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| Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis has praised festival-goers' spirit after heavy rain blighted the three-day event. | Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis has praised festival-goers' spirit after heavy rain blighted the three-day event. |
| Mr Eavis, who began the festival on his Somerset farm in 1970, said the weekend had "gone very, very well, in spite of the rain and mud". | Mr Eavis, who began the festival on his Somerset farm in 1970, said the weekend had "gone very, very well, in spite of the rain and mud". |
| But he apologised to fans for sound problems on the main Pyramid Stage. | But he apologised to fans for sound problems on the main Pyramid Stage. |
| The Who, Kaiser Chiefs, and Manic Street Preachers are on the bill for the festival's final day. | The Who, Kaiser Chiefs, and Manic Street Preachers are on the bill for the festival's final day. |
| "It's a pity about the rain, but it seems to be a regular feature of the English summer, so the festival compensates for it," Mr Eavis told reporters. | "It's a pity about the rain, but it seems to be a regular feature of the English summer, so the festival compensates for it," Mr Eavis told reporters. |
| "Someone phoned me from Spain and said they would swap all the sun for the Glastonbury culture," he said. | "Someone phoned me from Spain and said they would swap all the sun for the Glastonbury culture," he said. |
| Further showers | Further showers |
| Most festival-goers have not let the mud spoil their timeThe 177,500 festival-goers woke on Sunday morning to further showers, after a break in the clouds on Saturday allowed the sun to shine through. | |
| Mr Eavis said he had considered moving the event - held at Worthy Farm, near Pilton - but found after looking at statistics that "one weekend is no better than any other". | Mr Eavis said he had considered moving the event - held at Worthy Farm, near Pilton - but found after looking at statistics that "one weekend is no better than any other". |
| Festival-goers had complained of poor sound from the Pyramid Stage, with The Killers' set on Saturday being punctuated by cries of "turn it up" from some. | Festival-goers had complained of poor sound from the Pyramid Stage, with The Killers' set on Saturday being punctuated by cries of "turn it up" from some. |
| Mr Eavis said the speaker system had been changed for this year's festival. | Mr Eavis said the speaker system had been changed for this year's festival. |
| "I'm sorry about the PA, it's not quite strong enough for us here, so I'm slightly disappointed by that. I think we're going to have to look at that again." | "I'm sorry about the PA, it's not quite strong enough for us here, so I'm slightly disappointed by that. I think we're going to have to look at that again." |
| Mr Eavis also conceded that there were problems with the photo ID system used for festival tickets this year. | |
| "The printing wasn't really good enough so we have to improve that," he said. | |
| He revealed that 2008's headliners were already confirmed, but refused to reveal who they were. | He revealed that 2008's headliners were already confirmed, but refused to reveal who they were. |
| "It's not Muse or U2," he added. | "It's not Muse or U2," he added. |
| Crime down | |
| Avon and Somerset Constabulary said that crime was down compared with 2005's festival, which had a smaller number of people on the site. | |
| Many fans complained of not being able to hear The KillersBy Sunday morning, 236 crimes had been reported, compared with 267 in 2005. | |
| But one man, a 26-year-old from the West Midlands, died after being found unconscious in the early hours of Saturday morning. | |
| "It proves that Glastonbury is a safer event," Sgt Hardy Husain said. | |
| "The organisers, the police and the local authority have worked very well together. Security has been improved everywhere across the site." | |
| But the local council said that an over-run of Bjork's set on Friday night, breaking a 0030 curfew by 20 minutes, breached the festival's licence. | |
| Mendip District Council's planning and environment manager Charles Uzzell said: "There could be a review of the licence, and the ultimate sanction is the removal of the licence but I don't see that as a possibility." | |
| He added that the rest of the festival had been a "success". | |
| Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Iggy and the Stooges, The Kooks, Paul Weller and Bjork are among the acts who have already played the festival, which closes with The Who's Pyramid Stage set on Sunday night. | Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Iggy and the Stooges, The Kooks, Paul Weller and Bjork are among the acts who have already played the festival, which closes with The Who's Pyramid Stage set on Sunday night. |