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The Glastonbury Festival is winding down and the most notable moments to hit YouTube thus far are Jay-Z taking the stage singing Oasis' "Wonderwall" and Amy Winehouse wilding out on a fan. Jigga's cover song choice was, of course, at least on one level a middle-finger to Noel Gallagher, who had stated publicly that he thought the rapper was a poor choice to headline the festival. As you can see from the video, however, the gesture may not have had exactly the intended effect, as the crowd roars along and generally seems thrilled at the prospect of revisiting the tune. There are a few things going on at the same time-- mockery, nostalgia, a weird kind tribute (seems like he enjoys the song at least a little)-- which makes for compelling viewing. From "Wonderwall" he goes into a rocked-out "99 Problems" with some AC/DC guitar in the mix.

Bonus! You can see Jay-Z's entire set here.

 

And then we have the perpetually depressing spectacle of Amy Winehouse being Amy Winehouse, as she slugs a fan in the middle of "Rehab". Per the NME, the festival is claiming the punch was in self-defense, fending off someone who was groping her. Here's the clip, slowed down and ready for Zapruder-level analysis.