Glastonbury festival: the best of Sunday – in pictures

From Biffy Clyro’s frenetic rock to Sampha’s calm soul, Chic’s disco party and Ed Sheeran’s spellbinding solo turn, Glastonbury 2017 closed out in euphoric style
  
  

Ed Sheeran performs at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury FestivalEd Sheeran performs on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 25, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Ed Sheeran performs at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Glastonbury was brought to a close by Ed Sheeran, Boy Better Know, Justice and many more acts across the vast site on Sunday evening, crowning a year described as the “best ever” by organiser Emily Eavis.

  • Flags aloft as Biffy Clyro perform on the Pyramid Stage.
  • Biffy Clyro tee up Ed Sheeran on the Pyramid stage

Haim, Other stage

With their infectious energy and evolving sound, Haim prove a late afternoon delight. Oh, and cheers for the sunshine

  • Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, watched from the side of the stage by Nile Rodgers of Chic; each played rapturously received sets of classic disco

Barry Gibb’s heritage set is one of the greatest that slot on the Pyramid Stage has seen

Jarvis Cocker at the controls

  • French electro duo Justice
  • British rapper Kano, who closed out the Park stage
  • Rag’n’Bone Man and Emeli Sandé, who each played on the Other stage
  • Actor Kiefer Sutherland, playing his take on country and western music

The Killers, John Peel stage

The returning American rockers were the worst kept secret at this year’s Glastonbury, with thousands turning up to see their hush-hush show. “They say you play the John Peel stage twice in your career: once in your way up and once on your way down,” joked frontman Brandon Flowers. “It’s good to be back!”

  • Mr Lover Lover himself, Shaggy
  • Skepta of grime supergroup Boy Better Know; British neo-soul star Sampha
 

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