Sheeran closes at Glastonbury
TENS of thousands of revellers were making the great getaway from Glastonbury yesterday after Ed Sheeran closed the world’s biggest greenfield music festival.
The 26-year-old singer-songwriter’s performance on Sunday ended three days of music from some of the world’s biggest acts at the celebrated fest, which drew an estimated 175 000 people this year.
Playing Glastonbury – which is held on a farm in southwest England – was a dream of his, Sheeran said, after performing with just his guitar.
“But I never thought I would even get to the point where I was playing this stage, let alone headlining it.”
Radiohead topped the bill on Friday while the Foo Fighters headlined on Saturday.
Highlights on Sunday included Nile Rodgers and Chic, who brought some 1980s magic with disco hits like Everybody Dance, I Want Your Love and Upside Down.
And many were dazzled by Barry Gibb, the only surviving member of the Bee Gee brothers, who reeled off hit after hit.
He donned a tight-fitting gold jacket that the exuberant crowd had tossed on the stage to him after chanting “Barry, wear the jacket! Barry, wear the jacket!” He wore it while playing the hit song Tragedy. Meanwhile, The Killers played a surprise set on the John Peel Stage -- the fourth-biggest -- 10 years after they headlined the festival. – AFP