Beyoncé's closing headline show on Sunday was one of immaculate physical perfection, performed to people who had been living, eating and sleeping in a field, without being able to wash for five days - fans who would probably have loved to try to join in the Single Ladies dance if only they could lift their mud-crusted wellies off the floor.
It's a renowned bastion of social conscience and environmentalism, with a corporate brand presence much like any other festival.Īnd this year, Glastonbury was the world's biggest rock festival, headlined by the world's biggest pop star. It's celebrated for its quasi-spiritual moments of rustic intimacy, but is the metropolitan media event of the season. It's a new-age hippie camp in the countryside with a £28 million (Dh164m) turnover and a £1m "super-fence" to keep out gatecrashers. Glastonbury is a festival of music and paradoxes.
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