Glastonbury Festival kicks off another year Wednesday, June 24, with Kanye West, the Who, Pharrell Williams, and many more artists hitting Somerset, England over the next four days. As one of the world’s premier music festivals, legendary moments have gone down at Glastonbury — here are some iconic moments in popular culture from the world’s favourite festival on the farm from performances to celebrity appearances and best of all, fashion moments.
2015: Kanye West’s controversial performance.
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2015: Pharrell brought a full production with choreographed dancers onto the Pyramid Stage, previewing new single ‘Freedom’
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2015: the fruition of the Kendall and Cara = CaKe.
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2013: Tens of thousands of fans cheered on the two-hour set that Michael Eavis called “the high spot of 43 years of Glastonbury.”
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2011: Pregnant with Blue Ivy (though know one knew it yet), Beyoncé closed out the Pyramid Stage in grand fashion at Glastonbury 2011.