Blur Rocks, Chinese Lanterns Glow!
Chinese Lanterns have step by step but for sure become an intrinsical part of the festival feeling and Glastonbury is for sure the ultimate - the big daddy- of all festivals. This year, the lanterns made an still more meaning show in the Somerset farm, as they featured as part of Blur’s emotional set which closed the festival on Sunday night. This was the first time that Blur has taken to Glastonbury’s stage since 1998 and it was a euphoric and striking performance- not least because of the view of many majestic sky lanterns floating towards the moody skies created such a breath taking sight.They even prompted one Glasto-poet to write a stanza in respect of them in his verse form For Tomorrow:Ten unsteady Chinese lanterns sailedacross the sky like lovers,lovers who had wounded uswhom we had not seen for years.Neither did they escape the attention of the headline act. Damon Albarn from Blur commented that “they are beautiful” adding “It seems like there’s been a really, really positive atmosphere here”, no doubt helped along by the calming, hypnotic Chinese lanterns being launched.So there you have it- Chinese lanterns, wish lanterns, whatever you need to call them- never fail to motivate, even at Glastonbury.
