Festival awaits appearance by Labour leader, who cancelled speech last year in aftermath of Brexit vote
The chorus started at 10pm on Thursday in the dark sweaty depths of the Glastonbury silent disco. Just a low rumbling at first, it built into a loud roar with hundreds of festivalgoers singing, at the tops of their voices: “OH ... JE-REM-Y COR-BYN”. Glastonbury this year may boast appearances from the biggest acts in the world, Ed Sheeran and Radiohead among them, but judging by the T-shirts, flags and impromptu musical outbursts, the man of the hour is the Labour party’s 68-year-old leader. Corbyn is due to make an appearance at the festival on Saturday afternoon, opening for the outspoken hip-hop duo Run the Jewels. It is in a stark contrast to last year, when the politician was forced to cancel a Glastonbury speech after the result of the EU referendum and questions about his future as party leader. [Read more]. |
- Hannah Ellis-Petersen, Corbyn chants, T-shirts and sculptures: Jeremania hits Glastonbury, The Guardian, June 23, 2017
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