American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie performed on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival held in Britain on Sunday, June 28.
Richie led a 100,000-strong karaoke session as Glastonbury festival attendees sang along to the hits he was performing, including the "Easy Like Sunday Morning" and "Dancing on the Ceiling", according to reports.
The former Commodores vocalist was only halfway of his performance when the audiences filled in with the rest of the song. "It was pure entertainment," said Lauren Lindsay, who dedicated her festival newspaper 'flash mob' to the 66-year old singer.
With his charisma, Richie was able to draw back an enthusiastic participation from the audiences and even admitted that the huge crowd was really "out of control."
Richie sang the lyrics of his 1983 track "Hello" and "All Night Long," which turned the muddy field in southwest England into a carnival-like festival.
Before Richie hit the stage, U.S singer and songwriter Patti Smith also performed her record-breaking punk rock album 'Horses'. Dalai Lama, an exiled Tibetan leader, joined Smith on stage.
Dalai Lama, with whom Smith referred as the person inspired her because of "all his love of humanity", got his second rendition of the Happy Birthday song in celebration for his 80th year in July.
He said, "Dear brothers and sisters, I really appreciate so many people's expressions of warmth."
Apart from Lionel Richie's performance, which placed him in the spotlight, Smith's anger and passion also turned out as brightly as ever in the show that included the hit songs "Beneath the Southern Cross" and "My Generation" by Sunday night's headliners, The Who.
The Glastonbury Festival, which was attended by 177,000 revelers, ended on Sunday after three days of music serenading and performing arts.
Event organizer Michael Eavis, who started running the yearly festival 45 years ago, said "It's been another amazing year."
Lionel Richie won four Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year for his 1984 record "Can't Slow Down", Song of the Year for his 1985 hit "We Are the World," Producer of the Year in 1984 and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1982.
