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Dizzee Rascal Triggers Huge Michael Jackson Sing-Along At Glastonbury Festival With tribute to King of Pop...
By Jason Gregory / Scott Colothan at Glastonbury on 27 June 2009
Dizzee Rascal triggered a huge Michael Jackson sing-along as he paid tribute to the star at the Glastonbury Festival today.
The British grime star interrupted his performance on the Pyramid Stage to play arguably Jackson’s two biggest hits for the crowd.
“We lost a legend this week. I think we should do something in tribute,” Rascal said, before introducing ‘Billie Jean’ and ‘Thriller’.
Rascal continued to urge the crowd to sing. “Everyone knows the words," he said.
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Derek Smalls: 'Spinal Tap Wouldn't Exist Without Michael Jackson' They speak out at Glastonbury...
By Jason Gregory / James Dannatt at Glastonbury on 27 June 2009
Spinal Tap paid tribute to Michael Jackson as they performed at the Glastonbury Festival this afternoon.
The band were also joined by special guests for their much anticipated set on The Pyramid Stage.
Speaking about Michael Jackson, Derek Smalls said: “We must remember, if it wasn’t Michael Jackson, there would be no Spinal Tap.”
Spinal Tap made their debut in the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap, around the time that Jackson’s solo career continued to flourish.
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Arrests And Injuries Up At 2009 Glastonbury Festival As 139,000 attended annual festival...
By Jason Gregory / Scott Colothan on 27 June 2009
The number of arrests at this year’s Glastonbury festival has already exceeded the whole of the 2008 event.
116 festivalgoers people have been arrested so far, compared to a total of 89 in 2008.
The number of music fans admitted to the medical centre is also up on 2008 at 1793, while 31 people have taken to hospital.
Last year, 1466 people were treated during the whole festival.
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Rolf Harris Pays Tribute To Michael Jackson At Glastonbury Festival During story about Elvis...
By Jason Gregory / James Dannatt on 27 June 2009
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Rolf Harris paid tribute to Michael Jackson as he performed on the Jazz World Stage at the Glastonbury festival today.
The veteran Australian spoke about the King of Pop at the end of an anecdote about Elvis Presley.
Introducing ‘Sun Arise’, Harris joked that the song only got to number two in the charts because of “some bastard called Elvis Presley”.
The singer then turned his attention to Jackson, describing it as a "sad weekend".
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Bloc Party, Lady GaGa, Lily Allen, Ting Tings - Day One At The Glastonbury Festival See full highlights now...
By Gigwise on 27 June 2009
Bloc Party, Lady GaGa, Lily Allen and The Ting Tings were among the stars of the opening day of the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset.
Other performances yesterday came from The Specials, Neil Young and Fleet Foxes.
Gigwise will be bringing you the best news, set reviews, interviews and photos from the festival over the course of the weekend.
You can follow Gigwise’s coverage of the whole event here – bookmark the page to keep track of the festival.
Meanwhile, check out all the photos from day one below:
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Lady GaGa Brings 'Breast Pyrotechnics' To Glastonbury Festival She stuns crowds...
By Jason Gregory / Hazel Sheffield on 27 June 2009
Lady GaGa brought her breast pyrotechnics to Somerset as she performed on the opening day of the Glastonbury festival.
The American singer stunned audiences at Worthy Farm with an array of costumes changes during her set on The Other Stage.
Her set comprised of tracks from her number one debut album ‘The Fame’, including ‘Just Dance’, ‘Poker Face’ and ‘Paparazzi’.
Gigwise’s Glastonbury correspondent Hazel Sheffield said the singer dedicated her album to her friends and her fascination with other women from the stage.
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Neil Young Headlines Glastonbury With 'Amazing' Set See highlights now...
By Jason Gregory / James Dannatt on 27 June 2009
Neil Young headlined the Pyramid Stage at the end of the first day of the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset last night (June 26).
The veteran singer played a set that spanned his entire career, opening with the hit, ’Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)’.
The song managed to get fans hands waving from side to side - a movement they maintained throughout Young’s performance.
Other songs in the singer’s set included 'Heart Of Gold', ‘Comes A Time’ and ‘Mother Earth’.
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White Lies Pay Tribute To Bruce Springsteen At Glastonbury Festival They cover legend's song...
By Jason Gregory / Thomas Ward on 26 June 2009
White Lies paid tribute to Bruce Springsteen as they performed at the Glastonbury Festival today.
The London band closed their set on The Other Stage with a cover of ‘Dancing In The Dark’.
White Lies filled the rest of their set with tracks from their number one debut album ‘To Lose My Life’.
Springsteen is due to headline the Glastonbury Festival tomorrow on the Pyramid Stage.
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F*cked Up Ask 'Who Is Michael Jackson?' At Glastonbury Festival Singer makes controversial statement...
By Jason Gregory / Scott Colothan on 26 June 2009
Fucked Up singer Pink Eyes joked about Michael Jackson's death as the band performed at the Glastonbury festival today (June 26).
A number of acts, including The Whip and Gabriella Cilmi, have dedicated their performances to the King of Pop, who died yesterday.
But performing on The John Peel Stage, Fucked Up's Pinks Eyes told the crowd: “So, Michael Jackson is dead. I know, I was wondering who he was too but apparently it's a big deal.”
The singer then sarcastically added “it's so sad”, before he bounded through the crowd to the back of the tent.
Other acts due on the John Peel stage today include Little Boots, Metronomy and VV Brown.
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131,000 Fans Arrive On Site At Glastonbury, 1000 Admitted To Medical Centre With various injuries...
By Jason Gregory on 26 June 2009
One hundred and thirty-one thousand music fans have arrived on site at the Glastonbury festival in Somerset.
The event, which holds a capacity of 175,000, got under way this afternoon with the Abba tribute act Bjorn Again.
Gabriella Cilmi also appeared on the Pyramid stage, while dance act The Whip dedicated their performance on the Other Stage to the late Michael Jackson.
As previously reported on Gigwise, Worthy farm was hit by heavy rain showers last night, which were described as “biblical” by one festivalgoer.
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