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Michael Eavis has brought more joy to more people than almost any Englishman alive

Despite a few disappointments (notably Kanye West), James Delingpole's trip to Glastonbury is transformed by an encounter with The Who

4 July 2015

9:00 AM

4 July 2015

9:00 AM

I had meant to write a dispassionate account of this year’s Glastonbury, really I had. But I’m afraid my plans were ruined by a chance encounter on the final day with my old friend Michael Eavis — the distinctively bearded dairy farmer who founded it 45 years ago.

Rather sweetly he has got it into his head — long story — that I once helped him save the festival.

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