The NME has been updating hourly with reports from the famous yearly (every other year?) Glastonbury Festival.The festival is often plagued with rain, and this year is no different.
A nervous Arctic Monkeys played opening night and covered Shirley Bassey's 'Diamonds are forever.' They were joined by surprise guest, Dizzee Rascal.
Carl Barat played with Dirty Pretty Things and Pete Doherty is scheduled to perform with Babyshambles. With all the talk of a Libertines reunion, we wouldn't be surprised if Barat made a surprise appearance onstage with Doherty. The NME has the same feelings ("It is also rumoured the pair will reunite for an acoustic gig on The Park Stage this afternoon") but has of now, it hasn't happened.
A free roll of biodegradable toilet paper has been given to each festival goer in an effort to keep things clean and green. 160,000 rolls have been given away.
The festival is half way over and arrests are already up from last year with 163 so far. Only 45 of those are non-drug related. Smoke 'em if you got 'em.
Just like NYC in May, Jesus Mary and Chain wowed the audience. For the UK, this was the first time in 9 years.
"It's gross out there, thank you for coming guys, you're beautiful," Arcade Fire singer Win Butler told the soaked and muddy audience. Régine Chassagne wore Wellies.
1,200 people have been hurt in while running around in the mud. 32 have been brought to hospital.
We wish we were there.
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