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Springsteen in festival surprise | |
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Bruce Springsteen has made a surprise appearance with an up-and-coming group on the new bands stage at the Glastonbury Festival. | |
The Boss joined The Gaslight Anthem, who hail from his native New Jersey, for one song in the John Peel Tent. | |
Springsteen will later headline the main stage with his E Street Band in their first full UK festival slot. | |
Springsteen said he was looking forward to the gig and revealed he took advice from Coldplay star Chris Martin. | Springsteen said he was looking forward to the gig and revealed he took advice from Coldplay star Chris Martin. |
"He said it was very special and it's very close to the English heart," he told the BBC's Steve Lamacq. | |
"I'd read quite a lot about it before. Every year when you get the British music magazines it's always a big feature so I know it's a special gig." | |
Fan Matt Kershaw, 25, from London, said: "He's one of those acts that you've got to see at some point in your life. | Fan Matt Kershaw, 25, from London, said: "He's one of those acts that you've got to see at some point in your life. |
"Others are just bands, but he's a bit bigger." | "Others are just bands, but he's a bit bigger." |
Phoebe Cullingworth, 19, from Oxford, said: "I like his music and I feel like it would be a crime if I didn't go and see him - he's someone huge who I've missed." | Phoebe Cullingworth, 19, from Oxford, said: "I like his music and I feel like it would be a crime if I didn't go and see him - he's someone huge who I've missed." |
Another rock veteran, Neil Young, closed the first night of the festival with a storming set on Friday. | Another rock veteran, Neil Young, closed the first night of the festival with a storming set on Friday. |
Lady GaGa gave a typically raunchy performance, while Lily Allen commanded a huge crowd on the main Pyramid Stage. | Lady GaGa gave a typically raunchy performance, while Lily Allen commanded a huge crowd on the main Pyramid Stage. |
Revellers enjoyed warm, sunny weather on Saturday after recent downpours, with Dizzee Rascal, Kasabian and Paolo Nutini also entertaining crowds. | |
More than 175,000 revellers are at the event, which has been run on Michael Eavis' dairy farm in Somerset for 39 years. | More than 175,000 revellers are at the event, which has been run on Michael Eavis' dairy farm in Somerset for 39 years. |