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Rolling Stones to Bowie: the biggest Glastonbury headliners of all time

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Thursday 28th March 2013 by Adam Tait | Photos by WENN.com

Tags: Glastonbury Festival, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Oasis

The Glastonbury lineup announcement may have met with a mixed reaction among fans online, but there's no denying that the organisers have managed to bag themselves some seriously big names.

After much umming and ahhing The Rolling Stones have signed on to play the festival for the first time in their careers, but Glastonbury's been offering up the biggest names in music as it headliners since the festival began.

Way back in the 70s their main stage was graced by the likes of David Bowie, while throughout the 80s bands like The Smiths and The Cure wowed audiences.

Gigwise takes a look at the ten biggest names to top the Glasto bill since the festivals inception.

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