Thousands of festival-goers descended upon Glastonbury at Worthy Farm in Somerset this morning in the hopes of securing a prime camping spot as the world-famous festival opens its doors.
Tens of thousands of festival-goers descended upon Worthy Farm this morning as Glastonbury Festival kicks off.
The first people in the queue were two men from South Korea, Joung In-kim, 28, and his friend Jin Hyun-kim, 41, who had travelled to see Coldplay headline. Cheers! Glastonbury revellers drink cider for breakfast as the gates open for the world famous festivalFestival-goers wearing curlers put on some much-needed sunscreenA woman with curlers in her hair carries camping chairs under both arms as man in front drags along his four-wheeled trolleyOne woman is given a helping hand as a man wearing a high-vis jacket guides her trolley this morningOne women wears a colourful outfit as she pulls all her camping gear on a trolley this morning As the...
Festival-goer Jack Mcalinden from London stayed overnight in nearby Taunton on Tuesday but still had to set off at 4.15am this morning to be one first through the gates at the festival. People queue as they arrive at Pedestrian Gate A as the gates open on day one during day one of Glastonbury FestivalFestival fever gets under way at Glastonbury as campers arrive
Rock band Squeeze will open the Pyramid Stage on Friday at midday, followed by rising star Olivia Dean, K-pop group Seventeen and singer Paul Heaton. On Saturday, the main stage will welcome Nigerian stars Femi Kuti and Ayra Starr, followed by US 80s chart-topper Cyndi Lauper and rock band Keane.
Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka and British rapper Little Simz will also play on the Pyramid Stage in the evening before Coldplay top the bill. They will be followed by Twain, who is expected to play her hits including Man! I Feel Like A Woman!, You're Still The One and That Don't Impress Me Much.
Read More As the festival takes over BBC next weekend, Glastonbury's star presenters share their memories US singer and actress Janelle Monae and Nigerian singer Burna Boy will take over for the evening session before Sza closes out the Pyramid Stage with her hits including Saturn and Kill Bill. The festival will also pay tribute to the late DJ Annie Nightingale, the first female presenter on BBC Radio 1, who died in January at the age of 83.
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