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Freddie Mercury wearing Missoni in Nagoya, Japan, 1970s

Sun-bleached and saturated with color, festival looks are always extraordinary. With a bohemian air blowing in the breeze, bringing with it a hippy revival, we've pulled together photographs of the likes of Queen, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and the greats of the 1970s to inspire your festival wardrobe.

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As Freddie Mercury would have been 72 on 5 September, now is the time to celebrate his fashion sensibilities. Here, GQ rounds up his best looks.

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Here's something very cool from the VHND.com archives...15 photos of Van Halen making a special in-store appearance at a record store during their first world tour back in 1978! A promotional flyer on the wall shows an image of Van Halen's only album cover and reads "APPEARING IN STORE FRIDAY 2:30 - 4:00". Check out all the teenage fans who showed up. Can you imagine hanging out with Van Halen for 90 minutes on a Friday afternoon in a record store? Note that the band is drinking cans of…

The covers of the most famous music albums are iconic in their own right. The images are often very powerful and game changing, and become associated with the artist, the music, and the era itself.