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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Roisin O'Connor

Glastonbury 2025 is one of the festival’s most politicised events in recent memory

Glastonbury Festival became the unwilling centre of a row involving Keir Starmer’s government and the BBC, after it played host to not one but two controversial performances over the weekend.

This year’s event was held in its traditional location of Worthy Farm, Somerset, where around 200,000 music fans flocked to see performances from acts including rock band The 1975, pop singer Olivia Rodrigo, Rod Stewart and Neil Young.

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