Glastonbury usually reserves crowds of over 100,000 for the Sunday legend slot, but the festival’s rarely booked someone as popular as Jeremy Corbyn. The Labour leader made the first of two appearances earlier today (June 24), where he introduced Run the Jewels to the Pyramid Stage.
Corbyn’s speech put the case forward for a fairer, more equal society. “Let us be together and recognise another world is possible, if we come together to… achieve a decent, better society where everybody matters,” he declared, to rapturous applause and chants of his name, set to the tune of The White Stripes’ ‘Seven Nation Army’. “Build bridges not walls,” was the message.
Thank you #Glastonbury for inviting me to speak on the Pyramid Stage about how, together, we can build a country #ForTheMany, not the few. pic.twitter.com/vutOyFsFSo
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) June 24, 2017
For every Glastonbury reveller who managed to catch Corbyn, there was another stuck in a crowd scrum, wedged between a tree and a hundred strangers. Not everyone had the best view for Jezza’s speech:
Corbyn crowd probably the biggest ever seen at Glastonbury.
Human words from the only 1 in government who can connect to this many people pic.twitter.com/Ro3QpkHo57— Andrew Trendell (@AndrewTrendell) June 24, 2017
Massive crowd for Jeremy Corbyn at pyramid stage. pic.twitter.com/gAMdVB4BCq
— Marco Bonetti (@mbi) June 24, 2017
The biggest crowd I think I've ever seen at #Glastonbury is for Jeremy Corbyn. Easily rivals Rolling Stones, Oasis and Dolly Parton pic.twitter.com/3UWFzF99EI
— Hannah Al-Othman (@HannahAlOthman) June 24, 2017
The Jeremy Corbyn crowd is HUGE. #glastonbury pic.twitter.com/IGzVjrn5JL
— Sam Farley (@FarleyWrites) June 24, 2017
Corbyn drew a bigger crowd than Adele’s headline set in 2016, and it’s unlikely this year’s ‘legend slot’, Barry Gibb, will match it. The idea of a politician turning up to a music festival and being cheered by hundreds of thousands of people seems laughable, but the political tide is turning in 2017.
https://twitter.com/BryOnTour/status/878640908576673792
https://twitter.com/Corbyn_Power/status/878636769616551936
After making big gains in this month’s general election, Labour are now ahead in many opinion polls. People are wondering if they’d win another election if it was held today.
The Glastonbury crowd's reaction to Jeremy Corbyn 's speech gives me hope for the future.
Actually can't wait for the next election.— Lisa Hayes (@lisasarahhayes) June 24, 2017
Ooohh JC..Listen to that crowd for #Corbyn.We won't have a leader like this again. He must be PM #Glastonbury #JC4PM pic.twitter.com/seIu5z945F
— Simy Frant (@SimyFrant) June 24, 2017
And upping his legendary status, Corbyn pulled pints for Glasto punters ahead of the set. It’s fair to say he’s having a good time.
Serving @WorkersBeerCo at the Solstice Bar. Beers #ForTheMany at #Glastonbury. pic.twitter.com/YKU67NIo9Q
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) June 24, 2017
Jeremy Corbyn pulling a pint at Glastonbury is the best thing ever pic.twitter.com/26VQ2DVyzu
— bella (@_m0thership) June 24, 2017
He’ll continue his Glastonbury experience later today, where he speaks at the Leftfield stage.