Sunshine, celebrations and Chic at Glastonbury 2017
- Text by Michael Segalov
- Photography by Bekky Lonsdale
It’s hard to describe Glastonbury to those who have never been to the festival before. Deep in the Somerset countryside, nestled in the valley of Worthy Farm, hundreds of thousands flock every year to the world’s most celebrated musical gathering.
With performances from Solange, Radiohead, The Foo Fighters and The Killers taking centre stage at this year’s event, alongside standout sets from Chic, Justice and Mykki Blanco, there was no shortage of musical legends past and present taking to the stage. Huck caught up with Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell after Jeremy Corbyn’s headline speech on the infamous Pyramid Stage, and partied hard to celebrate ten years of radical creative community at the late night Block9 field. (Keep your eyes peeled tomorrow for this and more…).
But for now though, as hangovers finally kick in, here’s to another year of performances, protest and partying at Glastonbury. We sent Bekky Lonsdale to soak up the atmosphere.
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