Day two of Glastonbury has begun after revellers kicked off their first night time on the mega-festival by inflating balloons with ‘laughing gasoline’.
The competition, held on Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, goes on till Sunday night and noticed greater than 200,000 music lovers arrive earlier than fireworks lit up the sky on night time one.
Images present festivalgoers blowing up pink balloons with ‘laughing gasoline’ on the grass surrounded by varied drink cans.
Elsewhere, ticketholders loved a drone present in addition to a peace parade on the competition’s Stone Circle.
Revellers have been fortunate with the climate this yr as it’s set to stay largely sunny this weekend following the UK’s first heatwave of 2024.
Campers arriving on the 900-acre web site can anticipate ‘largely heat, dry and settled’ climate for the following 5 days however scattered showers might happen and final till the tip of the weekend, in response to the Met Workplace.
This yr’s occasion will see headline performances from international stars together with pop singer Dua Lipa, British rock band Coldplay and American soul singer Sza, whereas Canadian nation star Shania Twain will play the coveted legends slot.
An aerial view taken this morning reveals the sheer scale of the large competition
Festivalgoers are Glastonbury take ‘laughing gasoline’ at Worthy Farm on the primary day of the occasion
Fireworks explode within the sky above the Pyramid Stage final night time on day one in all Glastonbury Competition 2024
Fireworks lit up the sky at Glastonbury competition on the primary night time of the occasion yesterday
Folks watch a drone present on the finish day one in all Glastonbury Competition yesterday
Revellers watch a drone present at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset for the Glastonbury Competition final night time
Tents and buildings are seen from a hillside overlooking the competition web site throughout day one in all Glastonbury Competition yesterday
Performers participate in a peace parade as a part of the opening ceremony held on the Stone Circle on the finish of day one yesterday
Folks collect across the rainbow sculpture which overlooks the competition web site throughout day one in all Glastonbury Competition yesterday
Competition goers watching a drone present on the Glastonbury Competition at Worthy Farm in Somerset yesterday
Glastonbury Competition options round 3,000 performances throughout over 80 phases
Folks stroll round web site throughout day one in all Glastonbury Competition 2024 at Worthy Farm, Pilton, yesterday
Folks collect in The Park space throughout day one in all Glastonbury Competition 2024 yesterday
Fireworks explode above web site on the finish of day one in all Glastonbury Competition 2024 yesterday
Different points of interest on the competition, which runs from in the present day till Sunday, embrace speeches, movie screenings and Q&As, circus performances, comedy units and extra.
Rock band Squeeze will open the Pyramid Stage on Friday at noon, adopted by rising star Olivia Dean, Ok-pop group Seventeen and singer Paul Heaton.
In a while, PJ Harvey and LCD Soundsystem will heat up for Dua Lipa as she headlines the principle stage on Friday night time – her Pyramid Stage debut.
The 28-year-old pop star is predicted to deal with competition revellers to a choice of her hit songs, together with Houdini and Coaching Season from her third studio album, Radical Optimism, launched earlier this yr.
Different highlights on Friday will embrace D-Block Europe and Idles taking part in the Different Stage, whereas Jungle prime the invoice on West Holts and Fontaines DC head up the Park Stage.
On Saturday, the principle stage will welcome Nigerian stars Femi Kuti and Ayra Starr, adopted by US 80s chart-topper Cyndi Lauper and rock band Keane.
Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka and British rapper Little Simz may also play on the Pyramid Stage within the night earlier than Coldplay prime the invoice.
Performers participate in peace parade as a part of the opening ceremony held on the Stone Circle yesterday
Festivalgoers sit beneath flags at Worthy Farm on the primary day of the Glastonbury music competition yesterday
Folks collect across the rainbow sculpture which overlooks the competition web site throughout day one in all Glastonbury Competition 2024 yesterday
A competition goer stands on the Stone Circle, on the primary day of the Glastonbury music competition yesterday
Folks collect for sundown within the Stone Circle throughout day one in all Glastonbury Competition 2024 yesterday
Folks stroll round tents within the tenting fields throughout day one in all Glastonbury Competition 2024 yesterday
Folks collect across the rainbow sculpture which overlooks the competition web site throughout day one in all Glastonbury Competition yesterday
Folks stroll via the market and purchasing space on the Glastonbury Competition yesterday
Glastonbury Competition goers complained of being left for hours in queues with out water within the sweltering warmth yesterday.
As temperatures hit 28C in Somerset, competition attendees warned there might be ‘mass strokes’ as they moaned in regards to the lack of obtainable water stations whereas queueing for hours to enter Worthy Farm.
Movies confirmed 1000’s of individuals lined up carrying rucksacks and mats and carrying solar hats, as they waited to get into campsites.
Though music might be heard blaring, revellers reported there was no water accessible for these standing within the snaking five-hour queue.
Guests branded the dearth of water amid the scorching temperatures a ‘joke’, including that coach corporations had additionally didn’t hydrate passengers whereas bussing them to the competition.
