional ‘legends’ slot - couldn’t believe the amount of people who had turned up to see him, repeatedly saying: "What the hell is going on?"

The set saw him rattle through some of his biggest hits, including ‘Dancing On The Ceiling’, ‘All Night Long’, ‘Easy’ and ‘Three Times A Lady’.

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Lionel delighted fans with his back catalogue

The Who later brought the festival to a close with their headline set on the Pyramid Stage, following an epic three days of music at the Worthy Farm site in Somerset.

The rockers played a selection of their greatest hits, including ‘My Generation’, ‘Pinball Wizard’, ‘Baba O'Riley’ and ‘Won't Get Fooled Again’.

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The Who brought the festival to a close

Other highlights from the festival included Florence and the Machine and Kanye West, who both also performed headline sets.

Watch a clip of Lionel’s set above, or see the highlights on BBC iPlayer.

Glastonbury 2015: Day Three
Glastonbury Festival 2015 - Day 3(01 of24)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform live on the Pyramid stage during the third day of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Dyson via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: (L-R) Roger Dalltry and Pete Townsend of The Who perform as headlining act on the Pyramid stage on the last night of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Tabatha Fireman/Redferns via Getty Images) (credit:Tabatha Fireman via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Lionel Richie performs on the Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Tabatha Fireman/Redferns via Getty Images) (credit:Tabatha Fireman via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Lionel Richie performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Redferns via Getty Images) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: FKA Twigs performs live on the West Holts stage during the third day of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Dyson via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: FKA Twigs performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Redferns via Getty Images) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Charli XCX performs live on the John Peel stage during the third day of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Dyson via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Charli XCX performs live on the John Peel stage during the third day of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Dyson via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Andrew Hozier-Byrne, aka Hozier, performs live on the Pyramid stage during the third day of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Dyson via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Andrew Hozier-Byrne, aka Hozier, performs live on the Pyramid stage during the third day of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Dyson via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Lianne La Havas performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage) (credit:Shirlaine Forrest via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Lianne La Havas performs at the John Peel stage at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Tabatha Fireman/Redferns via Getty Images) (credit:Tabatha Fireman via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: HH The Dalai Lama celebrates his 80th Birthday with Patti Smith on The Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage) (credit:Shirlaine Forrest via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Patti Smith performs on the Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Tabatha Fireman/Redferns via Getty Images) (credit:Tabatha Fireman via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Jamie T performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage) (credit:Shirlaine Forrest via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Jamie T performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage) (credit:Shirlaine Forrest via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Paul Weller performs live on the Pyramid stage during the third day of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Dyson via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Paul Weller performs live on the Pyramid stage during the third day of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Dyson via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Samuel T. Herring of Future Islands performs on the Other stage at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Tabatha Fireman/Redferns via Getty Images) (credit:Tabatha Fireman via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: William Cashion of Future Islands performs on the Other stage at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Tabatha Fireman/Redferns via Getty Images) (credit:Tabatha Fireman via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Russell Mael and Alex Kapranos of FFS (Franz Ferdinand and Sparks) perform live on the John Peel stage during the third day of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Dyson via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Nick McCarthy, Russell Mael and Alex Kapranos of FFS (Franz Ferdinand and Sparks) perform live on the John Peel stage during the third day of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Dyson via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Aliou Toure of Malian band Songhoy Blues performs live on the Pyramid stage during the third day of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Dyson via Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Aliou Toure of Malian band Songhoy Blues performs live on the Pyramid stage during the third day of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) (credit:Jim Dyson via Getty Images)

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