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GLASTONBURY 2016: Big, beautiful photos from the greatest (and muddiest) party on Earth

Rob PriceJun 30, 2016, 14:28 IST

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"Democracy has failed us," Blur lead singer Damon Albarn announced gravely to the hungover crowds gathered to watch the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians at Glastonbury Festival on Friday morning.

"Democracy has failed us because it was ill-informed."

Normally, Glastonbury Festival is a bubble. At the end of the five-day celebration of music and the performing arts, revellers reemerge dazed and squinting into the real world - trying to figure out who died, went bankrupt, or got invaded while they were partying on the farm.

But not this year.

In 2016, there was only one topic that anyone wanted to talk about on Friday: Brexit.

Read on for photos of the wonderful muddy chaos of Glastonbury 2016, and how the festival reacted to the biggest British political upheaval in decades...