Backstage At Glastonbury 2016 – Bands, Celebs And Blaggers

The backstage area at Glastonbury is always a mixture of bands, their famous friends, journalists (like us) and absolute chancers. Here’s all the bits you didn’t see from behind the scenes at Glastonbury Festival 2016.

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Glaswegian trio CHVRCHES get prepped to warm up for New Order on The Other Stage.

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Two Door Cinema Club are back with brand new music. We caught them before their Pyramid Stage slot.

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Fresh from supporting The Stone Roses at their opening Etihad Stadium show, Blossoms chatted to us about what it was like to play with their idols.

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Here’s Declan McKenna, winner of 2015’s Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition. He’s either got glitter on his face or he grows a really weird beard.

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Pixx aka Hannah Rodgers flashes a big grin and her freshly-dyed pink hair backstage.

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The Lumineers sitting pretty minutes before they took to the Other Stage.

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The Bastille boys have a chuckle before taking to The Other Stage for an explosive set.

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Singer-songwriter Frances checks out Glastonbury’s interior design at the hospitality tent.

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Stormzy contemplates which party to represent as Prime Minister. #StormzyForPrimeMinister

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ZZ Top looking majestic underneath a threatening sky.

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Noel Gallagher stares off into the distance backstage.

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Shura, fresh from her set on the Other Stage, pops in to the NME camp.

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Shura rocks out with her boots out.

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Kurt Vile keeps it cool backstage at The Park before his set

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Wolf Alice seek some dry land to perch in Glastonbury’s sea of mud.

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Daisy Lowe manages to out-cool everyone in a polka-dot jumpsuit.

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This is Mø, the ‘Lean On’ singer. Mø is coming for you.

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The 1975 kick back.

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Ellie from Wolf Alice and Isaac from Slaves hang out in the mud with a nice lager.

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Craig David

“Don’t be scared to follow your dreams. Do the things you love and you’ll find that the right people and circumstances are drawn to you. It all starts with making a choice and then committing to it.”

Craig David, garage don and positive thinking pro
@craigdavid

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Spanish indie group Hinds chill out backstage after their Sunday afternoon show at The Park.

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