The kindness of strangers: alone in the crowd at Glastonbury, a stranger hugged me tight while I cried about my dead dad
- Posted on January 11, 2026
- By The Guardian
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The kindness of strangers: alone in the crowd at Glastonbury, a stranger hugged me tight while I cried about my dead dad

As I sobbed to U2, she would hug me tighter as we swayed to the music