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| Reporter's log: Glastonbury Festival | Reporter's log: Glastonbury Festival |
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| From Shakin' Stevens to Jay-Z via James Blunt, Amy Winehouse and many more, Glastonbury's main stage has one of its most eclectic ever line-ups on Saturday. | From Shakin' Stevens to Jay-Z via James Blunt, Amy Winehouse and many more, Glastonbury's main stage has one of its most eclectic ever line-ups on Saturday. |
| Who will get the thumbs up from the crowd, and who will sink in the mud? | Who will get the thumbs up from the crowd, and who will sink in the mud? |
| BBC News music reporter Ian Youngs is in front of the Pyramid Stage. | BBC News music reporter Ian Youngs is in front of the Pyramid Stage. |
| SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1730 LOCAL TIME (1630 GMT) | |
| Right, listen up any James Blunt cynics, here is the news. Glastonbury loves James Blunt and he loves us. | |
| He's actually a decent bloke, OK? He's one of us. He knows what we're going through. And he articulates it sensitively and elegantly in songs with good tunes. | |
| I love James Blunt. There. I've said it. | |
| It was hard not to be won over by his melodies and his charisma (yes, you heard me right). | |
| He was more animated on stage than most performers here, jumping on top of his upright piano at one point and riding an imaginary wave. | |
| During another song, he jumped down from the stage to hug most of the front row. | |
| He also hunched over his piano and started headbanging, and then lifted up his polo shirt to expose his stomach, for no apparent reason. | |
| All along, he was looking out to the crowd and beaming as if he was genuinely excited and pleased to be here. | |
| And the crowd responded. Jay-Z, I hope you were watching and taking notes. | |
| Two young ladies near me were sitting in their camping chairs, cigarettes in their hands, trying desperately to remain cool and disinterested. | |
| But I'm sure I saw one wellington boot sway along to the music towards the end. | |
| "Put your hands in the air and say sausages!" he told the crowd as he took a photo of them at the end. | |
| What a nice bloke. | |
| Glastometer: 9/10 | |
| SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1615 LOCAL TIME (1515 GMT) | SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1615 LOCAL TIME (1515 GMT) |
| At last! The sun finally has finally broken through, just as Crowded House were playing their apt hit Weather with You. | At last! The sun finally has finally broken through, just as Crowded House were playing their apt hit Weather with You. |
| The song got a languid crowd on their feet, and Neil Finn led a couple of Mexican waves from the back of the field to the front. | The song got a languid crowd on their feet, and Neil Finn led a couple of Mexican waves from the back of the field to the front. |
| Crowded House led a Mexican wave among the crowd at the main stageThey followed that with what could be another Glastonbury anthem, Four Seasons in One Day. Let's just hope summer sticks around for a little bit longer. | Crowded House led a Mexican wave among the crowd at the main stageThey followed that with what could be another Glastonbury anthem, Four Seasons in One Day. Let's just hope summer sticks around for a little bit longer. |
| For now, T-shirts are coming off and suncream is coming out all over the site. | For now, T-shirts are coming off and suncream is coming out all over the site. |
| Crowded House played a couple of their other greatest hits, but their set was mostly made up of new material that was inoffensive, verging on the bland. | Crowded House played a couple of their other greatest hits, but their set was mostly made up of new material that was inoffensive, verging on the bland. |
| A good chance to kick back, chill out, read the paper, sleep off that hangover... the perfect soundtrack for a Sunday afternoon... | A good chance to kick back, chill out, read the paper, sleep off that hangover... the perfect soundtrack for a Sunday afternoon... |
| Let's just hope James Blunt gets people in more of a party mood. Hmmm. | Let's just hope James Blunt gets people in more of a party mood. Hmmm. |
| Glastometer - 9/10 for Weather with You, 6/10 for the rest | Glastometer - 9/10 for Weather with You, 6/10 for the rest |
| SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1400 LOCAL TIME (1300 GMT) | SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1400 LOCAL TIME (1300 GMT) |
| Old-school bluesman Seasick Steve was one of the surprise stars of last year's festival. | Old-school bluesman Seasick Steve was one of the surprise stars of last year's festival. |
| Wearing dusty dungarees, a grey beard and tattoos, he plays dirty, funky blues on battered guitars. | Wearing dusty dungarees, a grey beard and tattoos, he plays dirty, funky blues on battered guitars. |
| The Glastonbury crowd "loved" Seastick Steve, Ian Youngs saysHe takes swigs of Jack Daniels on stage and tells stories of being thrown through a closed window by his stepdaddy, riding freight trains and drinking on the porch in the summer. | The Glastonbury crowd "loved" Seastick Steve, Ian Youngs saysHe takes swigs of Jack Daniels on stage and tells stories of being thrown through a closed window by his stepdaddy, riding freight trains and drinking on the porch in the summer. |
| He plays a three-stringed guitar, but at one point produced a one-stringed guitar - basically a plank of wood with a string down the middle. | He plays a three-stringed guitar, but at one point produced a one-stringed guitar - basically a plank of wood with a string down the middle. |
| How he managed to make it howl and roar with such precision and power is beyond me. | How he managed to make it howl and roar with such precision and power is beyond me. |
| At the end of the song, he threw it to the ground and it screeched as he rubbed it along the stage. | At the end of the song, he threw it to the ground and it screeched as he rubbed it along the stage. |
| The crowd absolutely loved him. He is a hero here. | The crowd absolutely loved him. He is a hero here. |
| The Pyramid field has filled up now, with many people staking the spots where they will stay all day. | The Pyramid field has filled up now, with many people staking the spots where they will stay all day. |
| It is warm if cloudy, and I have decided to ditch my wellies for normal shoes. I hope I don't regret it. | It is warm if cloudy, and I have decided to ditch my wellies for normal shoes. I hope I don't regret it. |
| Glastometer: 8.5/10 | Glastometer: 8.5/10 |
| SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1300 LOCAL TIME (1200 GMT) | SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1300 LOCAL TIME (1200 GMT) |
| US kook queen Martha Wainwright has a hard core of fans. | US kook queen Martha Wainwright has a hard core of fans. |
| Martha Wainwright has broken a habit and is not camping this yearHowever most people are just lounging on the ground (a mixture of dry mud and trampled grass) and soaking up the atmosphere. | Martha Wainwright has broken a habit and is not camping this yearHowever most people are just lounging on the ground (a mixture of dry mud and trampled grass) and soaking up the atmosphere. |
| The Pyramid Stage is "downtown Glastonbury", she says, telling fans she's been to the festival five or six times before and always camped near the stone circle. | The Pyramid Stage is "downtown Glastonbury", she says, telling fans she's been to the festival five or six times before and always camped near the stone circle. |
| But she goes and ruins it by admitting she's in a tour bus this year. | But she goes and ruins it by admitting she's in a tour bus this year. |
| "I'm sorry. You'll be fine," she says, unconvincingly. | "I'm sorry. You'll be fine," she says, unconvincingly. |
| Glastometer: 5/10 | Glastometer: 5/10 |
| SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1145 LOCAL TIME (1045 GMT) | SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1145 LOCAL TIME (1045 GMT) |
| There is a big crowd for Shakin' Stevens, the first act of the day, and some fans have obviously been getting very excited. | There is a big crowd for Shakin' Stevens, the first act of the day, and some fans have obviously been getting very excited. |
| One sign in the crowd simply says "Shakin' Stevens Rocks Glastonbury", while elsewhere five friends are each holding a giant letter to form the word Shaky. | One sign in the crowd simply says "Shakin' Stevens Rocks Glastonbury", while elsewhere five friends are each holding a giant letter to form the word Shaky. |
| Some blokes have even brought a door - green on one side, naturally, with a message on the other. | Some blokes have even brought a door - green on one side, naturally, with a message on the other. |
| He doesn't play Green Door these days, but when the Welsh Elvis strikes up This Ole House, with the sun breaking through, it is a classic Glastonbury moment. | He doesn't play Green Door these days, but when the Welsh Elvis strikes up This Ole House, with the sun breaking through, it is a classic Glastonbury moment. |
| Much hip-swivelling, jiving and general grooving ensues. | Much hip-swivelling, jiving and general grooving ensues. |
| He plays a few other hits, such as Oh Julie and Marie Marie, and still just about manages to keep the crowd on side when he utters the dreaded words: "We're going to do a few tracks from the new album." | He plays a few other hits, such as Oh Julie and Marie Marie, and still just about manages to keep the crowd on side when he utters the dreaded words: "We're going to do a few tracks from the new album." |
| Glastometer: 7.5/10 | Glastometer: 7.5/10 |