The Guardian photojournalist David Levene put his access all areas pass to the test as he got to photograph on stage at Glastonbury for the first time
Most of the hard work is done pre- and post-shows, so actually it’s during the performances that stage crews seem to get a little time to themselves for a cup of tea or something to eat backstageI was running from stage left to right during Idles to find a new angle to shoot from and saw this group watching from side of stage.
They looked like they were loving it, so I took a few quick snaps and then carried on my way. I had no idea one of them was Mel C until I started editing through my mountains of material on Sunday nightThe side-stage platforms are reserved for friends and family but a nice security person on the Pyramid stage let me pop up quickly to get an overhead view.