Over the weekend, appoximately 190,000 people made their way to Worthy Farm in western England to attend the 2009 Glastonbury Festival. Attendees came to see performances at what is billed as "Europe's largest open-air music festival" on many stages over four days - headliners included Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, and a reunited Blur. Rainy weather did little to dampen the mood, as attendees enjoyed themselves in tent cities, concert performances, dance tents, and the surrounding countryside of Somerset, England. Collected here are a handful of images from this year's festival.
1. Festival-goers walk through a camping area in the early hours of the second day of the annual Glastonbury Festival near Glastonbury, England on June 27, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
2. A view of the Glastonbury Festival site from Pennard Hill at dawn during day four at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset on June 28, 2009 in Glastonbury, England. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
3. A crew member from Boutique Camping erects a tipi in the tipi field on the Glastonbury Festival site on June 18 2009. The tipis, which were fully booked and cost 800GBP to hire, were occupied by festival attendees. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
4. A couple relax in the sun on the first day of the annual Glastonbury festival near Glastonbury, Somerset, on June 24, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
5. Festival-goers enjoy the evening sun at a stone circle on the first day of the annual Glastonbury Festival near Glastonbury, Somerset on June 24, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
6. An aerial view of the Glastonbury 2009 Festival, in Somerset, England, Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA)
7. A woman giving out "fairy dust" to visitors poses for a picture on the first day of the annual Glastonbury festival near Glastonbury, Somerset on June 24, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
8. Two girls walk through the site with blow-up airbeds on the evening before the first official day of the annual Glastonbury festival on June 25, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
9. People gather to watch the sunset on a hill above the tipi field as music fans start to arrive at the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2009. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
10. Revellers gather near the Stone Circle in the early hours of the second day of the annual Glastonbury festival near Glastonbury, Somerset on June 27, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
11. Damon Albarn performs on the Pyramid Stage with the recently-reunited band Blur, during day 4 of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm on June 28, 2009 near Glastonbury, England. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
12. Canadian rock musician Neil Young performs during the headline slot on the Pyramid stage on the first "official" day of the annual Glastonbury festival near Glastonbury, on June 26, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
13. American singer Lady Gaga performs on the Other stage during the annual Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
14. Lightning flashes at the Glastonbury Festival, near Pilton, England, Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin)
15. Revellers walk among the rain-soaked tents on the first day of the annual Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
16. A festival-goer shows off his unusual way of carrying his beer supplies at the Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
17. Music fans move around the numerous tents at the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 25, 2009. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
18. A man lies in the mud on the evening before the first day of the Glastonbury Festival on June 25, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
19. Robin Pecknold of US band Fleet Foxes performs on the Pyramid stage during the 2009 Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
20. Women walk among the tipis on the second day of the Glastonbury Festival on June 25, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
21. A festival-goer is covered in mud after wrestling with his friend at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival on Friday June 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA)
22. A woman enjoys the evening sun at the stone circle near the Glastonbury Festival on June 24, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
23. David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), and Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) of Spinal Tap perform at Glastonbury in Somerset, Saturday June 27 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
24. Welsh singer Tom Jones performs at the Glastonbury Festival, Sunday June 28 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
25. British musicians Natasha Khan, right, of Bat for Lashes and Charlotte Hatherley perform at the Glastonbury Festival on Sunday June 28 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
26. People gather to watch the sunset on a hill above the tipi field as music fans walkthrough the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2009. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
27. Festival-goers at the stone circle watch to see if the sun will shine at dawn at the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 25, 2009 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
28. A reveller drinks from a wine pouch as French DJ Missill performs in one of the dance tents in the early hours of the third day of the annual Glastonbury Festival on June 27, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
29. Revellers gather in the fog, near the Stone Circle in the early hours of the second day of the annual Glastonbury Festival on June 27, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
30. A young couple kisses in one of the dance tents on the third day of the Glastonbury Festival on June 27, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
31. Bruce Springsteen performs on the main Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 27, 2009. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
32. Debris litters the area near the Pyramid stage in the early hours of the morning after the Glastonbury Festival on June 29, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
33. Volunteer workers sort rubbish for recycling at the Glastonbury Festival recycling centre on June 29, 2009 in Glastonbury, England. Every year the festival employs a team of 1,200 volunteers - who work for four, six hour shifts for a festival ticket - to sort what can be up to 2,000 tons of rubbish generated during the festival. The recycling of all the cans, plates, cups, plastics and food waste left by the thousands of people started on Friday and lasts a week - but the complete clean-up of the festival site can take until August. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
1. Festival-goers walk through a camping area in the early hours of the second day of the annual Glastonbury Festival near Glastonbury, England on June 27, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
2. A view of the Glastonbury Festival site from Pennard Hill at dawn during day four at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset on June 28, 2009 in Glastonbury, England. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
3. A crew member from Boutique Camping erects a tipi in the tipi field on the Glastonbury Festival site on June 18 2009. The tipis, which were fully booked and cost 800GBP to hire, were occupied by festival attendees. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
4. A couple relax in the sun on the first day of the annual Glastonbury festival near Glastonbury, Somerset, on June 24, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
5. Festival-goers enjoy the evening sun at a stone circle on the first day of the annual Glastonbury Festival near Glastonbury, Somerset on June 24, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
6. An aerial view of the Glastonbury 2009 Festival, in Somerset, England, Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA)
7. A woman giving out "fairy dust" to visitors poses for a picture on the first day of the annual Glastonbury festival near Glastonbury, Somerset on June 24, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
8. Two girls walk through the site with blow-up airbeds on the evening before the first official day of the annual Glastonbury festival on June 25, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
9. People gather to watch the sunset on a hill above the tipi field as music fans start to arrive at the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2009. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
10. Revellers gather near the Stone Circle in the early hours of the second day of the annual Glastonbury festival near Glastonbury, Somerset on June 27, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
11. Damon Albarn performs on the Pyramid Stage with the recently-reunited band Blur, during day 4 of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm on June 28, 2009 near Glastonbury, England. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
12. Canadian rock musician Neil Young performs during the headline slot on the Pyramid stage on the first "official" day of the annual Glastonbury festival near Glastonbury, on June 26, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
13. American singer Lady Gaga performs on the Other stage during the annual Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
14. Lightning flashes at the Glastonbury Festival, near Pilton, England, Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin)
15. Revellers walk among the rain-soaked tents on the first day of the annual Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
16. A festival-goer shows off his unusual way of carrying his beer supplies at the Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
17. Music fans move around the numerous tents at the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 25, 2009. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
18. A man lies in the mud on the evening before the first day of the Glastonbury Festival on June 25, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
19. Robin Pecknold of US band Fleet Foxes performs on the Pyramid stage during the 2009 Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
20. Women walk among the tipis on the second day of the Glastonbury Festival on June 25, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
21. A festival-goer is covered in mud after wrestling with his friend at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival on Friday June 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA)
22. A woman enjoys the evening sun at the stone circle near the Glastonbury Festival on June 24, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
23. David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), and Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) of Spinal Tap perform at Glastonbury in Somerset, Saturday June 27 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
24. Welsh singer Tom Jones performs at the Glastonbury Festival, Sunday June 28 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
25. British musicians Natasha Khan, right, of Bat for Lashes and Charlotte Hatherley perform at the Glastonbury Festival on Sunday June 28 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
26. People gather to watch the sunset on a hill above the tipi field as music fans walkthrough the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2009. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
27. Festival-goers at the stone circle watch to see if the sun will shine at dawn at the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 25, 2009 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
28. A reveller drinks from a wine pouch as French DJ Missill performs in one of the dance tents in the early hours of the third day of the annual Glastonbury Festival on June 27, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
29. Revellers gather in the fog, near the Stone Circle in the early hours of the second day of the annual Glastonbury Festival on June 27, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
30. A young couple kisses in one of the dance tents on the third day of the Glastonbury Festival on June 27, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
31. Bruce Springsteen performs on the main Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 27, 2009. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
32. Debris litters the area near the Pyramid stage in the early hours of the morning after the Glastonbury Festival on June 29, 2009. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
33. Volunteer workers sort rubbish for recycling at the Glastonbury Festival recycling centre on June 29, 2009 in Glastonbury, England. Every year the festival employs a team of 1,200 volunteers - who work for four, six hour shifts for a festival ticket - to sort what can be up to 2,000 tons of rubbish generated during the festival. The recycling of all the cans, plates, cups, plastics and food waste left by the thousands of people started on Friday and lasts a week - but the complete clean-up of the festival site can take until August. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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