Glastonbury 2015: Headliners, hit makers and the Dalai Lama

The 2015 Glastonbury Festival, the 33rd edition of the famous English celebration of music, featured headliners of rock and pop, including Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, The Who and Patti Smith along with an appearance by the Dalai Lama. The festival took place from June 24 to 28, 2015.

Among the list of pop icons performing were Mary J. Blige and Lionel Ritchie, as well as Burt Bacharach and rock 'n' rollers Motorhead.

Here, a reveler smiles as she walks in the rain at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the festival, June 28, 2015.

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Fans enjoy the music as U.S. singer Dolly Parton performs on the Pyramid Stage, on the final day of the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on Worthy Farm in Somerset, southwest England, on June 29, 2014.

Kanye West

Kanye West performs on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 27, 2015. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX1I3AH

Kanye West

American singer Kanye West performs on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on Worthy Farm near the village of Pilton in Somerset, South West England, on June 27, 2015.

Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend

Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend of The Who performs on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England.

Patti Smith

Patti Smith performs during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 28, 2015.

The rock legend sang "Happy Birthday" to the Dalai Lama on state for this 80th birthday.

Patti Smith and the Dalai Lama

Singer Patti Smith kisses the Dalai Lama during her performance, as he visits the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on June 28, 2015.

Patti Smith and the Dalai Lama

Patti Smith shares a light moment with the Dalai Lama as she performs on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 28, 2015.

Dalai Lama's 80th birthday

The Dalai Lama blows out a candle on a cake to celebrate his 80th birthday on the pyramid stage as he visits the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on Worthy Farm near the village of Pilton in Somerset, South West England on June 28, 2015.

Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams performs on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 27, 2015.

Revellers

Revellers light a flare as they watch the Chemical Brothers perform on the Other Stage at the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on Worthy Farm near the village of Pilton in Somerset, south west England, on June 28, 2015.

The Libertines

British singers Pete Doherty (L) and Carl Barat of the Libertines perform at the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on June 26, 2015.

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Revellers dance in front of the Pyramid stage as Kanye West performs at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 27, 2015.

Florence and the Machine

Florence and the Machine performs during the Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2015.

The Who

The Who performs on the Pyramid stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2015.

Rockin'

Dancers perform in a bar in the Block 9 area of the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on Worthy Farm near the village of Pilton in Somerset, south west England, in the early morning hours of June 29, 2015.

The 2015 Glastonbury Festival, the 33rd edition of the famous English celebration of music, featured headliners of rock and pop, including Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, The Who and Patti Smith along with an appearance by the Dalai Lama. The festival took place from June 24 to 28, 2015.

Arcadia pyrotechnic show

Revellers watch the Arcadia pyrotechnic show at the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on Worthy Farm near the village of Pilton in Somerset, south west England, on June 28, 2015.

Mary J. Blige

Singer Mary J. Blige performs at the Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2015.

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A festival goer shelters from the rain at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Glastonbury, England, June 26, 2015.

Now in its 45th year, the festival is one of the largest music festivals in the world. When it was started by Michael Eavis in 1970, several hundred hippies paid just £1 to attend the music performances. Now it attracts more than 175,000 people.

Paloma Faith

Paloma Faith performs during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 27, 2015.

Florence and the Machine

Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine performs during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, Britain, June 26, 2015.

iPhone wave

Revelers watch English band Jamie T perform at the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on June 28, 2015.

Kendall Jenner, Cara Delevingne

Models Cara Delevingne (L) and Kendall Jenner dance as Kanye West performs on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 27, 2015

Sunrise

Revelers wait for sunrise in the Stone Circle area of the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on Worthy Farm, June 29, 2015.

Motorhead

Lemmy (R) and Phil Campbell from Motorhead perform during the Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2015.

Idris Elba

British actor Idris Elba performs a DJ set at the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts on June 27, 2015.

Stella McCartney

Stella McCartney dances as Pharrell Williams performs during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 27, 2015.

Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach performs during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 27, 2015.

A mouthful

A festival goer enjoys the atmosphere at the Glastonbury Festival in Glastonbury, England, June 27, 2015 .

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Festival goers enjoy the atmosphere at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2015 in Glastonbury, England.

Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie performs on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 28, 2015.

U.S. crooner Lionel Richie closed the Festival that day, stealing the show with a performance of his hits that drew tens of thousands.