Glastonbury festival at 40: Your pictures

A giant Michael Eavis head made out of sand. Well, why not? ( Via a.leen ) Photograph: a.leen/Flickr Photograph: a.leen/guardian.co.uk Even the poo patrol have a laugh at Glastonbury ( Via Aubergine Pie ) Photograph: Auberginepie/Flickr Photograph: Auberginepie/guardian.co.uk Children clamber over the giant LOVE sign, inspired by the Beatles ( Via a.leen ) Photograph: a.leen/Flickr Photograph: a.leen/guardian.co.uk The wishing tree, which currently carries over 110,000 wishes but sadly won't be making an appearence at Glastonbury 2010 :( ( Via Josie Gallo ) Photograph: Josie Gallo/Flickr Photograph: Josie Gallo/guardian.co.uk One of the wishes reads 'I want to be a fairy'. Cute! Assuming a child wrote it ... ( Via Josie Gallo ) Photograph: Josie gallo/Flickr Photograph: Josie gallo/guardian.co.uk The crowd await the next band at the John Peel stage in 2008 ( Via Jean Luc Benazet ) Photograph: Jean Luc Benazet/Flickr Photograph: Jean Luc Benazet/guardian.co.uk Ah, a familiar sight at Glastonbury over the years (Via Lushous3 ) Photograph: Lushous3/Flickr Photograph: Lushous3/guardian.co.uk Jack White of the White Stripes, who played a storming headlining set in 2005. We're not sure how this snapper got such close access! ( Via fairytall ) Photograph: Fairytall/Flickr Photograph: Fairytall/guardian.co.uk A relatively tame scene at the stone circle. The man on the left is saying to the other: 'I thought I was bringing the bongos?' ( Via langers2010 ) Photograph: Langers2010/Flickr Photograph: Langers2010/guardian.co.uk A young festivalgoer enjoys the daily newspaper ( Via Rodrigo Ferrari ) Photograph: Rodrigoferrari/Flickr Photograph: Rodrigoferrari/guardian.co.uk A woman takes refuge from the elements in a fetching poncho ( Via JMvig ) Photograph: JMvig/Flickr Photograph: JMvig/guardian.co.uk The 2009 Glastonbury peace wall in all its glory ( Via jmvig ) Photograph: Jmvig/Flickr Photograph: Jmvig/guardian.co.uk A Glastonbury veteran enjoys the festival's favourite tipple: pear cider ( via Zardoz67 ) Photograph: Zardoz67/Flickr Photograph: Zardoz67/guardian.co.uk Finding a quiet moment amid the chaos ( Via Abigail J. Brewin Shoots ) Photograph: Abigail J Brewin/Flickr Photograph: Abigail J Brewin/guardian.co.uk A couple of revellers take a well-earned break, while the LOVE sign plays host to a few more festivalgoers in the background ( Via Luke Robinson ) Photograph: Luke Robinson/Flickr Photograph: Luke Robinson/guardian.co.uk Louis Vuitton at Glastonbury? Aubergine Pie writes: 'It's probably fake ... I like to think it's not.' Photograph: Aubergine Pie/Flickr Photograph: Aubergine Pie/guardian.co.uk A fire ritual in the Avalon field ( Via c N p ) Photograph: c N p/Flickr Photograph: c N p/guardian.co.uk