Glastonbury turns 50!

Glastonbury turns 50!

From June to August, the UK holds its traditional ''festival season'' with music events, large and small...

Glastonbury turns 50!

From June to August, the UK holds its traditional ''festival season'' with music events, large and small, held up and down the country. Glastonbury Festival, which turns 50 this year, is one of the most important of them all. Attended by 200,000 people, the five day event welcomes world famous artists (this year, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Paul McCartney would have headlined) and has allowed many bands to kickstart their career. Though the festival was cancelled this year, its anniversary was celebrated online, with an exhibition curated by London's V&A Museum and a pop up ''Glastonbury channel'' on the BBC – which broadcasted the festival's most iconic sets, such as: Adele, Oasis, Lana Del Rey and Billie Eilish.

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