Sweaty Glastonbury revellers are dealing with huge queues for the showers already this morning after the competition kicked-off with a bang final evening.
Round 200,000 festival-goers are set to descend on Worthy Farm to get pleasure from a weekend on the iconic music occasion – with 1000’s having fun with the motion yesterday.
And after partying in sweltering temperatures of 30C throughout Thursday’s heatwave, hordes of revellers immediately face a battle to clean themselves down.
Footage present a whole lot of weary music lovers caught in queues to make use of the on-site showers, which have been restricted by organisers to chop down on water waste.
It comes as Glastonbury’s organiser Emily Eavis was compelled to defend the world-famous music spectacle’s line-up amid criticism of there being an absence of rock bands as pop star Dua Lipa prepares to headline Friday’s occasion.
Lots of of revellers face lengthy queues to make use of the restricted variety of on-site showers
![It comes after thousands partied throughout the day during yesterday's 30C heatwave](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86690401-13579423-image-a-15_1719565993728.jpg?resize=618%2C412&ssl=1)
It comes after 1000’s partied all through the day throughout yesterday’s 30C heatwave
![Some 200,000 revellers are expected to descend upon Worthy Farm to enjoy Glastonbury](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86690389-13579423-image-a-16_1719566088556.jpg?resize=618%2C412&ssl=1)
Some 200,000 revellers are anticipated to descend upon Worthy Farm to get pleasure from Glastonbury
![Glastonbury's organiser Emily Eavis has defended the music spectacle's line-up amid criticism of there being a lack of rock bands as pop star Dua Lipa (pictured) prepares to headline today](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86690555-13579423-image-m-18_1719566142810.jpg?resize=618%2C911&ssl=1)
Glastonbury’s organiser Emily Eavis has defended the music spectacle’s line-up amid criticism of there being an absence of rock bands as pop star Dua Lipa (pictured) prepares to headline immediately
This 12 months’s occasion sees headline performances from Dua Lipa, Coldplay and American R&B singer SZA, whereas nation star Shania Twain will play the coveted Legends slot.
‘I feel the line-up displays what’s taking place within the music world in the meanwhile – there aren’t plenty of new rock acts to select from if I am sincere,’ Eavis mentioned.
‘Hopefully that may emerge once more, my heyday was 1995 with Pulp and Oasis and Radiohead… and that was nice however music modifications on a regular basis and proper now that is the place we’re at.
‘Yearly, we have been criticised for being too rock, too grime, too hip hop, too pop… it is simply a part of our 12 months.
‘Usually it is not from the general public… all people’s actually glad and excited to be right here.’
Final evening, festivalgoers had been pictured inhaling ‘laughing gasoline’ from balloons on the grass.
Elsewhere, a small cellular cart noticed entrepreneurs flogging little bottles claiming to include the ‘vegan different to cocaine’.
This morning, dozens of empty nitrous oxide cans had been pictured scattered across the competition website, with some left in giant piles near the bins.
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Festivalgoers at Glastonbury take ‘laughing gasoline’ at Worthy Farm on the primary day of the occasion
![Discarded balloons left next to nitrous oxide canisters in a car park, at the Glastonbury Festival this morning](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86638421-13579423-Discarded_balloons_left_next_to_nitrous_oxide_canisters_in_a_car-a-30_1719566502499.jpg?resize=618%2C412&ssl=1)
Discarded balloons left subsequent to nitrous oxide canisters in a parking lot, on the Glastonbury Pageant this morning
![Large piles of used nitrous oxide cans were pictured across the site following yesterday's show](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86690427-13579423-image-a-28_1719566472396.jpg?resize=618%2C412&ssl=1)
Giant piles of used nitrous oxide cans had been pictured throughout the location following yesterday’s present
![And the bins were also overflowing with rubbish following the Thursday's action](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86690419-13579423-image-a-29_1719566487494.jpg?resize=618%2C412&ssl=1)
And the bins had been additionally overflowing with garbage following the Thursday’s motion
This 12 months’s competition is happening within the week earlier than the Basic Election, which Eavis acknowledged they’ve ‘by no means had’.
‘I really feel a bit like we have stepped out of the election, regardless that it is subsequent week,’ she mentioned.
‘We had been engaged on having voter registration cubicles, however then the day moved.
‘It is a huge one for us, we have by no means had a pre-election competition.’
Glastonbury have additionally determined it won’t be broadcasting the Euro 2024 soccer event, with England set to face Slovakia within the final 16 at 5pm on Sunday.
Eavis mentioned the competition arrange a display to look at fixtures through the World Cup event in 1998, however instances have modified.
‘We used to have a display right here as no-one had any technique of discovering out what even the end result was as a result of we had been so minimize off from the skin,’ she mentioned.
‘Now clearly, everybody’s linked and I feel you realize it is a music competition.
![People watch a drone show at the end day one of Glastonbury Festival yesterday](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86633107-13579423-People_watch_a_drone_show_at_the_end_day_one_of_Glastonbury_Fest-a-20_1719566370441.jpg?resize=618%2C358&ssl=1)
Individuals watch a drone present on the finish day one in all Glastonbury Pageant yesterday
![Fireworks lit up the sky at Glastonbury festival on the first night of the event yesterday](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86632921-13579423-Fireworks_lit_up_the_sky_at_Glastonbury_festival_on_the_first_ni-a-21_1719566372947.jpg?resize=618%2C412&ssl=1)
Fireworks lit up the sky at Glastonbury competition on the primary evening of the occasion yesterday
![Revellers watch a drone show at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset for the Glastonbury Festival last night](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86632839-13579423-Revellers_watch_a_drone_show_at_Worthy_Farm_in_Pilton_Somerset_f-a-22_1719566377597.jpg?resize=618%2C412&ssl=1)
Revellers watch a drone present at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset for the Glastonbury Pageant final evening
![Fireworks explode in the sky above the Pyramid Stage last night on day one of Glastonbury Festival 2024](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86632837-13579423-Fireworks_explode_in_the_sky_above_the_Pyramid_Stage_last_night_-a-23_1719566381163.jpg?resize=618%2C411&ssl=1)
Fireworks explode within the sky above the Pyramid Stage final evening on day one in all Glastonbury Pageant 2024
![Revellers were seen waking up this morning surrounded by rubbish after yesterday's show](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86690451-13579423-image-a-19_1719566348237.jpg?resize=618%2C413&ssl=1)
Revellers had been seen waking up this morning surrounded by garbage after yesterday’s present
‘I am certain if individuals need to see it sufficient they will test for outcomes or no matter on their telephones.
‘However hopefully I am encouraging individuals to place their telephones away and and neglect concerning the outdoors world.’
Dua Lipa is to headline the British competition for the primary time when she takes to the stage in Somerset on Friday night.
The 28-year-old is predicted to deal with revellers to a choice of her hit songs, together with Houdini and Coaching Season from her third studio album, Radical Optimism, launched earlier this 12 months.
The British-Albanian singer, who took residence the Brit Award for greatest pop act in March, mentioned she was impressed by psychedelia, trip-hop, and Britpop types when creating the brand new report.
Squeeze will open the Pyramid Stage on Friday at noon, adopted by rising star Olivia Dean, Ok-pop group Seventeen and singer Paul Heaton.
![Thousands of tents have been set up across the site, with 200,000 people expected to attend this year's festival](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86690455-13579423-image-a-31_1719566594879.jpg?resize=618%2C412&ssl=1)
Hundreds of tents have been arrange throughout the location, with 200,000 individuals anticipated to attend this 12 months’s competition
![Revellers are continuing to arrive at Glastonbury today, with Dua Lipa set to headline](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86690449-13579423-image-a-32_1719566608692.jpg?resize=618%2C412&ssl=1)
Revellers are persevering with to reach at Glastonbury immediately, with Dua Lipa set to headline
![Festival-goers unable to find a shower are using watering cans to wash during the Glastonbury](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86639085-13579423-Revellers_use_a_watering_can_to_shower_during_the_Glastonbury_Fe-a-34_1719566691105.jpg?resize=618%2C412&ssl=1)
Pageant-goers unable to discover a bathe are utilizing watering cans to clean through the Glastonbury
![Festivalgoers are pictured braving the public showers on Thursday](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86636275-13579423-Festivalgoers_brave_the_public_showers_this_morning_at_Glastonbu-a-35_1719566731239.jpg?resize=618%2C368&ssl=1)
Festivalgoers are pictured braving the general public showers on Thursday
Dean, 25, who gained the BBC Introducing Artist Of The 12 months Award in 2023, carried out on the The Lonely Hearts Membership stage on the competition final 12 months, however this shall be her first time enjoying on the principle stage.
LCD Soundsystem will then take to the stage at 7.45pm, forward of Dua Lipa’s set.
The American rock band, whose hits embrace Dance Yrself Clear and All My Buddies, final performed Glastonbury in 2016 the place they carried out on the Different Stage.
Thursday festivities included a tribute to the late DJ Annie Nightingale, the primary feminine presenter on BBC Radio 1, who died in January on the age of 83.
The particular occasion occurred throughout two phases on the competition and included a daytime celebration on The Glade stage, that includes King Of The Beats and Paper Dragon, earlier than it moved to the BBC Music Introducing stage for the night.
Elsewhere, and simply days after the delivery of his fourth youngster, Joe Wicks led a health session and set his sights on taking his exercises to the Pyramid Stage.
He mentioned he had initially deliberate to take his spouse Rosie with him to the competition, however mentioned they made a last-minute change after the delivery of his son Dusty.
![An aerial view taken shows the scale of the mega-festival in Somerset](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86634003-13579423-An_aerial_view_taken_this_morning_shows_the_scale_of_the_mega_fe-a-37_1719566774292.jpg?resize=618%2C412&ssl=1)
An aerial view taken exhibits the dimensions of the mega-festival in Somerset
![An aerial views capture the sheer scale of the Glastonbury Festival as people settle in on the first evening](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86634001-13579423-An_aerial_views_capture_the_sheer_scale_of_the_Glastonbury_Festi-a-39_1719566801775.jpg?resize=618%2C413&ssl=1)
An aerial view taken this morning exhibits the dimensions of the mega-festival in Somerset
![People walk around site during day one of Glastonbury Festival 2024 at Worthy Farm, Pilton, yesterday](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86632913-13579423-People_walk_around_site_during_day_one_of_Glastonbury_Festival_2-a-40_1719566806114.jpg?resize=618%2C412&ssl=1)
Individuals stroll round website throughout day one in all Glastonbury Pageant 2024 at Worthy Farm, Pilton, yesterday
![Glasto revellers huddle for a group photo outside their tents](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/28/10/86642589-13579423-Glasto_revellers_huddle_for_a_group_photo_outside_their_tents-a-33_1719566678290.jpg?resize=618%2C364&ssl=1)
Glasto revellers huddle for a bunch picture outdoors their tents
On Friday, Wicks will take to the Park Stage at 10am, to place extra festival-goers by way of their paces, the place he’s hoping for crowds of as much as three or 4 thousand.
The stage had been set to see Groove Armada on Thursday evening earlier than the digital music duo had been moved to different DJ slots as a result of dimension of anticipated crowds.
Saying the information on X, the competition’s official account mentioned: ‘As an alternative, we encourage you to soak up their units on the bigger capability Glade on Sunday at 8.30pm and B2B with Eats The whole lot at Ranges on Saturday at 6pm. Thanks on your understanding.’
The competition additionally contains artwork installations and points of interest and this 12 months revellers have been handled to Carhenge, a collection of 24 mutated classic automobile sculptures, and Arcadia’s fire-belching dragonfly set up, which had beforehand taken the type of a spider.