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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, and is supplying regular updates below. | BBC News music reporter Ian Youngs is in front of the Pyramid Stage, and is supplying regular updates below. |
| You can also click here to read an overview of Saturday's events at Glastonbury. | You can also click here to read an overview of Saturday's events at Glastonbury. |
| SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 2050 LOCAL TIME (1950 GMT) | |
| It's not often that you see people properly dancing from the front of the Pyramid Stage field to the back - let alone to an artist many of them may never have heard before. | |
| French-born singer of Spanish origin Manu Chao wowed the festival crowdFranco-Spanish singer Manu Chao has really got the party started. | |
| He seems to have combined the world's most infectious and incendiary styles - punk, reggae, west African beats, flamenco and hip-hop (not all in the same song, but almost). | |
| The end result has a super-fast, super-catchy rhythm that gets hips and feet moving. | |
| Chao himself has an urgency to his voice and presence, regularly thrusting his right arm into the air, urging the crowd to bounce up and down and generally with a strained expression on his face, that it's hard not to get carried along. | |
| I had no idea what he was singing about most of the time but it must have been something to do with loving each other, saving the world and generally starting a revolution. | |
| After such a feelgood performance, the question is - how will Amy be able to follow it? | |
| Glastometer: 9/10 | |
| SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1935 LOCAL TIME (1835 GMT) | SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1935 LOCAL TIME (1835 GMT) |
| Jack White and The Raconteurs brought some good old-fashioned rock action to the Pyramid Stage after the brief coup by the pop batallion. | Jack White and The Raconteurs brought some good old-fashioned rock action to the Pyramid Stage after the brief coup by the pop batallion. |
| The Raconteurs were the latest act on Glastonbury's main Pyramid StageJack and fellow frontman Brendan Benson soon got down to screeching and scratching, twanging and thrashing like proper 1970s-style Axe Gods, creating an almighty psych-out that intoxicated some in the crowd. | The Raconteurs were the latest act on Glastonbury's main Pyramid StageJack and fellow frontman Brendan Benson soon got down to screeching and scratching, twanging and thrashing like proper 1970s-style Axe Gods, creating an almighty psych-out that intoxicated some in the crowd. |
| Lots were grooving along, but not many were being blown away and the massed ranks behind the hard core of fans seemed to remain largely unconvinced. | Lots were grooving along, but not many were being blown away and the massed ranks behind the hard core of fans seemed to remain largely unconvinced. |
| The sun has stayed out and it is now a beautiful evening. Thank you to the Glastonbury Gods. | The sun has stayed out and it is now a beautiful evening. Thank you to the Glastonbury Gods. |
| Glastometer: 7.5/10 | Glastometer: 7.5/10 |
| SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1730 LOCAL TIME (1630 GMT) | SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1730 LOCAL TIME (1630 GMT) |
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| James Blunt performs on the Pyramid Stage | James Blunt performs on the Pyramid Stage |
| Right, listen up any James Blunt cynics, here is the news. Glastonbury loves James Blunt and he loves us. | 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. | 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. | 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). | It was hard not to be won over by his melodies and his charisma (yes, you heard me right). |
| James Blunt scored nine out of 10 on Ian Youngs' Glastometer scoreboardHe was more animated on stage than most performers here, jumping on top of his upright piano at one point and riding an imaginary wave. | James Blunt scored nine out of 10 on Ian Youngs' Glastometer scoreboardHe 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | "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. | What a nice bloke. |
| Glastometer: 9/10 | Glastometer: 9/10 |
| SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1615 LOCAL TIME (1515 GMT) | SATURDAY, 28 JUNE - 1615 LOCAL TIME (1515 GMT) |
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| Crowded House start a Mexican wave | Crowded House start a Mexican wave |
| 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" Seasick 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. |
| 'I was very pleased with the turnout,' Shakin' Stevens said at the end of his set | 'I was very pleased with the turnout,' Shakin' Stevens said at the end of his set |
| 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. | He plays a few other hits, such as Oh Julie and Marie Marie. |
| And he 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." | And he 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 |