Glastonbury 2008 – backstage celebrities

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Michael Eavis waves to the crowd as Leonard Cohen performs on the Pyramid Stage during day three of the Glastonbury Festival. Cohen’s rendition of ‘Hallelujah’, which he played just as the sun was going down, was many people’s highlight of the festival.
Pic: PA Photos

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Kate Moss with boyfriend Jamie Hince, backstage at Glastonbury 2008. According to Lily Allen, Moss got bored on the first day and jetted off to Ibiza instead.
Pic: PA Photos

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The Rascals relax in the backstage bar ahead of their debut Glastonbury performance. Singer Miles Kane’s Last Shadow Puppets colleague Alex Turner was also on site today, stoking rumours of a surprise Shadow Puppets gig this weekend.
Pic: Tom Oxley

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KT Tunstall in the backstage bar ahead of her appearance on the Pyramid Stage, Friday 2.30pm. The singer-songwriter also played an intimate gig in the hospitality area on Thursday night, watched by just 100 people.
Pic: PA Photos

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Kelly Osbourne spies a friend in Glastonbury’s backstage bar, Friday June 27. The TV presenter and socialite spent all afternoon drinking alongside celebrities such as Klaxons’ Jamie Reynolds, Lily Allen and Alexa Chung.
Pic: PA Photos

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Lily Allen, whose presence in Glastonbury’s backstage bar on Friday afternoon prompted a flurry of activity from attendant tabloid photographers. The singer recently returned from LA, where she has been recording her second album. She is not playing live at Glastonbury this year.
Pic: PA Photos

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Klaxons’ Jamie Reynolds and Florence And The Machine’s Florence Welch share a drink backstage at Glastonbury, Friday June 27. Klaxons played the Other Stage last year, but this year Reynolds is just here for fun.
Pic: Guy Eppel

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Celebrity couple Alex Turner and Alexa Chung (who both neglected to bring wellies) hang out in the backstage bar. Turner arrived onsite this morning holding a guitar, stoking rumours that The Last Shadow Puppets would play a surprise set tonight. Fellow Monkeys Jamie Cook and Nick O’Malley are also onsite, camping with friends.
Pic: Guy Eppel

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George and Mark from One Night Only, outside NME’s bus backstage at Glastonbury. Catch a video interview with the Helmsley indie mob on NME.COM/VIDEO.
Pic: Andrew Whitton

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