Glastonbury — Glastonbury, England

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June 25–29 (for 2014) in Glastonbury, England
Aside from the incredible music you'll find at Glastonbury, perhaps the funnest part of the festival is wading through the mud in your rain boots while camping with all of your friends. Glastonbury is dirty, loud, and wild, aka everything a music festival should be.

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