Shangri-La, stetsons and SZA: Sunday at Glastonbury – a photo essay

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As the festival entered its final day, Guardian photographer David Levene was up in a cherry picker to catch the crowds as they partied into the night in Shangri-La in the south-east corner of the site.

The hugely imaginative space is like a vast open-air art gallery, presenting satirical, anti-authoritarian, anticapitalist visual art alongside high-energy DJ sets and punkish live shows – set amid repurposed buses, Tube trains and more.

England’s progress in the Euros feels a world away here at Glastonbury, but there were plenty of fans on site determined to watch the game and show their support for the lads.

Portrait of George Fox and Gilly Makepeace before Shania Twain’s concert and the football match. George bought a Vodafone sim to watch the game in case he doesn’t find “a pub”.View image in fullscreen

Paloma Faith was third up on the Pyramid stage, just after lunchtime.

Paloma Faith on Pyramid stage.View image in fullscreen
Paloma Faith on Pyramid stage.View image in fullscreen

Shania Twain brought country and camp, and was the biggest draw of the afternoon on the Pyramid stage.

Shania Twain on the Pyramid StageView image in fullscreen

But amid all the quality music, the football understandably continued to be a distraction for many festival goers.

Lorraine and Shaw watching football while listening to Avril Lavigne.View image in fullscreen

Later on, David Levene was granted exclusive stage access to photograph Burna Boy’s Pyramid stage show.

Burna Boy speaks with his mum just before he goes out on stage at the Pyramid stageView image in fullscreen
Burna Boy plays the Pyramid stageView image in fullscreen
Burna Boy plays the Pyramid stageView image in fullscreen
Burna Boy plays the Pyramid stageView image in fullscreen

Our photographer Alecsandra found a position high up the hill facing the Pyramid stage, and met fans waiting for SZA’s festival-closing performance.

Aron and ArneilView image in fullscreen
Natasha Mutungi and Dimenji AdesanyaView image in fullscreen
Fans waiting at the Pyramid stage for SZA - LuciaView image in fullscreen
Lucia and friendView image in fullscreen
Mum Charlotte, dad Stefan, with Corey and CleaView image in fullscreen

Another Guardian photographer, Jonny Weeks, was over at the Other stage photographing the final performance there: the National.

The National at Other stage.View image in fullscreen
The National gets up close with the fansView image in fullscreen

And finally, SZA closed out three nights of magnificently high-production Pyramid stage action, with a fantasia blending natural and technological imagery, a half-toppled tree – and a fair bit of twerking.

SZA on the PyramidView image in fullscreen
The End. Finale from SZA at the Pyramid stageView image in fullscreen

Source: theguardian.com

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