The Glastonbury Festival kicked off recently with 100,000 people gathered at the site for a weekend of music, including the Chemical Brothers, Leftfield, David Bowie, Coldplay and Travis. Newsbeat's Briggy Smale was at the festival and spoke to some of the artists there.
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The punters at the festival are so mad, they literally knocked the fence down, and the general feeling amongst the artists is that it's somehow less corporate and they managed to keep the original spirit, and that's what Danny from Embrace says: "I know a lot of people say it's getting corporate now and it's not as good as it was in the sixties. I wasn't born then, so... Unlike other festivals, it's not as slick. It's a bit more sort of stuck together with sellotape, and it's got more charm for that. There's more variety."
"I think most bands have Glastonbury as their favourite, even when the line-ups not the best. I think the best line-up this year is probably at Reading. But Glastonbury is just a really good festival," said Danny.
The only problem with Glastonbury, if there is one, is the fact that there as so many big names on at the same time. Even Fatboy Slim said he wanted to play on Saturday night instead of Friday night because he didn't want to miss his mates, the Chemical brothers, play. Instead, Fatboy played at the same time with another big dance act, Leftfield. 30,000 people tried to cram into the tent to see Norman Cook last year, so they're trying to spread the numbers a bit.
The great thing is, you don't have to go the stages. There are loads of sound systems around the site. Or, if you want something a bit calmer, the Jazz Tent's got comfy sofas. Perfect for Groove Armada to play with their nine piece orchestra.
Moby had been touring for eighteen months, but was really looking forward to playing in front of so many people at Glastonbury: "It's nice to have some sort of balance between playing my own concerts and doing the festivals, because with festivals you can't play for very long."
"Today in Glastonbury we'll be playing for an hour, whereas in my own concerts we play for about two hours. With festivals, when you're playing in front of 60,000 or 80,000 people, it's remarkable. But it's also nice to balance that with having my own concerts," said Moby.
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