Glastonbury festival: the best of Sunday – in pictures

Monday, 26 Jun 2017

From Biffy Clyro’s frenetic rock to Sampha’s calm soul, Chic’s disco party and Ed Sheeran’s spellbinding solo turn, Glastonbury 2017 closed out in euphoric style

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Glastonbury was brought to a close by Ed Sheeran, Boy Better Know, Justice and many more acts across the vast site on Sunday evening, crowning a year described as the “best ever” by organiser Emily Eavis.

Flags aloft as Biffy Clyro perform on the Pyramid Stage. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Flags aloft as Biffy Clyro perform on the Pyramid Stage.

Magpie. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

The Disco Bunny (aka Pablo Woodward). Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro. Photograph: Harry Durrant/Getty Images

Biffy Clyro tee up Ed Sheeran on the Pyramid stage

Festival-goers during British band Biffy Clyro’s performance. Photograph: Nigel Roddis/EPA

Haim performing on the Other Stage. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Haim, Other stage

With their infectious energy and evolving sound, Haim prove a late afternoon delight. Oh, and cheers for the sunshine

Festival-goers congregate around a fire adjacent to their tents. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, watched from the side of the stage by Nile Rodgers of Chic; each played rapturously received sets of classic disco

Barry Gibb performs on day 4 of the Glastonbury Festival. Photograph: Harry Durrant/Getty Images

US musician and producer Nile Rodgers watches British singer Barry Gibb’s performance. Photograph: Nigel Roddis/EPA

Barry Gibb’s heritage set is one of the greatest that slot on the Pyramid Stage has seen

Tiswas glasses at Glastonbury. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Jarvis Cocker plays a DJ set from a wooden tree structure in the Greenpeace area at Glastonbury. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

Jarvis Cocker at the controls

Justice play the West Holts stage. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian

French electro duo Justice

Kano. The Park. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

British rapper Kano, who closed out the Park stage

Festival founder Michael Eavis is joined by Rachel Rousham from the White Ribbon Alliance and members of the Avalonian Choir for a pro-feminist event organised by the White Ribbon Alliance. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Rory Graham, known as Rag’n’Bone Man, performs on the Other Stage. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Rag’n’Bone Man and Emeli Sandé, who each played on the Other stage

Emili Sande performing on the Other Stage. Photograph: James Gourley/REX/Shutterstock

Kiefer Sutherland performs on Avalon Stage on day 4. Photograph: Harry Durrant/Getty Images

Actor Kiefer Sutherland, playing his take on country and western music

Festival goers sleep in a hammock. Photograph: Nigel Roddis/EPA

Ronnie Vannucci, Brandon Flowers, and Mark Stoermer of The Killers performs a surprise concert. Photograph: Rob Loud/Getty Images

The Killers, John Peel stage

The returning American rockers were the worst kept secret at this year’s Glastonbury, with thousands turning up to see their hush-hush show. “They say you play the John Peel stage twice in your career: once in your way up and once on your way down,” joked frontman Brandon Flowers. “It’s good to be back!”