Moment for the living

Festival-goers hold hands at the
Pyramid stage
Photograph: Bob RoseGlasto has just had its Make Poverty History 'moment', when people at every stage were invited to join hands in solidarity with the poor of the developing world. It all ties in to Live 8 and the campaign to put pressure on world leaders at next month's G8 summit in Edinburgh. But at the same time it was all very Glastonbury. I experienced the moment in the Dance tent. The man standing next to me looked very grumpy when he thought he was the end of the line, and very happy when he realised he could join hands with me. The DJ invited the crowd: "Let's get hippy, let's make poverty history, and ... you know what?" The crowd, hands aloft, waited expectantly. "Let's fuckin' ave it!" And 'ave it they did. More here.