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Music: We pick our best ever Glastonbury performances

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 Attention from around the world from music fans is now turning to Glastonbury. We spoke to music fans from across the world to put this list together Picture from  Basil Parylo | Flickr Arctic Monkeys in 2007. Suggestion from John in London Arctic Monkeys achieved a massive feat, headlining the Pyramid Stage a year after the release of their debut album. Despite being new to the festival scene, fans were screaming Alex Turner’s lyrics from the get-go as the band delivered a top-tier set while wearing jeans and trackies. They wrapped up their set with the now legendary A Certain Romance. John said: "They were just so energetic throughout." Kylie Minogue in 2019. This suggestion was put forward by Arabella in Reading The Princess Of Pop played the Sunday Legends slot in 2019. The performance saw a plethora of the best Kylie Minogue songs and an almost constant stream of confetti. Her fabulous set smashed the record for the most-watched Glastonbury performance, with an aver...

Icons of music: Tony Wilson

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This article will examine the impact of someone that wasn't actually a musician. A man that had a huge impact on the music industry across Greater Manchester and the rest of the UK. Anthony Howard Wilson (known by many as Tony Wilson) was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. Tony Wilson was behind some of Greater Manchester's most successful bands. He was one of the five co-founders of Factory Records and the founder and manager of the Haçienda nightclub. Wilson was known as "Mr Manchester", due to his immense work in promoting the culture of Manchester throughout his career. His involvement in popular music stemmed from hosting Granada's culture and music programme So It Goes. Wilson, who intensely disliked the music scene of the mid-1970s which was dominated by such genres as progressive rock and arena rock, saw the Sex Pistols at Manchester's Lesser Free Trade ...

Icons of music: Paul McCartney

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It's to time explore another icon from the world of music Sir James Paul McCartney is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles. He is regarded as one of the most successful composers and performers of all time, Paul McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile and wide tenor vocal range, and musical eclecticism, exploring styles ranging from pre–rock and roll pop to classical and electronica. His song writing partnership with Lennon remains the most successful in history. Born in Liverpool, McCartney taught himself piano, guitar and song writing as a teenager, having been influenced by his father, a jazz player, and rock and roll performers such as Little Richard and Buddy Holly. He began his career when he joined Lennon's skiffle group, the Quarrymen, in 1957, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960.  The cute one? Sometimes called "the cute Beatle", McCartney later involved himself with the Lo...