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| Glastonbury awaits Amy and Jay-Z | Glastonbury awaits Amy and Jay-Z |
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| All eyes will be on US rapper Jay-Z and troubled singer Amy Winehouse when they play the most hotly anticipated sets of this year's Glastonbury Festival later. | All eyes will be on US rapper Jay-Z and troubled singer Amy Winehouse when they play the most hotly anticipated sets of this year's Glastonbury Festival later. |
| Winehouse returned to hospital on Friday night to continue treatment for a lung problem after singing two tracks at the Nelson Mandela birthday concert. | Winehouse returned to hospital on Friday night to continue treatment for a lung problem after singing two tracks at the Nelson Mandela birthday concert. |
| The sun broke through the clouds on Saturday, drying out much of the mud created by rain on Thursday and Friday. | |
| The choice of Jay-Z as headliner has caused consternation among some fans. | |
| But singer Lily Allen said he was among "the most amazing performers" around and she did not understand the fuss. | |
| "I saw him at the [Royal] Albert Hall last year and it was amazing," she told BBC News. | |
| 'I was very pleased with the turnout,' Shakin' Stevens said at the end of his set | |
| "It's like somebody's throwing a party in the middle of the countryside. If you want to go, go. If you don't, don't." | |
| Among the fans disagreeing with her was Hugh Edwards, 33, from Burnley. | |
| "Most people who go to festivals aren't here to see a rapper," he said. | |
| "The trouble with Jay-Z is it's not like he's a world-class act in Britain," he said. | |
| "He might be in the rest of the world, but not here. I think that's why ticket sales have been slow." | |
| Curiosity | Curiosity |
| There is little excitement among most festival fans about the prospect of seeing one of the kings of hip-hop. | There is little excitement among most festival fans about the prospect of seeing one of the kings of hip-hop. |
| Some say they will watch him merely out of curiosity, and to see who his special guests are. | Some say they will watch him merely out of curiosity, and to see who his special guests are. |
| "I don't understand the controversy about Jay-Z," singer Lily Allen said See Glastonbury's surreal suburbsKT Tunstall's Glastonbury round-up | |
| Jay-Z's wife Beyonce, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and rock collaborators Linkin Park have all been rumoured as possible guests. | Jay-Z's wife Beyonce, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and rock collaborators Linkin Park have all been rumoured as possible guests. |
| Other fans are planning to watch something else instead, while true Jay-Z fans appear to be in the minority. | Other fans are planning to watch something else instead, while true Jay-Z fans appear to be in the minority. |
| "I don't think many people would want Jay-Z to headline," said 24-year-old Claire Burdett from London. | "I don't think many people would want Jay-Z to headline," said 24-year-old Claire Burdett from London. |
| "I'd be quite interested to see a bit of him but there's something else I want to see at the same time." | "I'd be quite interested to see a bit of him but there's something else I want to see at the same time." |
| But another festival goer, Martin Barry, 32, from London, said: "I've got a fair few Jay-Z CDs and I probably would have gone to see him in concert if he wasn't here. | But another festival goer, Martin Barry, 32, from London, said: "I've got a fair few Jay-Z CDs and I probably would have gone to see him in concert if he wasn't here. |
| "There's absolutely nothing wrong with the line-up. And Glastonbury's not just about the line-up." | "There's absolutely nothing wrong with the line-up. And Glastonbury's not just about the line-up." |
| A placard from Shakin' Stevens fans mocked Jay-Z's song 99 Problems Profile: Saturday headliner Jay-Z The rapper is expected to use a BBC interview with Oasis star Noel Gallagher, in which he said hip-hop at Glastonbury was "wrong", as part of his intro on stage. | A placard from Shakin' Stevens fans mocked Jay-Z's song 99 Problems Profile: Saturday headliner Jay-Z The rapper is expected to use a BBC interview with Oasis star Noel Gallagher, in which he said hip-hop at Glastonbury was "wrong", as part of his intro on stage. |
| He will be preceded on the main Pyramid Stage by Winehouse, who has a one-hour slot. | He will be preceded on the main Pyramid Stage by Winehouse, who has a one-hour slot. |
| The Grammy-winning singer will be driven to the Somerset site from the London Clinic, where she is being treated for traces of emphysema. She will then return to the hospital after her set. | The Grammy-winning singer will be driven to the Somerset site from the London Clinic, where she is being treated for traces of emphysema. She will then return to the hospital after her set. |
| Winehouse performed her hits Rehab and Valerie at the Nelson Mandela concert in Hyde Park on Friday, and also returned to the stage for the finale of Free Nelson Mandela. | Winehouse performed her hits Rehab and Valerie at the Nelson Mandela concert in Hyde Park on Friday, and also returned to the stage for the finale of Free Nelson Mandela. |
| But Glastonbury will be her first full UK show for seven months. | But Glastonbury will be her first full UK show for seven months. |
| Other acts on the main stage on Saturday include James Blunt, Crowded House, Manu Chao and The Raconteurs. | |
| The rain seen on Thursday and Friday has held off so far on SaturdayElsewhere, Massive Attack, Buddy Guy, Biffy Clyro and Will Young will be among the artists on the other stages. | The rain seen on Thursday and Friday has held off so far on SaturdayElsewhere, Massive Attack, Buddy Guy, Biffy Clyro and Will Young will be among the artists on the other stages. |
| Shakin' Stevens was first on the bill and said he was overwhelmed by the reaction from fans. | |
| "When I came off stage I was told it was the biggest crowd - and reaction - they've had on the Pyramid Stage as an opening artist so for that I'm very, very pleased," he told BBC News. | |
| US rock band Kings of Leon closed the first night of the festival on the main Pyramid Stage on Friday. | US rock band Kings of Leon closed the first night of the festival on the main Pyramid Stage on Friday. |
| There is some mud underfoot after rain on Thursday and Friday, but fans have so far been spared a full-on mud bath of the type that marred the last two festivals, in 2005 and 2007. | There is some mud underfoot after rain on Thursday and Friday, but fans have so far been spared a full-on mud bath of the type that marred the last two festivals, in 2005 and 2007. |
| Some 172,000 people were on site by Saturday morning, police said. | Some 172,000 people were on site by Saturday morning, police said. |
| Crime has almost doubled compared with the same stage last year, with 342 reported offences, up from 177 in 2007. Much of that increase is down to a rise in thefts from tents. | Crime has almost doubled compared with the same stage last year, with 342 reported offences, up from 177 in 2007. Much of that increase is down to a rise in thefts from tents. |
| Police said the A37 near the site was now open again more than two days after being for shut for two days following a fire at a nearby scrapyard. | |
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| Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis explains why the festival is so special | Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis explains why the festival is so special |
| Are you at Glastonbury? What has been the highlight so far? What act are you most looking forward to seeing? Send us your comments using the form below. You can also text your comments to 61124. | Are you at Glastonbury? What has been the highlight so far? What act are you most looking forward to seeing? Send us your comments using the form below. You can also text your comments to 61124. |
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| Here is a selection of comments received so far: | Here is a selection of comments received so far: |
| Linkin Park are playing in Dusseldorf this evening so not likely to make Glastonbury. I would be disappointed if I was going to a "rock" festival and the headliner was a hip-hop artist but it's good to have different genres of music mixed. Maybe he should have had an earlier slot.Stu, Reading, UK | Linkin Park are playing in Dusseldorf this evening so not likely to make Glastonbury. I would be disappointed if I was going to a "rock" festival and the headliner was a hip-hop artist but it's good to have different genres of music mixed. Maybe he should have had an earlier slot.Stu, Reading, UK |
| Rappers ruined Top of the Pops and now they will ruin Glastonbury.John Edmonds, Newquay, UK | Rappers ruined Top of the Pops and now they will ruin Glastonbury.John Edmonds, Newquay, UK |
| Amy Winehouse - why is she still allowed to play at Glastonbury and the Nelson Mandela concert? She is clearly... a bad role-model and yet is being promoted as "troubled". Let's stop promoting these people until they are "clean" and stop "hero-worshipping" them. All she does is sing. She hasn't saved the world or done anything worthwhile.Stuart, Los Angeles, US | Amy Winehouse - why is she still allowed to play at Glastonbury and the Nelson Mandela concert? She is clearly... a bad role-model and yet is being promoted as "troubled". Let's stop promoting these people until they are "clean" and stop "hero-worshipping" them. All she does is sing. She hasn't saved the world or done anything worthwhile.Stuart, Los Angeles, US |