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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Skin and Rufus Wainwright, interviewed by Emine Saner, plus Kate Hutchinson and Alexis Petridis

‘We came and we conquered’: the Glastonbury I’ll never forget, by Skin, Rufus Wainwright and others

Skin of Skunk Anansie performing at the Glastonbury festival, 1999, in golden light, with glittery trousers
‘It was just this amazing gig’ … Skin of Skunk Anansie performing at the Glastonbury festival, 1999. Photograph: Rune Hellestad/Corbis

‘We really felt like underdogs – but we smashed it’

The first time we played Glastonbury was when we were just starting out. We were first on the NME stage, at noon, except we didn’t have the right passes. We were trying to argue ourselves in, saying: “We’re supposed to be on stage right now!” We got in after 10 minutes, just in normal clothes, played four songs, and that was it – but we smashed it.

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