10 essential festivals for summer 2009
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2. Glastonbury
The vibe:
Britain's premiere festival is renowned for its size, popularity and its uncanny hippy vibe despite being filled with office workers and city slickers. Based at Pilton, Somerset.
When is it?June 24-28
Who's playing?Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Blur, Doves, Echo and the Bunnymen, Emiliana Torrini, Fleet Foxes, Florence and the Machine and Franz Ferdinand.
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