Last week, the annual Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place at Worthy Farm, near Somerset, England. More than 200,000 music fans gathered over five days to hear performances by Rick Astley, Debbie Harry, The Hives, Lizzo, Måneskin, Arctic Monkeys, Lewis Capaldi, Rita Ora, and many more artists. The festival wrapped up last night with a set by Elton John, and today workers and volunteer cleanup crews are busy tidying the trampled farm grounds. Gathered below are images from this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
Scenes From Glastonbury 2023
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![A person sits on top of someone else's shoulders, with their arms held out, in the middle of a large audience at a concert.]()
Read morePeople sing along as Lewis Capaldi performs on the Pyramid Stage on Day 4 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 on June 24, 2023, in Glastonbury, England. #
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![A person sits on a rock on the hillside among others in a campground at a festival.]()
Read moreA person watches the sunset from the Stone Circle on the first day of the Glastonbury Festival, June 21, 2023. #
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![A person smiles while looking out the window of a pickup truck.]()
Read moreGlastonbury founder Michael Eavis reacts as he travels in a Land Rover while festivalgoers arrive on June 21, 2023. #
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Read moreThe Glastonbury Festival site at sunset, in Somerset, on June 21, 2023 #
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![A person performs on stage, wearing a giant, fuzzy pink hat.]()
Read moreEliza Rose performs on the Lonely Hearts Club stage on Day 2 of Glastonbury 2023. #
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![A singer performs on stage walking close to a large crowd.]()
Read morePelle Almqvist from The Hives performs on the Other Stage at Day 3 of Glastonbury 2023 on June 23, 2023. #
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![Many groups of people sit on a hillside beside a whimsical sculpture of a seated rainbow.]()
Read moreAn aerial view of festivalgoers enjoying the sun on Day 1 of Glastonbury 2023. #
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![A person wearing a gnome costume plays an instrument.]()
Read moreFestivalgoers gather and play on Day 2, in the village of Pilton, on June 22, 2023. #
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![Two performers play guitar on stage.]()
Read moreDave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performs as The ChurnUps on June 23, 2023. #
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Read moreRevelers are seen in the Shangri-La area as the sun sets on Day 2. #
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![A crowd stands before a stage that is designed to look like a gigantic human head with a large rectangular visor.]()
Read moreMidland performs on the IIcon stage on June 22, 2023. #
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![A person speaks with a puppet dog.]()
Read moreChildren's-television presenter Evie Pickerill records a piece with puppet "Dodge T. Dog" in the interstage area on Day 3 of 2023 Glastonbury Festival. #
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Read moreFestivalgoers wander among the tents early in the morning on Day 3. #
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![An artist performs while wearing a fabric mask.]()
Read moreArtist Diana Drill performs on the BBC Music Introducing Stage on Day 3 of Glastonbury 2023. #
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Read moreLizzo performs on the Pyramid Stage on June 24, 2023. #
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Read moreDamiano David of Måneskin performs on the Woodsies Stage at the Glastonbury Festival on June 24, 2023. #
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Read moreArctic Monkeys performs on the Pyramid Stage on Day 3. #
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Read moreBritish rapper Loyle Carner performs on the West Holts Stage on Day 4 of Glastonbury 2023. #
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Read moreRina Sawayama performs on the Woodsies Stage on June 24, 2023. #
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![A crowd gathers beneath a spider-shaped sculpture that spouts fire into the air.]()
Read moreFestivalgoers enjoy themselves near the Arcadia stage on June 24, 2023. #
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![Two performers play guitar on stage, standing back to back.]()
Read moreThe Nova Twins perform on the Other Stage on Day 5. #
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![A singer, wearing a mirrored visor, performs on stage.]()
Read moreDebbie Harry of the U.S. group Blondie performs on the Pyramid Stage on June 25, 2023. #
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![A performer wearing a suit sings on stage.]()
Read moreRick Astley performs on the Pyramid Stage on Day 4. #
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![A large crowd gathers to hear a concert at sunset.]()
Read moreFestivalgoers cheer and listen to a concert at the Other Stage at Glastonbury 2023, on June 24, 2023. #
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![A performer shakes their long hair on stage while singing.]()
Read moreBritish singer Rita Ora performs on the Park Stage on Day 4. #
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![A concertgoer dances while wearing an illuminated cape.]()
Read moreA festivalgoer dances in the Shangri-La area at the Glastonbury Festival on June 24, 2023. #
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![A cheering crowd on a giant video display behind a performer who sings and plays piano on a stage.]()
Read moreSinger Elton John performs on the Pyramid Stage on Day 5. The pop superstar closed out the Glastonbury Festival on Sunday in what has been billed as his final U.K. performance. The 76-year-old performer is winding down his live career with a global farewell tour, having played his last concerts in the United States in May ahead of a final gig in Stockholm on July 8. #
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![A person lies on the ground in a field strewn with litter, the day after a concert.]()
Read moreA festivalgoer lies on the ground next to his belongings at the end of Glastonbury Festival in the village of Pilton, in Somerset, England, on June 26, 2023. #
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