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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Charli xcx and Neil Young to Juan Atkins and the Asian underground: what to see at Glastonbury

A pop star operating at the highest level … Charli xcx, who will headline the Other stage on Saturday night.
A pop star operating at the highest level … Charli xcx, who will headline the Other stage on Saturday night. Photograph: Rich Fury/MSG/Getty Images for MSG Entertainment Holdings, LLC

‘Not a vintage year,” came the usual grumbles about the Glastonbury lineup when it was announced in March – and it’s perhaps only in England where people would moan about the lack of quality on offer at a festival with more than 3,000 performances across five days. In reality, Glastonbury remains stacked with varied, progressive, boundlessly vital artists, and the real challenge is picking your way through them: here are some of our tips.

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