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Glastonbury festival: the best of Saturday – in pictures

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Katy Perry glittered, Jeremy Corbyn pulled the crowds, Solange celebrated her birthday, and Foo Fighters rocked the Pyramid

The star attraction on Saturday afternoon was Jeremy Corbyn, attracting a crowd that ranked amongst the biggest ever at the Glastonbury festival. He introduced the rap duo Run the Jewels, who have been outspoken in their support of the Labour leader.

Jeremy Corbyn addresses the crowd on the Pyramid Stage. Glastonbury Festival. Photograph by David Levene 24/6/17

Oh, Jeremy Corbyn!

  • Security guards grab their lunch while watching Katy Perry
  • Punk legends Dead Kennedys
  • Craig David commanding a huge crowd on the Pyramid stage
Revellers watch the Arcadia performance at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival, in Britain June 24, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

The Arcadia spectacular

While Jeremy Corbyn was received rapturously on the Pyramid stage, Theresa May received a rather less complimentary reception: an unflattering sand sculpture of her running through a field of wheat, and a satirical hoarding in the Block9 area, advertising “Weak and Wobbly” stairlifts.

  • Father John Misty on the John Peel stage; bass guitar virtuoso Thundercat
Glastonbury Festival 2017 - Day 3GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 24: Solange Knowles performs on day 3 of the Glastonbury Festival 2017 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2017 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Harry Durrant/Getty Images)

Solange, West Holts stage

At times it’s danceable, at others introspective, but nothing less than mesmerising at all times

  • Grime legend Stormzy performing on the Other stage; Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters

There isn’t that same sense of urgency, only the odd hint of what – apart from their legacy – once made the Foo Fighters so special

A highlight of the early hours of Saturday morning was in the sweatbox nightclub NYC Downlow, with queer rapper Mykki Blanco performing Hey Big Spender in full drag.

  • Johnny Depp watches Run the Jewels on the Pyramid stage
Pheonix play the John Peel stage at Glastonbury 2017, Saturday 24 June

Phoenix, Other stage

  • DJ Yoda’s immersive Stranger Things audiovisual experience

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