Glastonbury Festival: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Glastonbury Fayre • Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts • Pilton Pop, Folk & Blues Festival • Glastonbury Fair

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Amy Winehouse sings into a microphone on stage, wearing a green tank top with visible tattoos on her arm, during the 2007 Glastonbury music festival.

Stormzy performs on stage wearing a black vest with a white Union Jack design, holding a microphone and extending his arm under blue stage lights at Glastonbury Festival.

Large crowds sit and stand on a grassy hill overlooking tents, festival structures, and crowds at Glastonbury Festival, with fields and distant hills in the background.

Lily Allen performs on stage in a bright pink dress, holding a microphone and smiling at Glastonbury Festival.

Yusuf Islam, also known as Cat Stevens, wearing sunglasses and a white shirt, plays an acoustic guitar on stage at the Glastonbury Festival 2023.

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