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How dare you, Glastonbury! We wanted a nice quiet Sunday - a sit-down and a gentle roast - but instead you gave us perhaps the greatest closing day in the festival's history! There were secret guests galore - including The Killers in a teeny tent. There were more disco kings than you could shake a pair of flares at. And then, of course, there was the man who divided the entire festival: Ed Sheeran. Could he bring the Radiohead fans over to love true pop? Of course he could! It seems impossible to select just a top nine moments from a day like that, but here's our best try:

1) Somebody told me The Killers would be secret guests

Just before half-past-five Glasto's organisers had to tweet the following urgent message:

Which could only mean one thing: the "Special Guests" weren't your normal special guests. They were The amazing, the incendiary, the spectacular Killers. The band who headlined the Pyramid Stage in 2007 and who afterwards that they record every song thinking, "How's this going to go down at Glastonbury?" were back in their spiritual home. And their set was, yes, killer!

[WATCH] The Killers return to Worthy Farm for a surprise appearance on the John Peel Stage

2. The mosh pit madness

If you didn't want to mosh on Sunday, you might as well have gone home. At 2:30pm, while most people were still snoozing in their tents, Slaves played a surprise slot on the Introducing Stage, blasted everyone awake and straight into the mosh pit. Sorry, Foo Fighters, but the most rawk set of the festival?

If that wasn't enough, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes then brought even more punk attitude to the John Peel stage, creating a pit that was almost the size of the whole tent. But was it the biggest of the weekend? Find out in our look into Glasto's mosh pit wars.

3. Mr Lover Lover bringing sex education to Glasto

What were Shaggy's first words to the audience? "Ladies! If your man don't treat you right, you can call me." He then gave out his phone number- 1-800-M-R-L-O-V-E-R - which we've been calling ever since but seems to be continually engaged. But if you thought the man behind such 90s jams as Mr Boombastic was only singing to the women in the audience, you'd be wrong. "Fellahs, pay attention," Shaggy then said: "Love making should be fun. The lady should be satisfied before you're up and done." It was all very silly, but it was also incredible fun, and there's a reason the sun came out especially for Shaggy's set.

It also gave us the chance to make the most amazing GIF you've ever seen:

4. Barry Gibb steals a jacket

Halfway through former Bee Gee Barry Gibb's discotastic Sunday Heritage Slot, the crowd decided he just wasn't Saturday Night Fever enough and started shouting for him to steal a sparkly jacket from a group of lads in the crowd. Did he oblige? What do you think?

What happened when he finally played Saturday Night Fever itself? Look below. Ed Sheeran doesn't generate this excitement!

5. Goldfrapp's magic use of bin liners

There have been some amazing looks at this year's Glasto, but Alison Goldfrapp's top - with arms seemingly made out of inflatable bin liners - has to be our favourite of the ENTIRE festival. Especially since you can easily make it yourself with a pair of scissors and some tape. But the reason she was a highlight of Sunday is simple: her set. Every single minute of it was a stomping, otherworldly electro adventure. It felt like we'd crawled inside a synthesiser and been blasted into space. And we never want to come home. Seriously, just watch it now. Warning though: contains modern dance!

6. Sheeran. Obviously.

I mean, what can we say? COME BACK IN 2019, ED!

Watch highlights from Ed Sheeran's set

7. Nile Rodgers revealing he put on his work gloves to help the Grenfell Tower victims

You know what you're going to get when Nile Rodgers' Chic come to town: the most awesome disco set ever, packed with hit after hit after hit. And Nile didn't disappoint on the Pyramid Stage - he even played Let's Dance, his collaboration with David Bowie. But what was surprising was how teared-up he also got us. In between songs, he paid tribute to the Grenfell Tower tragedy - talking about how he went to volunteer last week, "packed clothing, shipped clothing" and got dirty to do some work for others.

He also spoke emotionally about his battle with cancer. "The last time we played here was about four years ago," he said. "And at that time, I didn't share this with you, but a couple of years before that my doctors had told me that I was suffering from an extremely aggressive cancer and that I needed to go home and get my affairs in order... [But tonight] I feel like the luckiest man in the world, because six years after that doctor told me to get my affairs in order, today, six years later, I am cancer free!" We couldn't be happier for him. A true legend.

8. Kano's sousaphone

[WATCH] Highlights of Kano performing at Glastonbury 2017

Kano's set was killer and doubly so because it contained one thing you really wouldn't expect to see on stage at Glasto - especially for a rap set: a sousaphone. At least that's what we think it was. Best grimey set of the day? Well, Boy Better Know might have something to say about that, but it's close for sure.

Watch Boy Better Know's highlights

9. Oumou Sangare making us want to move to Mali

We know Mali is a troubled country, but Oumou Sangare's set on the West Holts Stage was so funky, she had us immediately wanting to visit. And according to Wikipedia, she's the owner "of the 30-room Hotel Wassoulou in Mali's capital, Bamako - a haven for musicians and her own regular performing space", so we don't even have to look for a place to stay! Best world music performance of the weekend? It's either her or Songhoy Blues. And where are they from? Mali too! Don't worry, we're booking the plane ticket now!

[WATCH] Highlights of Songhoy Blues performing at Glastonbury 2017

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