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The Dalai Lama to The Wombles: The most unusual Glastonbury bookings
The festival so left-field it's got a stage dedicated to it
Tony Benn, 2012: The much-loved Labour socialist appeared regularly on Glastonbury's Left Field stage to give his unfettered opinions on the state of the world. When Benn died in 2014, the Left Field Tower was renamed the Benn Tower.
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by Alexandra Pollard | Photos by WENN
Tags: Glastonbury Festival
If you thought Jay-Z was a strange booking for Glastonbury in 2008, or Metallica in 2014, then you clearly weren't there to witness The Wombles' seminal live show in 2011.
Glastonbury has hosted some truly strange acts throughout the years - good and bad. In fact, it's often these bizarre bookings that prove, time and time again, to be amongst the festival's highlights.
From Matt Smith joining Orbital onstage to the Dalai Lama's scheduled appearance this year, here are the most unusual Glastonbury bookings of all time.
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