Tuesday 30 June 2015

The Who Trash Stage At 'Best Glastonbury Yet'

The band swear at backstage staff as they storm the Pyramid Stage before weary music fans head home and the big clean-up begins.

The Who complained about the sound and trashed the stage during their performance to close this year's Glastonbury Festival.
The band, fronted by Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, thrilled the crowd after opening with their signature track Who Are You? on the Pyramid Stage.

Townshend repeatedly complained about the sound, shouting to backstage "it's f*****g crap",  before Daltrey pulled over a plastic screen and knocked over microphones so they could hear the drums better.
The rockers made a swipe at Saturday's headliner rapper Kanye West, telling the crowd: "We're going to make a big f*****g rebellion; yeah, who's the biggest rock star in the world?" before Townshend gave an impressive guitar solo.
During his set, West had declared that he was "the biggest rock star in the world".
Earlier on Sunday, Lionel Richie pulled in huge crowds for his first Glastonbury show.
The soul singer grinned in astonishment, telling the audience: "This is unbelievable. I'm intimidated because you know the words better than I do."
Many in the crowd were wearing hand-made T-shirts and flags in his honour as he sang hits including Dancing On The Ceiling, Hello and All Night Long.
Co-organiser Emily Eavis described the festival - which has been particularly diverse and controversial this year with a last-minute cancellation from the Foo Fighters, a stage invasion during Kanye West's headline performance and a visit from Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama - as the best yet.
As revellers make their way home today, the huge clean-up operation gets under way.
Around 800 litter-pickers will begin collecting the tonnes of rubbish before the stages are packed away for another year as bleary-eyed campers begin a congested journey off the farm and home.
Meanwhile, Avon and Somerset Police said it recorded one of the lowest crime figures in recent years, with 216 crimes reported compared to 246 last year.
A spokesman said 75 arrests had been made, mainly for thefts from tents and drugs offences.

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