Glastonbury festival is well and truly underway, with unprecedented good weather casting a warm (actually quite hot) glow over revellers at Worthy Farm.
175,000 people are expected to attend the festival over the next three days. Glastonbury organisers are currently giving away free sun lotion and water to help music fans combat the heat, and extra shaded areas will be opened if necessary.
Abba tribute act Bjorn Again will open the Pyramid Stage today (28 June), with Tom Odell, Sheryl Crow, Bastille, Lauryn Hill and George Ezra playing before headliner Stormzy.
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Plenty of other acts have tweeted about how excited they are to be playing Glastonbury – here are a few:
“I was worried you weren’t gonna come. It’s pretty early, 11am” – Justin from The Vaccines.
Fans share their thoughts on this year’s lineup
A moving tweet from Glastonbury headliner Stormzy
This just in from the BBC’s Zoe Ball, who is broadcasting her Breakfast Show live from Worthy Farm this morning:
“What a thrill to bring our Breakfast Show on Radio 2 from the magical fields of Worthy Farm! I hope we brought some of the Glastonbury wonder through the airwaves to everyone listening. I can’t wait for the rest of the weekend.”
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“The billed music might only officially begin today, but Glastonbury-goers in the know were treated to a secret set from Tom Walker at the Rabbit Hole last night,” reports Alexandra Pollard.
“The historically exclusive, elusive venue has become more accessible this year, which meant hundreds of people showed up to listen to the whimsical indie-folk of the Scottish singer-songwriter (not to be confused with a certain newly-dumped Love Islander, who is also named Tom Walker). As flares went off in the recently re-built Arcadia nearby, Walker played an intimate set comprising songs from his number one album What a Time To Be Alive. What a time indeed.
“Elsewhere, thousands gathered in the glorious sunshine to watch England reign supreme in the Women’s World Cup.”
Alexandra Pollard has just sent us this photo of Glastonbury’s recycling efforts, which organisers have gone to some lengths to improve this year.
First off let me introduce you to our fantastic team covering Glastonbury this year. Fortunately our head of culture Patrick Smith, who is also watching from home this year (we both managed to break our legs/ankles in separate incidents), has done a tweet already. Make sure you follow everyone on Twitter.
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“The billed music might only officially begin today, but Glastonbury-goers in the know were treated to a secret set from Tom Walker at the Rabbit Hole last night,” reports The Independent‘s Alexandra Pollard.
“The historically exclusive, elusive venue has become more accessible this year, which meant hundreds of people showed up to listen to the whimsical indie-folk of the Scottish singer-songwriter (not to be confused with a certain newly-dumped Love Islander, who is also named Tom Walker). As flares went off in the recently re-built Arcadia nearby, Walker played an intimate set comprising songs from his number one album What a Time To Be Alive. What a time indeed.
“Elsewhere, thousands gathered in the glorious sunshine to watch England reign supreme in the Women’s World Cup.”
Writing for The Independent ahead of Stormzy’s set, Beats 1 presenter Julie Adenuga predicted the show would be “insane” and said his performance means the world “to so many people”.
It was recently revealed that Stormzy’s show will not be censored on the BBC, despite his single “Vossi Bop” featuring a line that aims an expletive at Boris Johnson.
In a statement, the BBC said that the grime superstar’s set “will be broadcast live on BBC2 post-watershed with the appropriate language warnings, in accordance with the BBC’s editorial guidelines.”
Take a look at The Independent’s guide of 20 acts you shouldn’t miss at this year’s festival, here.
