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Adrian Chiles’s first time at Glastonbury: ‘The peace-and-love control knobs get turned up to 11’
Six years after declaring the festival his idea of hell, the columnist finally had his arm twisted. What unfolded was a weekend of shock, confusion, throbbing testicles – and unbridled joy
It turned out to be a good decision: I swept right up to the gate, trundled into the secure bike compound and parked alongside the incredibly few motorbikes in there. Try before you buy … Photograph: Alicia Canter/The GuardianI got a text from a friend, Max, a Glastonbury old hand who turned out to be there busting some rhymes, too. Photograph: Jonny Weeks/The GuardianI chanced upon the Glade stage, where a modest but appreciative crowd were swaying in a relaxed fashion to the sound of – and I quote from the programme – Channel One’s Mikey Dread bringing roots, rock and reggae vibrations with MC’s vinyl and dubplates.
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