Rain and mud once again blighted the festival in 1998, fast earning the festival notoriety for bad weather – despite the glorious sunshine of the festivals earlier in the decade. Thanks to his smash hit, Angels, Robbie Williams stole the show with his Saturday afternoon slot on the Pyramid Stage, while legendary crooner Tony Bennett dazzled in a resplendent white suit despite the mud. Headline sets on the Main Stage – renamed for one year as the new Pyramid Stage was yet to be built – came from Primal Scream, Blur and Pulp. For the first time, the official attendance hit over the 100,000 mark.
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