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Adele and Coldplay help Glastonbury Festival reach new viewing record

Adele and Coldplay have helped this year's Glastonbury Festival reach a new viewing peak on TV.

The event, which took place at the weekend, was the most watched since it started being broadcast on the BBC.

A total of 18.7 million people tuned in over the weekend.

Adele's headline slot peaked at 3.7 million viewers - the highest amount for a Saturday night performance since 2008.

Coldplay broke the record for the amount of viewers for a Sunday night headline show with 3.4 million viewers.

Jeff Lynne's ELO set a new record for the amount of viewers for the Sunday legends slot - 2.4 million.

Friday night headliners Muse, however, attracted 346,000 viewers during BBC Four's live broadcast and 420,000 when it was replayed on BBC Two.

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