Skinner Crop Circle

Streets singer's face appears in a field near Glastonbury

25 June 2009 - The Streets frontman Mike Skinner has decided to create a huge crop circle of his face near the Glastonbury site and he wants it  "to be seen from space."

He has described the spectacle as a "work of art made out of grass" and fans can see the portrait in a field in Castle Cary which is home to the festival's nearest train station.

Skinner got stuck in during the preparation of the piece, which was created using GPS remote-controlled tractors, regular tractors and strimmers.

He said they'd hoped to make it 100 metres long and described it as the "Great Wall of China come to a rock festival in Somerset."

Like all great ideas, this one was born out of a long night on the tiles. The sight of his face first thing in the morning after inspired the decision. Skinner added "who gets the chance to carve a massive picture of their face into the side of a field?"

The Streets are playing on the Jazz World stage at the festival on Friday night.
 
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Elizabeth Alker