Glastonbury 2007 line-up

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The Who, The Killers and Arctic Monkeys will be headlining on the Pyramid Stage during the three-day event.

 

Among the more than 200 acts listed are Rufus Wainwright, Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, The Gossip, Paul Weller, Chemical Brothers and Shirley Bassey.

 

The festival, which starts on 22 June, will be the largest yet, with an extended capacity of 177,500.

[mc_squared]

I'm still extremely underwhelmed.:thinking:

[busybeeburns]

who would you add? apart from Coldplay and Keane ;)

[mc_squared]

who would you add? apart from Coldplay and Keane ;)

 

Travis, Kylie (who should have been there), Athlete.................... along with Coldplay and Keane that would make quite a line-up. And what about Paul McCartney, who's got a new album out?:rolleyes:

Coldplay are excused as they're between albums, but Keane should have been topping the bill!!

[busybeeburns]

Too many bars and beer tents for Tom C?

[mc_squared]

Too many bars and beer tents for Tom C?

 

Actually, The Police should have been topping the bill seeing as they're touring again!!

[Black Rose]

I wish I got tickets :(

 

The thing with Glastonbury is that there are so many stages, if you don't like a band at one stage you can go to another stage.

[MrMagpie]

Yeah, it looks like there is something at every stage that I would like. I'm pretty impressed with the lineup.

[mc_squared]

And no Snow Patrol either.;)

[Rad-Cold]

I dont like the line up that much...i mean....arctic monkeys and the killers headlining!? wtf?

There are some good bands it..but the real big bands arent even there.

[mc_squared]

I dont like the line up that much...i mean....arctic monkeys and the killers headlining!? wtf?

There are some good bands it..but the real big bands arent even there.

 

Exactly my point.;)

[Gitta Rensolo]

I think the line-up is even worse than this year's Rock am Ring line-up...:thinking:

[mc_squared]

Amy Winehouse takes to the stage as Glastonbury fans brave mudbath

 

Last updated at 17:34pm on 22nd June 2007 Comments

Peaches Geldof is among the festival goers who are braving thunderstorms and torrential rain to catch their first glimpse of performers at Glastonbury - including Rehab rocker Amy Winehouse.

Bands including Gogol Bordello and The Earlies kicked off celebrations, but it was Winehouse, dressed in casual skinny jeans and a white vest, who really got the crowd going.

 

Indie rockers Arctic Monkeys set to take to the stage tonight.

 

 

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Rock chick: Amy Winehouse thrills fans on stage at the festival

 

Silky performer: Amy belts out one of her hits

 

Peachy keen: Geldof teams wellies with short shorts at the festival

 

Despite gloomy weather forecasts, an estimated 80,000 revellers had made the pilgrimage to the Somerset site by this morning.

Hundreds of tents began to submerge in thick mud, next to the main thoroughfares, leaving many wandering where they would sleep.

Rhys Evans, 29, from Cardiff, said: "There's a couple of inches of horrible, brown mud in my tent. I'm going to have to drink a hell of a lot for it to go away."

The Millets on-site store brought in 13,000 extra pairs of wellington boots, while there were reports of wellies selling for £80 outside the site.

 

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All the rave: Storm clouds haven't deterred fans from dressing like it's all sunshine

 

Mud couture: girls try their best to keep outfits free of glug

 

Singer Will Young is a very wet camper

 

As the rain continued throughout the day, the covered stages proved the most popular destinations.

The canopy over the Jazz World Stage was packed throughout the afternoon as a storm swept across the Mendip Hills.

During Amy Winehouse's mid-afternoon set on the Pyramid Stage thousands of revellers roared in approval during a brief outbreak of sunshine.

A total of 177,000 are expected over the weekend.

 

 

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Damp: already the grounds are beginning to look muddy, and it's only just begun

 

The site: campers have taken over Glastonbury

 

Two years ago, 300 tents were washed away when a month's rain fell in less than two hours - turning the festival into a quagmire.

 

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Fiddler on the stage: Gogol Bordello impressed the audience with their kooky show

 

To avoid a repeat this year, organiser Michael Eavis has spent more than £750,000 on flood prevention.

In Cornwall 23 inches of rain fell in six hours around Boscastle - devastated by floods three years ago.

 

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Flaming June? Tens of thousands of revellers soak up the atmosphere

 

The main road was closed and some town centre properties were under three feet of water.

A Met Office spokesman said: "The next few days are really going to be very showery across England and Wales, including Glastonbury.

 

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Beers and cheers: the fans take their position in the pit

[Black Rose]

And it's raining again

[mc_squared]

And it's raining again

 

Are Supertramp there?:stunned:

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Festival fans defy rain and mud

 

Many tents have been left waterlogged after heavy rain

 

Heavy rain fell on the first full day of the Glastonbury Festival, turning parts of the site into a quagmire - but with long dry spells providing respite.

 

The weather has been less severe than the last festival two years ago, when flash floods hit the Somerset site.

 

But the area that was submerged in 2005 is again the hardest-hit, with several dozen tents waterlogged after showers.

 

Most revellers got into the festival spirit, though, thanks to a line-up including The Arctic Monkeys and Bjork.

 

Secret show

 

Amy Winehouse, The Magic Numbers and The Automatic were among the other acts who excited crowds on Friday.

 

And Lily Allen is expected to play a secret show to open the new Park venue.

 

Virtually all of the 177,500 ticket holders have now arrived - making it almost 20% bigger than the event in 2005.

 

The busy areas of the site have turned to mud, which is several inches deep at worst.

 

Two years ago, several hundred tents in one area suffered heavy flooding.

 

Organisers said the drainage in that campsite had been improved, with large pipes laid to take water away.

 

But this year, the same area has become a swamp, with tents surrounded by standing water.

 

Some campers have already moved to different spots, while others are digging channels with tent poles to divert the water and hoping the skies do not open again.

 

"When we got here on Thursday night, the weather was fine and it was on rock hard ground," said Kerrie O'Leary, 22, from Sheffield.

 

"I don't mind being surrounded by all this sludge, as long as it stays all right inside the tent."

 

Heavy showers

 

Another camper, Paul Kelly, 27, from Leicester, said one of his friends had left the festival as a result of the deluge.

 

"She just decided she'd had enough," he said. "I'm thinking about moving, which is going to have to happen at some point.

 

"I think they've improved the drainage at the Pyramid Stage. What they now need to sort out is the camping areas."

 

Revellers have been taking shelter from the downpours

 

Jenna Duncan, 22, from the West Midlands, had been bailing water out of the tent's entrance and said she would also move if conditions worsened.

 

"This sleeping area is wet," she said. "It adds to the excitement I suppose."

 

The weather is expected to improve on Saturday, but more heavy showers are forecast for Sunday.

 

But the rain has not dampened the spirits of most at the festival as both organisers and fans were prepared for some rain.

 

The event, held on Michael Eavis' farm since 1970, draws to a close on Sunday.

 

The Killers, The Who, Dame Shirley Bassey and the Kaiser Chiefs are among the other big names appearing on the Pyramid Stage during the weekend.

 

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