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In Pictures: Glastonbury fans beat the heat as Kneecap and Kaiser Chiefs perform

In Pictures: Glastonbury fans beat the heat as Kneecap and Kaiser Chiefs perform
Crowds watch Kneecap performing on the West Holts Stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset (Ben Birchall/PA)
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Music fans at Glastonbury Festival enjoyed a hot and heady Saturday in the Somerset sun as they enjoyed acts including Kaiser Chiefs, Brandi Carlile and Kneecap.

Glastonbury Festival 2025A festivalgoer fans themself in the heat, near the West Holts stage (Yui Mok/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Yui Mok

Kneecap DJ Provai, who wears a balaclava in the colors of the Irish tricolor, rouses the crowd at GlastonburyKneecap’s DJ Provai, who wears a balaclava in the colours of the Irish tricolour, rouses the crowd at Glastonbury (Yui Mok/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Yui Mok

A Kneecap supporter holds up a T-shirt during their gigA Kneecap supporter holds up a T-shirt during their gig (Ben Birchall/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Ben Birchall

A member of punk dup Bob Vylan crowd-surfs at the West Holts StageA member of punk duo Bob Vylan crowd-surfs at the West Holts Stage (Yui Mok/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Yui Mok

Temperatures were forecast to reach 26C at the Worthy Farm site.

Glastonbury Festival 2025A man doubles up on portable shade, holding a parasol and wearing another on his head (Yui Mok/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Yui Mok

Lead singer Ricky Wilson leaps in the air as Kaiser Chiefs perform on the Pyramid Stage on SaturdayLead singer Ricky Wilson leaps in the air as Kaiser Chiefs perform on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday (Yui Mok/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Yui Mok

Kneecap fans wear distinctive Irish flag balaclavas in the audienceKneecap fans wear distinctive Irish flag balaclavas in the audience (Yui Mok/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Yui Mok

Charli XCX headlines The Other Stage on Saturday night after sets from Ezra Collective, Weezer and Amyl And The Sniffers, while Canadian rocker Neil Young is returning to Glastonbury as the main act on the Pyramid Stage.

A man in a striped shirt holding a sign that says "tune" with Kermit the Frog doll held beside himA fan signals his approval at one of the songs played (Yui Mok/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Yui Mok

Fans at the front of the stage including a woman wearing a feathered headdress and a top covered in orange flowersFestival fans dressed up in colourful costumes (Yui Mok/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Yui Mok

People watch lasers coming from a dragonfly sculpture at Glastonbury Festival 2025On Friday night, the Arcadia Dragonfly took flight to mark the launch of Build The Peace, a new initiative transforming military machines into unifying art across post-conflict zones (Ben Birchall/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Ben Birchall

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